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21 maart 2010 »
De Amerikaanse fotograaf Ashley Gilbertson werkte drie jaar aan een bijzonder project: hij fotogafeerde slaapkamers van Amerikaanse jonge militairen die sneuvelden in Irak en Afghanistan. De New York Times maakte er een multimediaproject van, Gilbertson zelf maakte een uitgebreide website.
In een toelichting in de fotoblog Lens van de New York Times lezen we onder meer:
Since 2007, Mr. Gilbertson has been recording the bedrooms to which young American service members will never return. “You walk into these rooms,” he said, “and you feel like these are the kids you used to hang out with.”
“I’ve been covering conflict and war for more than 10 years, but this is the first time that I’ve really felt like a war photographer,” said Mr. Gilbertson, who is based in New York.
Although his coverage of Iraq has won awards, including the Robert Capa Gold Medal from the Overseas Press Club of America in 2004, Mr. Gilbertson, 32, said he has stopped photographing combat zones because the American public isn’t responding anymore.
“I’ve been covering conflict and war for more than 10 years, but this is the first time that I’ve really felt like a war photographer,” said Mr. Gilbertson, who is based in New York.
Although his coverage of Iraq has won awards, including the Robert Capa Gold Medal from the Overseas Press Club of America in 2004, Mr. Gilbertson, 32, said he has stopped photographing combat zones because the American public isn’t responding anymore.
New York Times: War Memorials With Neatly Made Beds
Ashley Gilbertson: www.bedroomsofthefallen.com
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