
Gray Land
Soldiers on War
Barry Goldstein(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 12. January 2010
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-0-393-07296-9 (ISBN)
Description
Given extraordinary access by the U.S. Army, Barry Goldstein spent two years photographing and interviewing more than fifty actively serving members of a veteran battalion, including two month-long trips during which he lived and patrolled with the unit.
No one indicts war more powerfully than experienced professional soldiers, and no one enumerates more eloquently the reasons for serving. Gray Land is a collection of photographic portraits of veterans accompanied by excerpts from candid, unsupervised interviews and images documenting the realities of life in a war zone. The nobility and wisdom of these men and women will change the way we see war.
No one indicts war more powerfully than experienced professional soldiers, and no one enumerates more eloquently the reasons for serving. Gray Land is a collection of photographic portraits of veterans accompanied by excerpts from candid, unsupervised interviews and images documenting the realities of life in a war zone. The nobility and wisdom of these men and women will change the way we see war.
Reviews / Votes
"Perhaps you think a photography book on Iraqi soldiers that comes out on Veterans Day is predictable, and that's too bad because what you are about to see is not... Each searing image (there I go with a cliche again, forgive me) is accompanied by unforgettable excerpts of a conversation we wish we could hear in full." -- Christal SmithMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
80 color photos
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 225 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
826 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-07296-9 (9780393072969)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Photographer Barry Goldstein is a professor at the University of Rochester and New York University. He is author of Being There: Medical Student Morgue Volunteers Following 9/11. He lives in North Adams, Massachusetts.