#iraqis photographers

[wearepeace]

“The only thing new in the world is the history you do not know.” ― Harry S. Truman

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Balad, Iraq

A rare albino Eurasian otter after being found by a fisherman in the Tigris River

Photograph: Media Office Of Iraqi Green Climate Organisation/Reuters

[uwmspeccoll]

It’s Fine Press Friday!

Stan Honda is a notable New York-based Asian American photojournalist who has worked for several publications, especially Agence France-Presse. In 2011, he collaborated with Minnesota printmaker and book artist Fred Hagstrom to produce this artists book, When I First Arrived in Baghdad, from Hagstrom’s Strong Silent Type Press in a limited edition of 35 copies signed by the artist/printer. Hagstrom silkscreened Honda’s images and reflections from his assignments in Iraq, and bound them between printed metal covers using a wire-edge binding. The font is Futura. Fred Hagstrom writes:

I first contacted Stan Honda . . . in the days after September 11th. He took some of the most moving photographs of that day, including some of business people shrouded in dust and trying to get home after the collapse of the towers. These have become some of the most iconic images of that day. I was struck by the human qualities in his photos and invited him to speak at my school. We stayed in touch, and I have seen that same quality in much of his later work, including his photos from the gulf after Katrina, and from two trips to Iraq. He seems to always have a sense for bringing out the human part of these stories. For this book, I asked him to give me a selection of his Iraq photos and to respond to a brief sort of interview for me to generate the text. I then printed the photos in silk-screen, pairing them with his words. Together they do the best of journalism: a human perspective on a complicated moment in history.

View other posts of books by Fred Hagstrom.

View more Fine Press Friday posts.

[totallyhussein-blog]

Explore ancient Iraq through the eyes of Latif Al Ani

The New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World is hosting an exhibition you will not want to miss!

'Through the Lens: Latif Al Ani’s Visions of Ancient Iraq' presents the work of Latif Al Ani (1932-2021), the founding father of Iraqi photography.

Curated by Pedro Azara, Professor of aesthetics at the Barcelona School of Architecture, 'Through the Lens' is the first major show of Al Ani’s work in New York.

The exhibition will open on Nov. 8th and will continue until Feb. 5th 2024. Admission is free and open to the public.

[dozydawn]

“A young Iraqi ballerina peeps at the stage from behind a curtain during the Baghdad School of Music and Ballet's end-of-year performance.”

Photographed by Jean Marc Mojon.

27 April 2017.

[todaysdocument]

US Army (USA) Soldiers of Native American Indian heritage, participate in a game of Native American Indian Stick Ball 

Record Group 142: Records of the Tennessee Valley AuthoritySeries: Photographs Promoting the Use of ElectricityFile Unit: Chattanooga Electric Show

US Army (USA) Soldiers of Native American Indian heritage, participate in a game of Native American Indian Stick Ball during the Native American Inter-Tribal Pow Wow held at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Pow Wow was held to honor all past, present, and future Native American Veterans, and this events marks the first time that a Pow Wow was held in a Combat Zone by Native Americans

This color photograph shows a group of men and women mostly in green army t-shirts playing a stick ball game.  A small ball is in the air above them.  Three people hold short sticks.  The ground is all light colored sand.  There is a tall pole near the group.

[divinum-pacis]

April 2024: Dohuk, Iraq Iraqi Yazidis light candles outside the Temple of Lalish in a valley near the Kurdish city during a ceremony marking the Yazidi new year Photograph: Safin Hamid/AFP/Getty Images

[lonestarbattleship]

"Sailors aboard USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) man the rails as multidirectional Z-drive tugboats nudge the carrier to its pier at her homeport Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. The carrier and its strike group are returning after completing a six-month deployment in support of the global war of terrorism (GWOT), including Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM."

Photographed on February 29, 2004, by PH3 Sondra Howett and PHC Greg Mccreash

NARA: 6670304, 6670303, 6670305

[good-old-gossip]

Where is the outrage?

“It’s been just over 20 years since CBS News published the sobering photographs that proved the US army was carrying out unspeakable crimes against Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

Rape.

Degradation.

Homicide.

Torture, both psychological and physical.

Sexual humiliation.

The revelations of US barbarity were greeted with horror around the world and played a major role in turning opinion against the Iraq War.

In recent days, it has become all too clear that something comparable to Abu Ghraib - and very possibly worse - has been taking place in Israeli prisons since 7 October when the war on Gaza broke out.

This week, appalling leaked video footage captured Israeli soldiers sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee, just as a report from the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem highlighted the state’s policy of systematic prisoner abuse and torture since the start of the war.

The report, based on interviews with 55 Palestinians detained since the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October, is distressing to read.

It provides evidence of degrading treatment, arbitrary beatings and sleep deprivation, as well as the ‘repeated use of sexual violence, in varying degrees of severity’. B’Tselem headlined its report: ‘Welcome to hell.’

While Israeli authorities have denied such accounts, the analysis comes just days after nine soldiers were arrested in relation to the rape of a Palestinian prisoner at the notorious Sde Teiman detention facility.

The victim reportedly suffered a severe injury to his anus, a ruptured bowel, lung damage, and broken ribs.

In addition, last month the Un Human Rights office published a report that found shocking abuses in Israeli military facilities and prisons, where at least 53 Palestinians have died since 7 October.

How have western politicians remained silent on these horrors?

Where is the mass public outrage?

It seems Israeli leaders have been successful in their campaign to normalise rape and other abuses against Palestinian prisoners.

After the arrest of the nine soldiers at Sde Teiman, far-right protesters who stormed the facility were joined by several Knesset members. Justice Minister Yariv Levin said he was 'shocked to see harsh pictures of soldiers being arrested', adding that it was 'impossible to accept'.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir went even further: 'I recommend the defence minister, the [Israeli army] chief and the military authorities to … learn from the prison service - light treatment of terrorists is over. Soldiers need to have our full support.'

Energy Minister Eli Cohen also came out in strong support of the 'reservists who do holy work and guard the despicable Hamas terrorists, adding: 'We should all embrace them and salute them, certainly not interrogate them and humiliate them.'

The real goal of the arrests might simply have been to present the illusion that Israel is taking action internally against such horrors, in a bid to avoid international war crimes trials at The Hague.

According to a recent report from Ynet, senior Israeli legal officials said: “It’s better that we investigate. Internal investigations save international external investigations.”

In a Haaretz article late last month, law professor Orit Kamir referenced legislation that was passed a year ago to allow for increased punishment in cases of Palestinians who sexually assault Jewish women.

One year on, portions of the Israeli establishment 'are no longer satisfied with doubling punishment …

The state law amendment a year ago was only the trailer, when they were still hesitant and restrained,' she wrote.

'Now the sting is out of the bag, and they renounce the rule of law of the country altogether, and demand to apply the ancient law of revenge: an eye for an eye and rape for rape.

Those who were arrested by the [Israeli army] as a suspect in connection with the 7 October atrocities were, according to their opinion, to be raped in custody by Jewish Israeli soldiers.'

Such abuses are becoming mainstream. There is ample evidence.

Where is the broad global condemnation?

✍️: MEE/Lubna Masarwa, Peter Oborne

[herpsandbirds]

Iraqi Spiny-tailed Lizard aka Iraqi Mastigure (Saara loricata), family Agamidae, found in Iraq and Iran

Herbivorous, an important seed disperser in its habitats.

photograph by Reptiles4all

[wearepeace]

“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” ― Rudyard Kipling

[cleolinda]

Weekend Links, March 17, 2024

My posts

We have had another Trespasser Weirdness Incident at my house, so. Suffice it to say that the Hot & Vintage Movie Women tournament is my primary coping mechanism at this point, and bless @hotvintagepoll for all their work. All 257 polls are up, although many of them have already closed on a rolling basis these last two weeks. Hedy Lamarr vs Sonja Henie was the very last one, and it is a blowout like I have not seen since the time I asked if people throw away their movie theater trash. I think round 2 starts a week from Monday? I would like to apologize for reblogging every single poll, except that I’m not the least bit sorry. 

I posted propaganda several times--sometimes just because a contestant didn’t have much and I wanted to chip in (still in play: Juanita Moore and Martha Sleeper). But I also showed up specifically for Norma Shearer, Claire Bloom, Tallulah Bankhead, Deborah Kerr, a little bit for Joan Fontaine (poll here), Julie Christie (on my mom’s behalf), Gene Tierney, Paulette Goddard, and Ava Gardner. My loyalties will shift as we see who progresses, but I'm wearing the Ava jersey at this point.

Reblogs of interest

A couple of serious links:

The Jewish filmmakers who won an Oscar for The Zone of Interest, a Holocaust film, used their speech time to condemn what’s happening in Gaza. (It helps to read the quote as “as men who refute {their Jewishness and the Holocaust} being used as justification.” “Refute their Jewishness” jumps out weirdly at first glance and confused people.)

I can’t tell if the JKR defender/Holocaust denier in this ask knows they’re lying or just really didn’t know that transgender health books and surgery did, in fact, exist, and that the Nazis targeted them. If you need photographic evidence for future discussions, here you are. Side note: Don't believe everything your favorite childhood author tells you.

Posts that are not serious links or hot lady polls:

Of course, this week we celebrated the Ides of March. (Happy birthday to... Chocolate Guy Amaury Guichon??) Featuring:

Southern Mark Antony

If Mark Antony was Gen Z

“Oh not you as well, Brutus!”

Also, happy birthday this fine St. Patrick’s Day to Hozier, who was on the Wiggles once, and has a new EP coming out this Friday. Please join me in not being the least bit normal about it. 

The bredlik that the Fairy vs. Walrus debate needed

“Started tone matching my Iraqi corner store guy,” bless everyone involved

A fanfic summary that will hit you like a brick to the face

“Intrigue, Ink, and Drama Grip the Fountain Pen Community”

The Arthur Conan Doyle approach to fic comments

The Kate Middleton Mysteries (”The extent to which this is not Philip Marlowe’s problem is unbelievable”)

Noted power couple/chaos elementals Merchant Ivory

Help improving color in your art

Doggust 2023: the art of Jonathan Wesslund  

Video

Honestly the best part of “I’m Just Ken” at the Oscars for me is Margot Robbie fighting for her life not to laugh

This domino project is honestly really upsetting to me, lmao (THE TIME IT MUST HAVE TAKEN!!)

Death: the bees told her

Puma chirps

A seal’s relaxing ice bath

The sacred texts

The reason we celebrate the Ides of March on Tumblr

Happy birthday to the Old as Balls gifset

A cat’s dating profile

Personal tag of the week

pixel art, because there are some incredible artists on here.

[leftistfeminista]

Violating intimacies

Israeli soldiers have photographed themselves posing with the lingerie of Palestinian women they have displaced or killed in Gaza. They join a long line of conquest images, from Abu Ghraib images to the spectacle of Jim Crow-era lynchings.

BY NINA BERMAN 

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/02/violating-intimacies/

These pictures enter a different realm where one’s most intimate relations and private thoughts, feelings, and desires have been penetrated, looted, picked apart, and turned into jokes. 

What do we do with pictures like these that burrow in the brain? 

They join a long line of conquest images, some more brutal and explicitly violent than others.

I’m thinking of the spectacle lynching images from the Jim Crow American South, where crowds assembled to publicly celebrate and photograph the torture and murder of black men.

I’m thinking of the Abu Ghraib images where American soldiers posed laughing with Iraqi prisoners who they tied up and stripped naked and then forced into the camera’s frame as an additional humiliation.

While these images of IDF soldiers do not explicitly show murder and torture, they implicitly speak to the missing women and their missing men who loved and touched and cared for each other and shared private moments and pleasures. For that space to be violated makes the pictures unbearable.

How do we take the power of these images away from the image makers?

We do that by looking past the uniformed buffoons who are the direct subjects of the pictures and instead dwell on the women not seen but who once lived in these homes and wore the garments, who were mothers and sisters and daughters and lovers with dreams and ideas and concerns.  

We do that by insisting on both imagining and preserving in our minds their full beings and refusing the narrative that attempts to sully and flatten them, which is how misogyny operates.  

There is another picture circulating. It shows an IDF soldier with a box of new white jeweled dress high heels, which he’s looted from a Palestinian woman. He’s going to bring them home and give them as a present to his woman instead. A souvenir from a genocide.

My mind focuses on the texture of the shoes, the intricate design, and the dimensions of the box. I travel to a place where I can see the woman who bought those shoes. Maybe she was planning to wear them for the wedding of a son or a daughter, or maybe she was going to celebrate her own anniversary or wanted something special for an upcoming family gathering. I eliminate the soldier from the frame and instead hold her close in my thoughts away from his prying hands.

[dougielombax]

Today marks 33 years since the 1991 Iraqi Uprisings where Iraqi Shia Muslims, leftists, Kurds and Assyrians rose up against Saddam Hussein’s authoritarian regime.

They were carried out in response to the Gulf War and the atrocities Saddam oversaw during the Iran-Iraq war (such as the Anfal genocide which I posted about the other week).

The uprising would last for a month during which thousands of Saddam’s cronies would be killed and thousands of civilians opposed to his regime would be brutally murdered.

The Iraqi government responded by cracking down and slaughtering hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. WITH help from the MEK (People’s Mujahedin of Iran, an exiled Iranian opposition group which has since become a reactionary death cult).

In addition, Saddam Hussein’s regime would enact its putrid revenge against the uprising by trying to drain and destroy the Mesopotamian Marshes in an act of despicable ecological destruction.

Mainly to displace the marsh Arabs living there, displacing 200,000 people in the process.

Feel free to reblog.

[usafphantom2]

2003: The Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry with all hands lost, the Concorde flew it’s last flight, and that god awful agency, the Department of Homeland Security was created.

Meanwhile in Iraq: A US Air Force (USAF) ground crew with the 28th Expeditionary Refueling Squadron (ERS) inventory tools during minor maintenance to KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A note to add about this photo, I cannot express to you how important this job is. Tools lost or left on aircraft have created many accidents and it is vital that every tool a maintenance person carries on the jet needs to be accounted for when the job is finished. This photo is a testament to the professionalism of the United States Air Force.

Bonus question... what is the jet farthest from the photographer (the last one in the line)?

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM; TSGT Janice H. Cannon, USAF; April 2, 2003

@tcamp202 via X

[guerillas-of-history]

IRAQ. Baghdad governorate. Baghdad. March 2003. Iraqi security forces search for an American fighter pilot that was thought to have parachuted into the Tigris River after being shot down.

Photograph: Moises Saman/Magnum Photos