War Photos

Navy SEAL Photos In New Book, "SEAL: The Unspoken Sacrifice" (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Stephanie Freid-Perenchio | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books


Stephanie Freid-Perenchio

After the events of 9/11, I realized that the world of Navy SEALs was still shrouded in secrecy. I wanted to explore and shed light upon this culture that most people had never seen nor fully understood.

Military Reverses Ban On Afghanistan Soldier Death Photos

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Military leaders in Afghanistan have backed off an attempt to ban news organizations embedded with the Army from photographing or vid...

Military Bans Photos Of Afghanistan War Dead

Editor & Publisher | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media


The U.S. military in eastern Afghanistan recently changed its media embed rules to ban pictures of troops killed in the war. "Media will not be allow...

Brave Editor Defends Publishing AP's Controversial "Dying Marine" Photo

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media


Greg Mitchell

I chronicled the controversy over a photograph shot in Afghanistan that captured the moments after a U.S. Marine was mortally wounded by a grenade. It's fascinating to look at one case study.

Rare AP Photo Captures Deadly Attack on U.S. Marine in Afghanistan -- Pentagon Protests

Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media


Greg Mitchell

U.S. media outlets have been shamefully reluctant to carry truly graphic images of the cost of our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Earlier today, the AP published such a photo.