April 14, 2008

juxtaposition

Filed under:, , , , , , — Chris @ 10:12 pm

An interesting juxtaposition of two very powerful pictures, pointed over at theonlinephotographer:

John Moore, Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery / Getty Images

John Moore, Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery / Getty Images

Jim Nachtwey, Afghanistan, 1996 - Mourning a brother killed by a Taliban rocket.

Jim Nachtwey, Afghanistan, 1996 - Mourning a brother killed by a Taliban rocket.

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8 Comments »

Comment by Sarcastro
2008-04-15 06:05:52

The American chick is WAY hotter.

 
Comment by Emily
2008-04-15 08:24:34

thanks for putting these together.. i love it.

 
Comment by Southern Beale
2008-04-15 11:47:48

The American chick is WAY hotter.

How can you tell?

 
Comment by jim voorhies
2008-04-15 13:59:25

The more dissimilar our peoples are, the more we also have in common at the very core of our lives. Thank you, Chris.

 
 
Comment by kevin
2008-04-17 15:20:17

It would have been a better juxt if the second picture had been of an Iraqi mother morning the death of her child killed by an American.

Comment by Doug
2008-05-23 14:08:15

Hey Kevin,
Kiss my camoflaged ass you liberal piece of sub-human slime.

Comment by Zippy
2009-11-06 19:43:05

liberal piece of sub-human slime, eh? Your 'clever' comment reflects badly on you. Ignorance is a weak retort.

 
 
 
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