My Quiet Life

April 14, 2008

juxtaposition

Filed under:grave, james, john, moore, nachtwey, photography, war— 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

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

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