How do you delve beneath the surface of a protracted, brutal conflict -- one that involves Syria, Iraq, Islamic State militants and various Kurdish factions -- and meet the people who are actually involved? If you're Joseph Anthony Lawrence, the photographer better known as Joey L., you embed with Kurdish fighters, earn their trust and convince them to let you take their portraits. Easy, right? Aside from the minor matter of getting there and back safely, of course. Earlier this week, Lawrence, ...
These Portraits Of Kurdistan's Guerrilla Fighters Show The Faces Of The Brutal Conflict
The Huffington Post - 10 Jun 2015 22:34
How do you delve beneath the surface of a protracted, brutal conflict -- one that involves Syria, Iraq, Islamic State militants and various Kurdish factions -- and meet the people who are actually involved? If you're Joseph Anthony Lawrence, the photographer better known as Joey L., you embed with Kurdish fighters, earn their trust and convince them to let you take their portraits. Easy, right? Aside from the minor matter of getting there and back safely, of course. Earlier this week, Lawrence, ...
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