Disembedded: Marines Send a War Photographer Packing
“They embedded a war photographer, and when I took a photo of war, they disembedded me. It’s as if it’s okay to take pictures of them handing lollipops to kids on the street and providing medical care, but photographing the actual war is unacceptable.”Published July 21, 2008
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Photography, Freedom of the Press, Iraq, Journalism, Photography, photojournalism, War no responsesWritten by Joey
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PDN audio slideshow: interview with Zoriah.
The audio slideshow is fantastic. The story is good. And it’s another example of the Fourth Estate getting screwed. Keep shooting Zoriah (and by the way – I love your quote).“They embedded a war photographer, and when I took a photo of war, they disembedded me,” Zoriah says. “It’s as if it’s okay to take pictures of them handing lollipops to kids on the street and providing medical care, but photographing the actual war is unacceptable.”