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Linda Syms, 2 months ago

Brilliant great lighting

Al Neaimi, 2 months ago

you can feel what the feel through this image , great shot mate.

Michael Bermi..., 2 months ago

I cant believe the quality of these shots…
Dude, you should enter them in a contest…...somewhere!!! ...... Anywhere!!!
Awesome.

dogbreath, 2 months ago

outstanding image.. well done!

Chris Willis, 2 months ago

Phillip…..as a mother, (and one of my son’s was in the Australian army for 20 years…technical…cartographer) I look at this image and wonder about their Mum’s. I never had to worry about my boy…I can only hazard a guess at what they must go through knowing the danger their boys face every day. This is such an amazing shot….their exhaustion is so apparent. I wonder how a body can maintain itself with all the clobber they have to carry in all that heat. I hope the term ‘boy’ doesn’t offend you…but to mum’s that’s what you are…our boys :-)
God bless you.

Sszuch, 2 months ago

Amazing capture.

gerilou, 2 months ago

this is amazing, luv how you cropped it and mono tone the color…it speaks loudly!

dairygirl08, 2 months ago

an amazig capture, captured as it is, in the real moment

Dave Miller, 2 months ago

excellently caught moment, just relexing in cover, save for a while – excellent

Jase812, 2 months ago

Brilliant capture!

traceyanne, 2 months ago

super tones, nice image

Kenny Gulley Jr., 2 months ago

epic

Elizabeth Duncan, 2 months ago

This is fantastic!

Shannon Clough, 2 months ago

Amazing picture!!! Great job, Phillip!

GabrielK, 2 months ago

top shot of life in the wars

BillyLee, 2 months ago

Wow, this is great, love being able to look into you life as a soldier, So much we civilians don’t understand and only get what the media give us. So its refreshing to see something that is real and true. BillyLee

Phillip French, 2 months ago

cheers everyone,... appreciated

GoBronson, 2 months ago

interesting..

AnaBanana, 2 months ago

your work is beautiful!!!!!!!!

jerry alcantara, 2 months ago

yes very interesting…great work…and you have a good job!

Paul Louis Vil..., 2 months ago

Such an amzing capture. Full of emotion, fatigue and texture. Well done Phillip! :D

Lila Alias, 2 months ago

Wow. Your work is really fantastic! Its really interesting to see some “real” images of these places. I find I hear about them everyday, but never see any images of them. Its also nice to see personal images. Great shot!!!

janik, 2 months ago

Excellent capture, Phillip.

mieclarke, 2 months ago

looks great in sepia!

DiannaLee, 2 months ago

its amazing what you capture…so raw, so real. Just wonderful.

Marny Barnes, 2 months ago

Brilliant capture.
The golden light really defies the actual mood of the picture.
Beauty and horror, so very intertwined.

Helene Kippert, 2 months ago

Fantastic candid capture

Irish, 2 months ago

FANTASTIC!

Anthony Hedger, 2 months ago

well done Philip an amazing shot it tell us JUST what it is like over there, I feel for you guys. Wonderful photography

funkyfacestudio, 2 months ago

Great portrait shot, It really looks like a well deserved break. I love the emotions captured here !

Nicole Ryan, 2 months ago

thanx for sharing this .. it’s almost surreal to me ..

and now as my little brother is preparing to go to East Timor (first time OS) ... i shudder just a little bit .. but strength and courage to you all – you’re all amazing and give so much to this world xx

maka1967, 2 months ago

Excellent documentary work. Love the perspective.

Peter Evans, 2 months ago

be there done that and this shot is reminds me of it all, excellent shot!!!!

Alyson Pearson, 2 months ago

this is such a brilliant shot

AdamDonnelly, 2 months ago

You should send your work in to National Geographic. They would love this, especially if you could put a story behind it. This photo is a great capture of a moment. You can’t help wondering what these guys have just been through. Brilliant!

James Stevens, 2 months ago

love your work.
keep it up.
instantly added to my watchlist.

Leah Highland, 2 months ago

This is fantastic in Sepia.
Amazing how these guys are still smiling.
Bravo to all of you.
Thank you for what you do for us!

ltruskett, 2 months ago

Such and emotive shot…..............their faces tell their stories….....they look like they don’t have the energy or desire to smile….........why would they??? They should be home with their families…........ So brilliantly captured.

Daniel Rarela, 2 months ago

stark, candid, rough, and powerful stuff, Phillip! i love the sepia tones here as it makes the atmosphere seem even more dusty. excellent work!!

Mohamad Khaksar, 2 months ago

Absolutely excellent portrait philip…, the wall really adds a lot here, excellent work my friend…in a nice sepia – yellow tone.
best regards!

Matthew Walters, 2 months ago

You have an excellent series of work here, Philip – technically extremely good, informative, and moving.

Phillip French, 2 months ago

thanks for the fantastic comments all,.. glad you like it,..

Mindy McGregor, 2 months ago

Very nice!

Jacqueline Baker, 2 months ago

The thing i love so much about this image is that it reflects any war at any time, all that gives it away is the modern uniform otherwise they could just as easily be in the 1st or 2nd World War. Fatigue, homesickness and brotherhood are some of the common denominators apparant in this image…brilliant!

steen, 2 months ago

solid image mate

inge, 2 months ago

thats how it is hmmm.very good shot :) inge

Robert Pavsic, 2 months ago

a great image of photojurnalism.. great composition and mood too

Ata Alishahi, 2 months ago

very nice shot Philip, I have been in Iraq as well :)

PNFdeb, 2 months ago

very nice image

louise, 2 months ago

Great moment of photojournalism…

Kathryn Potempski, 2 months ago

congrats on the feature art page,wonderful comp and Techs, well done Phillip this realy doestell a story

Moshe Cohen, 2 months ago

Very powerful image Phillip, the warrior rest, could be anywhere and anytime.
Take care.

soulexperience, 2 months ago

yeah very nice

wellman, 2 months ago

an amazing glimpse of a different world for me – your work is precious

Vulcan, 2 months ago

awesome shot

Anette Tyler, 2 months ago

Great picture. Love the colourtone and the light

Herkissable, 2 months ago

Im addictd to anything in sepia tones dont no why but aside from that I love your pic…

boudidesign, 2 months ago

Wow. Incredible.

Lukas Carruthers, 2 months ago

Awesome capture. I love this!

Phil Deaves, 2 months ago

Good work….good talent…..good job.

Notabamafan, 2 months ago

I love it! THe sepia tone only enhances the mood! The subjects…heroes! Awesome!

Lucindawind, 2 months ago

wow incradible shot !

Mechellerene, 2 months ago

Loving this.

Jean M. Laffitau, 2 months ago

Again an excellent shot!

Glosoli, 2 months ago

this is a great shot!

Glen Allen, 2 months ago

Iconic.

Andy Mueller IPA, 2 months ago

Truly a fantastic image. So, which one is NOT wearing “issue” boots? By the tread pattern, somebody got themselves a more “comfy” set of boots.

Marc Hollembeak, 2 months ago

Fascinating image.

Phillip French in reply to Andy Mueller IPA’s comment, 2 months ago

haha,..the guy on the right as you see it has his own ,...well done

Mark Richards, 2 months ago

Brilliant shot, great composition, Phillip!

Sarai, about 1 month ago

Thank you for being one of those who show the world the truth about what our world is facing:
Change.
S

Nancy Fischer, about 1 month ago

This is so moving. My mouth is actually dry from looking at this image and I can’t imagine having to endure this every day. I pray for their peace of mind every day.

Mark Weaver, about 1 month ago

excellent use of duotone. well done

margieacosta, about 1 month ago

nice coloring

cbarker, about 1 month ago

This is a great shot. Evokes a lot of emotion.
Nicely done. Happy Memorial Day my good man.

paul georgiades, about 1 month ago

JUST GREAT.

KimmyEvans, about 1 month ago

fab shot! i really like this!

tarsel, about 1 month ago

Powerful image

Danielle Daven..., about 1 month ago

Awesome, very powerful image… brings up all kinds of emotions.. brilliant!

randomdumping, about 1 month ago

Boots on the ground! Excellent image.

KEITH R. WILL..., about 1 month ago

GREAT SHOT

Mark Jones, about 1 month ago

Sat and looked at this for a long time, awesome mate. Worthy of any future publication portraying images of the 21st Century.

meltaylor, about 1 month ago

Really cool shot, Christopher!!
I would hate to participate as a soldier in the Iraq war…
Viet Nam was not as an “aggressive war” for me..
Course, there were people trying to kill us, but it was a lot less confrontational….
mel

meltaylor, about 1 month ago

Oops! I had that name on my mind for some reason, Phillip!
Sorry!!

Michael Gray, about 1 month ago

great shot

LegalAlien, about 1 month ago

great!

babyangel, about 1 month ago

outstanding photo.

Peter Bellamy, about 1 month ago

I just want to add to the list. It’s an awesome shot in an amazing portfolio. You’ve captured weariness and a sense of the pause in between action.

Your images are mundane. By that I mean you don’t capture the extremes of action, it’s not gory or bloodthirsty. It’s the essence of a relentless job in extreme circumstances. This is the day to day reality that we rarely see but has an immense impact when we do.

Thanks for bringing these moments to the rest of us.

Damiend, about 1 month ago

Again superb!!! So much emation in your work it is fantastic.

MuscularTeeth, about 1 month ago

fantastic again. your work is very important – not enough people documenting the war, and in future they will look back at this period of history and want more images, and stories etc…

Shelly Hiebert, 29 days ago

Brilliant photo Phillip! I love the light.

Joseph Darmenia, 29 days ago

Great capture, well done.

Maggieposh, 26 days ago

great work, like your style.

Trevor Fellows, about 3 hours ago

Fantastic Work m8.

Trev.