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How shall I go in peace and without sorrow? Nay, not without a wound in the spirit shall I leave this city. / Long were the days of pain I have spent within its walls, and long were the nights of aloneness; and who can depart from his pain and aloneness without regret? / Too many fragments of the spirit have I scattered in these streets, and too many are the children of my longing that walk naked among these hills, and I cannot withdraw from them without a burden and an ache. / It is not a garment I cast off this day, bit a skin that I tear with my own hands. / Nor is it a thought I leave behind me, but a heart made sweet with hunger and with thirst… ...These things he said in words. But much in his heart remained unsaid. For he himself could not speak his deeper secret. “The Prophet” / Kahlil Gibran / 1883-1931 This is in the artist profile in the portfolio of cbarker – Chris. At this time of year it would serve all of us well to remember that yet another year of war and conflict in so many parts of this globe rage on with godless and cruel intent. Chris Barker has a bachelor degree in photojournalism and is a returned American serviceman with more to share than this interview allows… but a little window of light into the heart of a soldier and documentarian can be read below. 1. You have some pretty extreme images on Redbubble, there are photos of high emotions in protests, arrests and to me the irony is the passive feeling ones are of the men at war in Iraq. How would you describe the diversity of your folio given your experiences to capture such moments? The diversity of my portfolio seems to stem from that instant moment, that blink that becomes etched in stone. I cannot, and will not, ever take credit for what others do, because I feel that I am a storyteller and nothing more. Photographs are a solution, so to speak, based on certain mixtures, all dependent on that given situation and your influence upon it. I believe the irony felt between the violent images of protest compared to the passive images of war is derived from my specific involvement as a soldier. When I photographed the protests, I was not there as a demonstrator, I was there as an unbiased historian. The war is a different beast all together. I was in Iraq as a soldier, as unbiased as I could manage, and the images you see appear to capture those few peaceful moments that are so difficult to hold onto because of the incessant violence and death that we were enveloped by day in and day out. I won’t argue with the irony in it, but that is the most concise way I can describe my intentions, portraying things that most people do not picture when they think of “war.” 2. You have a bachelor degree in Photojournalism, what scenes from Iraq did you want to report on but just could not use the camera? I can honestly say, as a trained Photojournalist, it is more than incredibly paining and frustrating when something of significant importance happens in a combat zone and your instinct is to pick up your camera and shoot, but you’re more recent military experience tells you that a camera is not what you should be shooting should you choose to go home by any other means than a flag draped casket. It is a gamble and when fight or flight takes hold, you fight for what little you have. I wish I could have reported on many of my experiences in Iraq, but my safety and the safety of my men, who depended on me completely, prevented such. There is so much more going on in Iraq then anyone state-side, or even abroad, realizes; good and bad. I lost a couple of good rolls of film that I wish would have made it home and I always wonder what images that acetate held, but will never know. 3. If there was one thing that you could photograph for the rest of your life (without fear of starving to death) for the fascination of it, what would it be and why? I would probably continue to travel across Africa and try to capture those fleeting moments of joy and happiness amid the great overwhelming despair that Africa has endured over the centuries. Africa is an amazing place, that has captivated my soul, filled with incredible people that can teach us important lessons in life, family and perseverance. My heart goes out to all soldiers of all nationalities (and the suits and dollars that drive these conflicts), no matter your cause… please find a way to stop killing each other! Make it this year’s Christmas wish AND New Year’s Resolution… I am praying for Peace. Thanks for the interview Chris, hope we cross internet paths again. Kathleen
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iraqi blood (human), volunteer donor / this design has 0% markup, view t-shirt version here What is the real death toll in Iraq? / The Americans learned one lesson from Vietnam: don’t count the civilian dead. As a result, no one knows how many Iraqis have been killed in the five years since the invasion. Estimates put the toll at between 100,000 and one million more Source: Guardian / view Interactive Iraq: five years on
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Taking a quick break inside an Iraqi home in Mosul, Iraq, after a long house to house search for weapons caches in and around Nineveh Province. Mosul is the second largest city in Iraq and home to an estimated 570,000 people. Mosul, Iraq Circa 2006
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A couple of Iraqi Kurds sit outside a cafe on one of the streets in Dahuk, a northern Iraqi city. This area (what the locals refer to as Kurdistan – as an autonomous region) was where the initial uprising to overthrow Sadaam in the first Gulf War took place but was squelched by Sadaam’s Royal Guard. This go around the Kurds were much more reluctant to first assist American forces, but have become valuable allies. Dahuk, Iraq Circa 2006
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It pours of course, but not always. Another piece from the mixed media collection. White-out correction fluid, black marker, pencil, masking tape and all-weather notebook paper. This was another illustration made in a combat journal that I had constructed during some down time. Luckily friends back in the states who knew I journaled sent me items to keep some sort of creativity flowing, if nothing else, as a release. Circa 2005
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once standing proud in baghdad, this memorial was dismantled, stone by stone under the eyes of saddam hussein, and moved about a iooo miles to a place south of basra and rebuilt. i was not allowed to go any closer, for obvious reasons. ALL MONIES RAISED BY THESE PICTURES, WILL GO TO THE EARL HAIG POPPY FUND.
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Hubby pulls a flat bed behind the big truck. We picked up these humv’s right off the big ship from Iraq last summer. These Humv’s saw some action, they were pretty beat up. I thought the sign on the back was interesting.
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Brothers here – heroes there
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This is my tribute to Muntazer al-Zaidi. The legendary journalist who threw his shoe at George W Bush during his farewell visit to Iraq. Clearly it is based on Banksy’s “Flower Thrower” stencil which is based on a photo from the 1968 riots in Paris. I’ve tried to keep it faithful to both Banksy and Muntazer by illustrating his head as close as possible to the original press conference image, in the style of “Flower Thrower”. I also illustrated the shoe to fit his hand just nicely and added a bit of definition to the fingers. Love to know what you think. Good riddance George Dubbaya. Muntazer al-Zaid may be the thrower, but you certainly are the tosser.
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does it really need a description?
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Prepare for all that might come! Now also for the colorblind!
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No matter where we go, we carry it with us…. Taken over Iraq
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Army Wife here for my soldier
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Thank you to all the men, women and their families of the American Armed forces, who sacrifice so much to to insure our freedom. Whether or not we agree or disagree with the current war in Iraq, let us not forget those that serve on our behalf. / 100 % of the net sales of “Thank You” will go to the USO / Available as greeting cards, matted and, or, framed prints, and tee shirts. /
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Featured in / The Photographer In Action / The photographer for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-18 documents a construction project in Al Anbar.
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The light of the sunset adds a golden glow to the western facade of Saddam’s palace at Babylon. I took this image with my very first digital camera, a Sony CyberShot DSC-P71. I regret the low resolution but I was running out of space on my memory stick and I was a long way from anywhere to dump it to a computer. 1/200 sec at f/5.6 © R. Mike Jacobson – All Rights reserved
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The ruins of ancient Babylon. Looking closely will see that the upper layers appear to be newer. Saddam was in the process of trying to re-build Babylon to its original splendor – to the dismay of archeologists who felt that he was adversely impacting the archeological value of the ruins. Sony CyberShot DSC-P71 © R. Mike Jacobson – All Rights Reserved
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Taken on mission in North East Baghdad. We had been called in as the reserve element and took up a blocking position at a major intersection. After we had been there for a while, we were told that we should start a security plan becuase we would be there for at least 24 hours. This solider took a load off and took off his helmet next to a door that opened into a court yard. It just presented such a great shot that I couldn’t pass it up. Used only natural light. Taken using an Olympus Stylus 850 SW Specs: f/3.5, 1/25, ISO 200
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America I think you misunderstood when he said ‘Suffer little children’
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This is the sign that was at the welcome home party for my daughter’s boyfriend, Dan, when he came home from IRAQ.
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I found this image from my Army days among some of my old camera gear. Taken on a Canon A1 35mm, probably Kodak 400 B&W film, scanned at 4800dpi. Slight adjustments to contrast but otherwise unedited. I think I’ll leave the story to your imagination.
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The setting sun silhouettes two cranes of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18 (Navy Seabees) in the Al Anbar Provence of Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Canon PowersShot A700 / 1/200 sec at f/4 © R, Mike Jacobson
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