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Infidel is an intimate portrait of a close band of warriors a small battalion of US soldiers, posted to an outpost in the Korengal Valley and considered one of the most dangerous Afghan postings in the war against the Taliban. Embedded along with writer Sebastian Junger, Hetherington documented the battalion, who model themselves on the ancient Spartans, over the course of a year. His photographs prove surprisingly tender arguably the strongest among them a series of the men asleep... This is a book as much about love and male vulnerability as it is about bravery and war.With revealing texts from interviews with his subjects and an introduction by Junger (with whom Hetherington co-directed the new film Restrepo, about the work of the battalion and winner of Best Documentary at Sundance 2010), the book is also illustrated with graphics of the tattoos the soldiers gave each other in the camp the title Infidel is taken from the tattoo the men adopted as a mark of their comradeship. Provocatively designed in the manner of a bible, Infidel is a sharp, fresh contribution to the documentation of war in our time.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this to accompany War by Sebastian Junger and my pre-order of Restrepo [DVD]. Having been waiting to get all three of these works together before I take my time to properly consume them, I found as soon as Infidel was taken out its wrapping I just couldn't stop myself taking in the entire book in one sitting. Really quite amazing and arresting imagery. One I will be re-visiting a lot.
The format and editing are worth a mention too. Kicking off with an introduction by Sebastian Junger, followed by a two page grid of the profile photos of the soldiers in his book. Following this is the main body of work, Tim Hetheringon's times at FOB Restrepo. The book concludes with the meditations of the soldiers themselves, short paragraphs on what they feel they took away from their tour, mixed with a few anecdotes.
It is always refreshing to come across the story of what we are involved in in Afghanistan rather than just the politics.
Though one small thing that can be quite frustrating, is the images that have a two page spread, inevitably leave an area at the binding that distorts the image. Which on the whole isn't an issue, except for a couple of the night-time images whose focus is at the partition between the pages. No biggie though.
The format and editing are worth a mention too. Kicking off with an introduction by Sebastian Junger, followed by a two page grid of the profile photos of the soldiers in his book. Following this is the main body of work, Tim Hetheringon's times at FOB Restrepo. The book concludes with the meditations of the soldiers themselves, short paragraphs on what they feel they took away from their tour, mixed with a few anecdotes.
It is always refreshing to come across the story of what we are involved in in Afghanistan rather than just the politics.
Though one small thing that can be quite frustrating, is the images that have a two page spread, inevitably leave an area at the binding that distorts the image. Which on the whole isn't an issue, except for a couple of the night-time images whose focus is at the partition between the pages. No biggie though.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I was inspired to buy this book after seeing and then buying the documovie Restrepo. The images in this book are insghtful, moving, shocking and sometimes amusing. As an amateur photographer I found them to be all of the above and inspirational too and this excellent book shares shelf space with my NatGeo collection.
Whether you are a military enthusiast, a fan of the film or a photographer, this book has something for you.
Whether you are a military enthusiast, a fan of the film or a photographer, this book has something for you.
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This book is brilliant. I first became aware of this and Sabastein Jungers book when I saw an interview with Junger on the daily show about the experience that Hetherington and Junger had in Afghanistan's most violent valley.
This book gives another dimension to today's soldier and documents life on the modern frontline.
This book gives another dimension to today's soldier and documents life on the modern frontline.
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...somewhere on a hillside...
Here is a compact little manual, robustly constructed and well printed, as we have come to expect from Chris Boot's publishing house. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lancelot Knightly
Infidel
What can be described as a companion to Sebastian Junger's War, Tim Hetherington accompanied Junger as photographer on his trips to Korengal. Read more
Published 17 months ago by fingers
Brilliant
As a semi pro i rate this as photojournalism at its very peak. Very powerful and inspiring documentary. Simply brilliant and best photojournalism book ive ever bought.
Published 18 months ago by Jacob Bishop
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