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Statement by the photographer, Anja NIEDRINGHAUS
"If I do not take pictures, it will not be known." (© Anja NIEDRINGHAUS)
Background information
"We are familiar with her photographs without being aware of it. They have appeared on the front pages of daily newspapers and the covers of magazines, and have influenced our image of crises and wars. Anja NiedringNIEDRINGHAUSaus (1965–2014) documented military conflicts, political disputes, and social hardship with haunting imagery. She began working for the Associated Press in 2002, primarily in Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, and the Gaza Strip. In April 2014, while reporting on the presidential election in Afghanistan, NIEDRINGHAUS fell victim to an assassination.
Content
The publication 'At War' shows life in times of war, exhausted soldiers, desperate prisoners, but also laughter and a zest for life in the midst of suffering. The out-of-print volume from 2011 has been republished. Texts on the subject of the war image as well as reflections on visual theory and extensive captions make it an important contemporary document." (© Hatje Cantz, 2014/2021)
About the German photographer, Anja NIEDRINGHAUS (1965-2014)
Photo books by and on the work of Anja NIEDRINGHAUS
- Format
- 2nd print run, HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 30,5 x 20,5 x 2,5 cm., 180 pp., 78 duplex b/w ills., bilingual text: English / German