Lil Lil

But since those pictures are only about our 'brave boys at the front', does that imply that the brave civilians at the front are 'sub-human'?

Have a look at my brave countryman, here seen getting a picture taken for his family photo-album. And here is the perverseness of this war and the effect of dehumanising the population. The soldier smiles as he poses - and the civilians is literally praying that he will not die.

Here is the human element - without blood and gore:
[/QUOTE]Wow, was I misunderstood. I left out my personal critique of some of the pictures intentionally and still feel that dissecting them (as photos) to approve or disapprove of the human element caught in them isn't necessary...the airport pics weren't the only ones I looked at; the pics of capturing the human element on film with war as the backdrop weren't the only ones I was thinking of when I posted; but my appreciation goes out to those of you who posted what can be described as the human element from different perspectives using war as the backdrop...it certainly gives us all something to think about.

I'll add that I wasn't implying anyone is sub-human...I don't even know where you got that out of my post considering what was going through my head when I posted...keep in mind that I am a amatuer photographer and that my professors and "family" are pushing me to be an English major, so both the pics and the essay play a big part in what I see and what I've been conditioned to critique in both.

[ 04-06-2003, 08:16 PM: Message edited by: Lil Lil ]