Not Faint of Purple Heart
Nina Berman’s series on Gulf War veterans is not that aesthetically striking at first glance. The style is reminiscent of any number of editorial photographers. The exception, though, is this photo, a studio portrait of a young newlywed couple. His face was burned off and reconstructed from bits of plastic and skin, with holes for eyes and nose. I have to say this is probably one of the most striking photos I have seen in a long time, one that is both horrifying, oddly funny, and deeply sad. Not for the faint of heart.
It is really surreal on so many levels…I don’t even know how to approach it.
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