Photojournalists

On C-span 2 Book TV, yes Book TV it is an oxymoron, but Keal Alford, Thorne Anderson, and Rita Leistner, had a Q&A on their new book of photos on their coverage of the war in Iraq, Unembedded. Ghaith Abdui-Ahad was not there but he is the fourth photojournalists that contribute to the book. Phillip Robertson was there too, he is a journalist for Salom.com and wrote the foreword.

These four photojournalists take a look at Iraq, without the security or the eyes of the US government military. It is a unique look at war and the real life of the Iraqi people, in a time of war. For some photos and more info go to http://www.unembedded.net here is a little from their Press release.

In a New Book and Exhibit, Four Independent Photojournalists Reveal the Efforts of “Unembedded” War Reporters and Realities of Iraq WarThrough the US military’s embedded journalism program, America has become accustomed to photos made from inside the US military cordon, removed from the day to day realities of Iraq. In sharp contrast to the sound-bite depth of most embedded news coverage, though, independent journalists and photojournalists continue to work in Iraq, running the risks associated with war coverage, spending the time it takes to report without the protection of the military. Now four award-winning photojournalists reveal the efforts of the “unembedded” media in Iraq. Their collected works appear in Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq, to be released this November by Chelsea Green.