War and rebirth, in photos & illustration

When not driving between continents & documenting the experience, German-born, Brooklyn-dwelling photographer Christoph Bangert produces gripping photojournalism in Iraq, Darfur, and elsewhere. You can find his Iraq effort reviewed here, and on the NYT site Christoph narrates over a selection of his photos.
Offering a different take on Iraq, Shooting War is a graphic novel written by Anthony Lappe & illustrated by Dan Goldman. You can find background & a review on MotherJones.com. According to that site, "To layer drawings and shading on top of photos, Goldman drew everything directly onto a 21-inch touch screen using an electronic, wireless pen, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop. Everything combined, this is a slick-looking book."
On a rather brighter note, the NYT features a slideshow on kite flying in Kabul–a colorful pastime banned under the Taliban. See related article, with video.

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Dan Goldman says:

January 8, 2008 at 11:01 am

Thanks for the SHOOTING WAR mention; I’ve been doing this sort of digital comics work for about 5-6 years now and I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface of what I want to do.
Feel free to get in touch if you’d like to chat some more about Adobe + Comics.

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