May 7, 2008


Stepping outside for a cigarette before taking a shower

Stepping outside for a cigarette before taking a shower, by Rachel Papo
Shaare Avraham, Israel, 2004

By Rachel Papo, from her book Serial No. 3817131. Nextbook posted an interview with her yesterday.

posted by India in art, gender, international, photography, war 

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4 Responses to “Stepping outside for a cigarette before taking a shower”

  1. Deron Bauman on May 7th, 2008 at 10:52 am

    I love Papo’s images. When I first saw this work, I was beside myself. Thanks for reminding me of this.

  2. Amy Mabli on May 7th, 2008 at 11:38 am

    great images. odd to see young beautiful female soldiers, but maybe it’s just something I don’t see everyday.

  3. India on May 7th, 2008 at 12:22 pm

    Yes, it’s disconcerting. They are so young, and a some of them are just luminously beautiful. And at the age when a lot of us were probably fucking around in college, they’re learning to kill people.

    It seems passing strange now, but if the so-called war on terror goes on as long as certain people want it to, these pictures will look like summer camp.

  4. vancouver73 on May 7th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    flip flops and machine guns.

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