Franco Pagetti has been referred to as one of the most seasoned, accomplished photojournalists of his generation.
The chemistry teacher turned fashion photographer talks to us about the time he spent in some of the world’s most dangerous war zones, from Afghanistan to Iraq and Syria – and some of the lessons he’s learnt along the way.
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When you are on the front line, picking up a camera can often result in an image that immortalises a moment in time. From pictures captured during armed conflict to anti-facist protests, global pandemics to the start of a revolution – iconic photos reveal exactly what happened there and then. In this series, VICE interviews photographers whose photos have become synonymous with important world events.
The photographers relive the story behind the photos, telling their tales from the front line of battlefields and hospitals, and reflecting on their journey to becoming a photographer. We hear how they sought out to document the truth, even risking their lives, to provide proof of events that stay long after the memories fade.
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If the guy with the mask is muslim then he comitted shirk because he believes that someting wil give him protection but only allah can give you that so its shirk .
I can't believe the amount of ppl who believe this. It's surpassed by the number of you who claim to have been there.
Afgani mtfs
"..JUMP on the tree…" hhahha what they are, to JUMP ON the TREE? lol, they only can CLIMB on the tree.
So many American soldiers commiting suicide…
Guy with the mask thinks he’s playing warzone irl
That "picture of no communication" starting @4:15 is incredibly sad. That poor man lost his life bcuz he didn't understand a hand signal 😨😰😢
It's pretty obvious why many people in Afghanistan hated us. Situations like this have probably created another generation of Afghanis who hate America
Afghan Ghost Riley
That dude with the mask is a legend lol
The new ghost skin
My next family holiday destination
I LOVED THIS! WE NEED MORE!!!!
I spent 2 weeks in this valley until we were able to extract
its 2023 & we still doin this?!?
why would someone go to other country and act like its yours.
They just killed civilians like mosqito god job usa
The Afghanistan war, what a failure.
Don't call picture of communication
Call picture off not justice 😤😢
They should have never let this guy in with our marines. He's too soft for war…. He is french after all lol
Now Americans not being attacked. Not loosing people every day.. Because they in America))) not in the Afghanistan. But in hole Afghanistan the railway have 1520 mm between rails. That's Soviet Russian standard)
I served in the Korengal (OEF 8-9) with 1-26 IN.
It was extremely hectic and very kinetic. It sucked.
I arrived before Wanat, and I did left seat-right seat with some of the paratroopers who, in part due to our arrival, had to go to Wanat. One of my buddies broke his back purely from the steepness of the valley walls and hiking up and down them for hours on end. I remember that I heard of a dude in another unit who had a heart attack from climbing those valleys.
It was early days, he'd just deployed and he fell out (pretty common when you're getting absolutely SMOKED), but then he collapsed, and he was dead. Dude was 19 or 20. That's how steep those mountains are.
I also served in other parts of Kunar Province but primarily the Pech and its tributary valleys.
We were in TICS every day. I don't think there was a single day when I didnt get fired on, and even chilling at our OPs, we'd take SAF and 30 seconds later we'd be in an intense TIC. We did movement to contacts and patrols and took it to the Taliban as well.
I and many of us were very concerned about getting attacked from above or surrounded, with Taliban getting inside the wire like at Wanat, and at another outpost (Ranch House). Ranch House happened before I arrived.
I served during OIF too before we redeployed to Afghanistan, there it was urban fighting, mostly in eastern Baghdad.
The Pech and the Korengal are totally different to Baghdad.
They are extremely beautiful however, and I've never seen anything quite like them. I don't know if I would go back in peace time if I had the chance.
this man is based af, respect.
Taliban= thanks for the 80 billion dollars in advanced military equipment democrats 👍 🪖
Humanity will know peace within itself soon or perish completely. However the elements will still require fighting to conquer and live beyond the universe.
This guy is a liar
The way he describes the meaning of the photos or the story behind the pictures is captivating! INCREDIBLE WORK!
I'm not sure if this news is true.. VICE doesn't have that credibility for truth nowadays.. maybe it's just a fairy tale
Man you are a puppet of USA tell also the other side of a story
One of me from ANA I done the 13years job but now I'm libre sensor working in Iran
Oh geesch, image makers suck
This is a joke. How does an American soldier coming thousand of miles across the world. Invading a country and reducing it to ashes kill hundred and thousands of its inhabitants on a lie be an epitomy of love and care for embracing a child. Why is he there in the first place
If only Biden have those weapons to Ukraine
He was photographer in Pakistan, but acts and carries himself like a war veteran from Iraq lmao wtf