January 07, 2008

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.
Posted by John Nack at 11:37 PM on January 07, 2008

Comments

Dan Goldman — 11:01 AM on January 08, 2008

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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