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Subject: [Leica] Finally! My Iraq photo book is done
From: jackyaus at gmail.com (Jacky aus)
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:00:45 +1100
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Phil,



I think you have risk your life to capture all these. I am glad you are
survived to report what you have seen and share unique life experience of
war with us and remind the world how much we should learn from the war.



War and Peace or Peace and War, which part should come first?



We know war and peace always comes together in all times of history. From
now on in your book, can we make war and peace separate or can we human
remove war together from now on for true peace of life. Christmas is all
about peace and joy. I hope and pray this world dream come true in the
world history for everyone on the earth.



Phil, thank you again for your great life shoot which shocks and moves me
to great extent. I believe what you work in Iraq at the price of your life
like all other veterans are worth our full applause and praise for the life
journey of peace.



Merry Christmas to you all.



Regards,



Jacky.


On 16 December 2011 06:42, Phil Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> 
wrote:

> As many here know, I was an independent duty combat photographer in the
> US Navy attached to NMCB-4 (Hoorah Seabees!) from 2003-2005. In August
> of 2004 I deployed with the 'Bees to Fallujah, Iraq and worked to show
> the infrastructure work the battalion was doing. We worked with the
> deployed battalions of the 1st Marine Division as well as US Army
> combat engineers among others. I was in-country from August, 2004 until
> the first week of January, 2005.
>
> This last few months I have been working on compiling a book of photos
> that I took with my Leicas while there (my work camera was a Nikon
> D2h.) It's finally done and I'm putting this out to hopefully generate
> a buzz to get a sense of the viability of doing a first print run of at
> least 30 copies. As the book is 166 pages, the single-print cost on
> Blurb.com is prohibitive for the would-be buyer and I don't want to
> price the book out of reach.
>
> So here it is:
> http://issuu.com/phil_forrest/docs/fallujah_a_photographers_perspective
>
> Feel free to let me know what you think of it and next week I think I'm
> going to begin taking orders.
>
> Thanks all!
> Phil Forrest
>
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