On the Way to Mecca
Afghans at the Kabul airport waiting to begin the Hajj.
They're In The Army Now
New Army Recruits in Afghanistan.
Embedded
A Marine convoy headed north from Kuwait to Iraq.
The Shirts Off Their Back
We'll leave a light on for you.
Shopping
And memories of Brian Schramm.
Camp Stalingrad
Learning to sleep with mortar rockets in the air.
Juxtaposition
An American boy and his Shoulder-launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon.
Strong Sweet Tea
Rules of Engagement
Choices
Voting in the Iraq national elections.
Crabs in a Barrel
Men detained for making Vehicle Detonated Bombs.
Two Killed
The door of car that was ambushed.
Here, A Marine Died
Cpl. Jonathan Beatty, a 22-year-old Marine squad leader was killed in January 2005 when a mortar round landed on his tent.
Sunset In the Desert
Gun trucks and routine, snipers and pointlessness.
Brian Palmer
Palmer is a photographer/writer/videographer based in Brooklyn. His photographs have appeared in The New York Times, Fortune, US News & World Report, Politiken (Copenhagen), and other publications. He's now working on a film about a unit of US Marines I have embedded with 3 times since 2004. You can visit Palmer's site at www.bxpnyc.com/