the searing light beyond the frame

Killing for show: Photos, War and the Media in Vietnam and Iraq

photo of Julian Stallabrass

We speak with Julian Stallabrass, PhD, about the role of photography and visual images during and after wartime, focusing on two major episodes of disastrous militarism in U.S. foreign policy: Vietnam and the second Iraq War.

photo of Julian Stallabrass
Bridging the Bones
The Searing Light Beyond the Frame
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Timestamps
  • 01:21 – Tying some wars together
  • 03:29 – Exposing the negatives
  • 08:30 – Make-do photography
  • 10:38 – Tech, the image, and the press
  • 14:23 – Icons of Mass Devastation
  • 18:28 – But why tho (George Bush)?
  • 24:00 – Less glamorous, still very dangerous
  • 28:21 – Speed, filters, and shots
  • 31:18 – Signify something
  • 34:18 – The Secret of visualization
  • 39:00 – Torture, blackmail, and ****!
  • 48:19 – Citizen Frame