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Photography · Iraq, 2003

A Marine’s Disposable War

The photographs were made on one disposable camera in Iraq in 2003.

Rediscovered more than two decades later, the archive now supports a photobook, fine-art prints, and exhibition work.

Spent, Iraq, 2003.

Bronze Winner — Photojournalism / Conflict, 2026 Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards.

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Print details for Spent

Unframed archival pigment prints on fine-art paper. The same paper and printing standard applies to both works and sizes.

A request is not a paid order. No payment is collected on this site.

Selected works

Selected works from the archive.

The sequence moves from broad landscapes to people at close range. It presents the record without spectacle.

Tank and Palm, Iraq, 2003.

Tank and Palm

An abandoned tank in a roadside field.

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Unframed archival pigment prints on fine-art paper. The same paper and printing standard applies to both works and sizes.

A request is not a paid order. No payment is collected on this site.

Saddam Mural / Barracks, Iraq, 2003.

Saddam Mural / Barracks

A barracks courtyard with a painted mural above the entrance.

Shooting AK / Rubble, Iraq, 2003.

Shooting AK / Rubble

Standing in rubble from the destroyed building, Kenny fires toward vehicles crashed together as a makeshift barrier across the compound fence.

Hallway / Resting Marines, Iraq, 2003.

Hallway / Resting Marines

Two Marines resting in a corridor used as temporary living and staging space.

Front cover of A Marine’s Disposable War — Photobook by Kenny Bass, using Tank and Palm.
Accepted digital cover design. Hardcover layout in preparation.

Photobook · hardcover in preparation

A Marine’s Disposable War — Photobook

Fifteen photographs from the project in one book, at a lower price than a fine-art print.

Planned signed hardcover — $65

11 × 8.5-inch landscape hardcover. Physical production proof pending.

Plus shipping and applicable tax. Includes the digital/accessible edition with purchase. No publication or shipping date is set. Pre-order requests collect no payment.

Collecting, exhibition, editorial, and licensing

Galleries, curators, editors, publishers, and collectors may inquire about the body of work, prints, exhibitions, publication, or photography licensing.

  • Spent: 24 × 36 inches — $650; 40 × 60 inches — $1,100.
  • Tank and Palm: 24 × 36 inches — $550; 40 × 60 inches — $950.

Unframed archival pigment prints on fine-art paper, with the same paper and printing standard across both works and sizes. Each 24 × 36 print is an open edition; each 40 × 60 print is a signed and numbered edition of 25.

A request is not a paid order. No payment is collected on this site.

Exhibition, editorial, licensing, or other inquiry

Photography CV

Awards

2026 — Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards — Bronze Winner, Photojournalism / Conflict — Spent.

Photobooks

2026 — A Marine’s Disposable War. Completed digital photobook, 40 interior pages, 15 photographs. Documentary photographs made during the 2003 invasion of Iraq using a single disposable camera. 10 × 8 in. landscape.