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Kenny Bass

Digital exhibition companion

A Marine’s Disposable War

Fifteen photographs made in Iraq in 2003 with one disposable camera Kenny Bass carried as a young Marine infantryman. Begin with the photograph. Then open as much description, history and first-person context as you want.

Begin with photograph 1About the photobook

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Each photograph has a short orientation followed by optional sections. You can hear or read a fuller visual description, look more closely, enter the historical context, follow Kenny’s recollections, or explore related photographs and technical detail.

Previous and Next follow the photobook’s fifteen-image order. That order is visual and interpretive rather than a timeline.

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All fifteen photographs

Choose any photograph by number and title. You do not need to use a carousel or gesture to move through the work.

  1. Photograph 1 of 15Close double portrait
  2. Photograph 2 of 15Saddam Mural / Barracks
  3. Photograph 3 of 15Marketplace
  4. Photograph 4 of 15Group at Industrial / Power Plant
  5. Photograph 5 of 15No Door / Blue Work Truck
  6. Photograph 6 of 15Marines on Armored Vehicle
  7. Photograph 7 of 15Shooting AK / Rubble
  8. Photograph 8 of 15Hallway / Resting Marines
  9. Photograph 9 of 15Covered Position / Vehicle
  10. Photograph 10 of 15Power Plant / Industrial Structure
  11. Photograph 11 of 15Tank and Palm
  12. Photograph 12 of 15Foreign Armor I
  13. Photograph 13 of 15Ammunition Containers / Ordnance
  14. Photograph 14 of 15Ammunition Bunker Interior
  15. Photograph 15 of 15Spent

These photographs preserve one Marine’s limited viewpoint from Iraq in 2003. They are not a comprehensive history of the war or a substitute for Iraqi accounts.