“Two lives blurred together by a photo” … from Los Angeles Times
November 15, 2007
© Luis Sinco (Los Angeles Times)
Very interesting story published online in LA Times. .. you have to register for free if you like to read it [story]. You can see a beautiful multimedia show combining pictures and audio on the story here. More images from Luis Sinco and an interview where he explains his work in Iraq can be found at the npr site.
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Times photographer Luis Sinco made James Blake Miller an emblem of the war. The image would change both of their lives and connect them in ways neither imagined.
The young marine lighted a cigarette and let it dangle. White smoke wafted around his helmet. His face was smeared with war paint. Blood trickled from his right ear and the bridge of his nose.
Momentarily deafened by cannon blasts, he didn't know the shooting had stopped. He stared at the sunrise.
His expression caught my eye. To me, it said: terrified, exhausted and glad just to be alive. I recognized that look because that's how I felt too. I raised my camera and snapped a few shots.
With the click of a shutter, Marine Lance Cpl. James Blake Miller, a country boy from Kentucky, became an emblem of the war in Iraq. The resulting image would change two lives -- his and mine. [story] .
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