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Shooter is a�visual portrait of war--the perseverance, heroism, and survival--narrated through stunning photographs and powerful essays from a female combat photographer.
- Sales Rank: #477924 in Books
- Published on: 2012-10-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.30" h x .80" w x 8.60" l, 2.50 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 224 pages
Review
"Stacy Pearsall’s superb combination of fine photography and descriptive writing offers the reader a meaningful,�visceral insight into the American combat experience in Iraq. . . . Her work gives the reader a sense of being there with descriptive passages that add a human dimension not often encountered in books of this kind. . . . An�outstanding example of the best in photojournalism."
--Hal Buell, former photography director at the Associated Press, and author of Moments:�The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographs and Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue
"Stacy Pearsall's photos of the Iraq War showcase, in brilliant portraiture, the brutal and beneficial realities of battle. I'm in awe of both her fearlessness to enter hot zones with a camera in tow and her amazing ability to compose a shot and tell the story, while operating in the thick of battle."�
--Doug Giles, author of Raising Righteous & Rowdy Girls
� "Stacy Pearsall's account of her days as a military photog, assigned to American combat units operating in Iraq, is riveting not only in terms of the visuals, but also in her written�accounts of the harrowing, street to street, doorway to doorway patrols that constitute the day to day grind of the troops on the ground. She brings to her reporting not only the skilled eye of a photojournalist, but also the emotional immediacy of being a soldier herself. The mix of those two elements makes Shooter a compelling document not just in its detail and completeness, but also its heart grabbing power. She is not just an observer, she is also a participant, and that brings this book to the highest of levels in the annals of combat journalism."�
--Joe McNally,�National Geographic�photographer, author of Faces of Ground Zero, The Moment It Clicks, and The Hot Shoe Diaries�
"The ancient Greek philosopher Aeschylus once said, 'In war, truth is the first casualty.' Although this statement was made four to five hundred years before the birth of Christ, its significance is still relevant to this day. Photojournalists are the purveyors of truth. They document fact and record history. Without them we are blind to the events that shape our world and our existence.
U.S. Air Force combat photographer Stacy Pearsall takes us on that truth-seeking journey in the book Shooter. Often, we see but a single image in our newspapers and magazines that can only give us a brief glimpse into a news situation. Shooter, and Pearsall, takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour and gives us a true sense of what it is like for our service men and women who are placed in harm’s way.
The powerful images put a face, not only on our troops, but also on the civilians who are involuntarily brought into the fray. The images do not glorify but rather document the reality of war….through both critical and intimate moments. After seeing the photographs, the viewer will feel like they’ve just ridden shotgun with our troops abroad."
--Jim Colton, Photography Editor, Sports Illustrated, Former Director of Photography, Newsweek Magazine.
�"The first time I saw Stacy L. Pearsall's photography I had a very hard time holding back the tears. She's one of the most impressive photographic story tellers I've ever met. She's an ego-less teacher, a humble warrior and a true credit both to our country and the profession we share. As a professional photographer I've literally seen hundreds of thousands of photographs. I can't recall a single one that moves me more than those I've seen come from Stacy. This book is full of life-changing images.�
This book doesn't celebrate war--it celebrates the human spirit, courage, and bravery that is required of the young men and women who risk everything to protect their country. There's a reason that Stacy was named Combat Photographer of the Year--twice. She's simply got the eye of an empathetic angel and the heart of the strongest lion. Buy this book - proudly display it on your coffee table and celebrate the amazing images shared here by an American hero."
--Scott Bourne, award-winning photographer
From the Inside Flap
A soldier’s job is to engage the enemy;�Stacy�Pearsall’s�job is to document the action. As a combat photographer, she carries a gun, but her real weapon is her camera. Shooter is Pearsall’s unflinching account of her life behind enemy lines as told through photographs and essays that reveal the realities of war.
Pearsall�was situated just north of Baghdad in the Diyala Province, a place known as Deadly Diyala, where the Battle for Baqubah ensued. She encountered close-quarter combat, recovered the body of a mortally wounded soldier, and captured soldiers’ final moments with her camera, enduring all the hardships of war with the soldiers.
In this photographic book, Pearsall sheds light on what life during war is really like—both in the middle of the action and at rest. Detailed intimate essays about her relationships with soldiers, death, and combat accompany�her striking photographs. She shares her poignant memories of the most dramatic and compelling moments in battle with brutal honesty through colorful stories and images.
About the Author
Stacy Pearsall enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at age 17, and she spent the fist four years as a U-2 spy plan intelligence film processor at the US Strategic Command and then the European Command. She entered Combat Camera Squadron in January 2002. Four tours later her outstanding portfolio of combat images earned her top billing from the National Press Photographers Association (Photographer of the Year in 2003 and 2007). Her work has been published in a variety of media, including: Time Magazine, Newsweek, New York Times, CNN, BBC, LA Times, USA Today, Soldier of Fortune, PBS’ “Operation Home Coming,” and GQ Magazine’s “This is Our War.” A collection of her combat photographs went on a nationwide tour in the spring of 2009 and the money raised from that exhibition was donated to the nationally acclaimed non-profit organization, Wounded Warrior Project. She has graced the covers of PINK magazine and Harvard Business Review. PBS and The Air Force Band honored Pearsall as the Air Force Veteran of the Year; the same year, her hometown of Charleston, S.C., presented her with the American Hero Award. After being wounded in action (by an IED) in Baqubah, Iraq, she was medically retired from service. She began advocacy work through programs such as Wounded Warrior Program and Real Warriors, and she is featured in nationwide public service announcements for Veterans Affairs and Real Warriors that are viewed by millions of Americans every day. She is now the Owner/Director of the Charleston Center for Photography (www.CCforP.org). Her facility offers photography classes and workshops, youth art programs, photo galleries, photography services, and more. She is also a founding member of legionphoto.com, a group of combat-photographer veterans. She continues to travel the world on assignment.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
In the first rank of military photography
By Roger B. Hawkins
As a Vietnam era combat photo officer, I can say that without a doubt Ms Pearsall stands in the first rank of military journalists. Today's shooters are the best trained and best equipped the military has ever had. And from what I understand her dedication to the art of photography has followed her into civilian photography where she is one of the founders of the Charleston Center for Photography. It is hard enough to create master quality photographs, but to do it under fire is an even more amazing accomplishment. I salute the sensitivity and courage that it took to put a book like this together. --Roger Hawkins former commander of the Army's Detachment A 221st Signal Company (Pictorial)
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Finally - a strong female veteran perspective of Iraq, in words and pics
By Nathan Webster
Air Force veteran Stacy Pearsall has presented an excellent visual and written look at soldiers in Iraq, derived from her experience as an award-winning combat cameraman. I read a PDF review copy of "Shooter," not a printed copy of the actual book, but I think it's about the same. I'm glad to see an Iraq story told from the too-uncommon perspective of a female veteran.
Pearsall and I are both part of the travelling "Conflict Zone" exhibition of photos from Iraq and Afghanistan, though we've never met. Many of her initial stories are close parallels with my own experiences as an Army journalist and an embedded civilian journalist later on. She writes: "Until we get accepted/invited by a unit, we'll go around knocking on doors, trying to find action. After you get to know a couple guys well enough, they call: "We're heading out to Buhriz; want to tag along?"
It's a short passage that sums up the distance between a journalist and the soldier; even if Pearsall was a fellow military member, she (and I) was just extra baggage on the missions, somebody the real fighters would have to worry about. But, as the pictures in "Shooter" display, Pearsall soon earned the trust and closeness to be able to tell an honest story.
It's the story of her thought process that gives some images a new depth.
She writes about one image taken of a soldier on a roof: "I position my left eye behind the viewfinder's rubber eyepiece, like blinders on a racehorse. I see only the picture I've composed...I refocus, compose, and set the exposure as a soldier walks out. He stands...gazing through the window over the horizon of Diyala Province. He's there and gone. For all the time, anticipation, and risk, in one frame at 1/1000th of a second, I capture it."
Pearsall has some great images of Iraqi soldiers, and because they didn't wear the same heavy sunglasses and eye protection that US soldiers had to hide behind, they often come across more humanly - tired, joking around, chatting before missions - just like the US troops.
Those types of shots are vastly uncommon in a US-centric media, and in just a few pages she did a great job of reminding a reader that the Iraqi Army - while blundering and often incompetent - was often trying as best they could.
No book's perfect. More captions and more context for all the images would have been a valuable addition. It IS a photo book, and so the text is often secondary, but I like to have some idea what's going on, or a little more info about the backstory of an image.
The backstory of her military experience is also not detailed. She has a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and was apparently wounded at least three times.
Of course, it's a writer's choice what to include, and she clearly decided to keep the focus on the pictures. I think readers would have appreciated more of her story. Maybe that's the next book.
But, this book is valuable and lasting, honest and powerful. For the $20 book purchase, you can "thank a soldier" in a concrete way.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Insightful and compelling.
By ChucktownAFR
This is not your typical military photography book. "Shooter" captures raw moments of war and sacrifice conveyed through the eyes of and stories from Stacy Pearsall, who served alongside these brave men and women. The images Stacy captured tell a story in their own right, but having her commentary draws the reader in even further. Thank you for your service and letting us see our nation's military through your lense.
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