Marked by war

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How do soldiers' faces change - before, during, and after the war?

Here are the Young Men (Marked) - a project of the Dutch photographer Claire Felicie (Claire Felicie). This is a series of triptych portraits of 13 soldiers of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps. Photos taken before, during and after service in Afghanistan, in 2009-2010.

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  1. Lech e-mine
    Lech e-mine
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    28 December 2011 08: 57
    Yes, if a person breaks down in war - a mental disorder is definitely guaranteed (with the ensuing consequences)
  2. Ascetic Rank
    Ascetic
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    28 December 2011 09: 29
    War, especially for the ordinary, is primarily hard physical labor and deprivation on the verge of physical exhaustion. Therefore, such persons. Just do not understand why it was laid out? With the same success, you can upload photos of the ZK before serving and after or homeless - the effect is identical
  3. dred
    dred
    0
    28 December 2011 10: 28
    War is primarily a test of survival.
  4. 755962
    755962
    +1
    28 December 2011 10: 32
    Fear mobilizes the body
  5. Dmitry.V
    Dmitry.V
    +2
    28 December 2011 12: 50
    The photo after the war no longer has a smile.
  6. vvvvv Rank
    vvvvv
    +1
    28 December 2011 15: 58
    So you can take a picture with a smile and shaved, and then frown, unshaven, aged etc. And on this to arrange a show. Claire Felici the young man.
    1. Smirnov Vadim Rank
      Smirnov Vadim
      +4
      28 December 2011 17: 21
      Yes, not so simple. He himself has repeatedly noticed changes in the faces of those who visited the war: before and after.
    2. Svobodny
      Svobodny
      0
      28 December 2011 22: 20
      Take some pictures in the evening - you won’t recognize it from the morning of the morning, absolutely!
      In general, people, of course, change outwardly under the influence of any life circumstances, not necessarily military ones. It’s even important what you eat, season, lifestyle, etc.
      1. Dmitry.V
        Dmitry.V
        +2
        29 December 2011 11: 15
        Not a single word will convey the emotions of an eyewitness since his eyes.
  7. Strabo
    Strabo
    +1
    28 December 2011 22: 33
    Shaved not shaved does not matter look expression in the eyes. An interesting approach. Well done photographer.
  8. tankovod Rank
    tankovod
    0
    28 December 2011 22: 47
    Really no one noticed longing, pain, fatigue in the eyes in the 3rd photo? People were obviously not filming after a week of hard drinking, everything seems to be normal. By the way, people are often drawn back to the military-military tense atmosphere of the conflict. Maybe these extinct views may be connected with this - people just have not yet adapted to normal life and it’s not a fact that they will get used to not being on the verge of life and death
  9. 916-th
    916-th
    +2
    29 December 2011 08: 07
    Eye Expression Generalization:

    First photos: people are "at ease", in their usual comfortable environment, they know what to expect and how to react to it.

    Second photos: under the insurmountable oppression of external circumstances, the realization of the unacceptability of what is happening around and the impossibility to change anything. The saying "Got into a rut - food, but run" fits.

    Third photos: people "out of place", the feeling of a random guest at the celebration of someone else's life.
    1. Hleb Rank
      Hleb
      +2
      30 December 2011 08: 42
      third photo: people are "out of place", the feeling of an accidental guest on a holiday of someone else's life.

      I will not say anything about the photo .. but in reality, after returning from there. It is indeed so .......