Introduction: In the Trenches

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Lens (mm): 55, ISO: 200, Aperture: 4, Shutter: 1/180, Program: Aperture Priority

This is an image taken of me during a combat patrol in Kahlis, Iraq. (Photo by Andy Dunaway)

There’s a lot I wasn’t taught in the military or college regarding the business of photojournalism. As a young combat photographer, I had no field guide like this to help steer me through the daily minutia of the photojournalism profession, including the nonphotographic challenges. The training I received was often on the job or passed down from photographer to photographer, hands-on. I was given volumes of reading material issued to all Air ...

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