Nir Arieli

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As a soldier in mandatory conscription service in Israel in 2004, the young Tel Aviv-born Nir Arieli was determined to become a military photographer. “I refused to be anything but a photographer,” Arieli tells me. And after eight months, he persevered. “After I won that war, I had the best time; it changed my life.” Thus ensued two years and four months of training his lens on the military—the air force, navy, ground forces, special units—in portraits and documentary work, covering the field or conducting interviews with soldiers and high-ranking officials. “It was then that I learned that   ...  Displaying 750 of 8345 characters.