BEN BRODY

(American, b. 1977)

Ben Brody is an independent photographer, educator, and picture editor working on long-form projects related to the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their aftermath. Starting in 2003, Ben was a soldier assigned to make visual propaganda during the Iraq War, and after leaving the Army in 2008, worked as a photojournalist in Afghanistan until 2016.

His first book, Attention Servicemember, was shortlisted for the 2019 Aperture - Paris Photo First Book Award and is now in its second edition.  His latest title, 300m, is a panoramic journey through the height of the American war in Afghanistan, framed in the context of the fall of Kabul and the ties that remain with friends and colleagues who currently live under Taliban rule.

Ben holds an MFA from Hartford Art School's International Low-Residency Photography program. He is the Director of Photography for The GroundTruth Project and Report for America, and a co-founder of Mass Books.  He resides in western Massachusetts.  

BEN BRODY, Kandahar Poppy Harvest (detail), Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2011
Image 15 x 32 inches | 38.1 x 81.28 cm. / sheet 17 x 38 inches | 43.18 x 96.52 cm.
Archival pigment print on washi paper
Edition of 5

BEN BRODY, Combat Outpost, Hutal, Afghanistan, 2011
Image 13 x 74 inches | 33,02 x 187.96 cm. / sheet 17 x 77 inches | 43.18 x 195.58 cm.
Archival pigment print on washi paper
Edition of 3

BEN BRODY, Lakokhel Poppies, Lakokhel, Afghanistan, 2011
Image 13 x 97 inches | 33.02 x 246.38 cm. / sheet 17 x 104 inches | 43.18 x 264.16 cm.
Archival pigment print on washi paper
Edition of 3

BEN BRODY, Kandahar Patrol, Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2011
Image 15 x 37 inches | 38.1 x 93.98 cm. / sheet 17 x 39 inches | 43.18 x 99.06 cm.
Archival pigment print on washi paper
Edition of 5

BEN BRODY, Ahmadkhan Shadow, Ahmadkhan, Afghanistan, 2011
Image 11 x 65 inches | 27.94 x 165.1 cm. / sheet 17 x 71 inches | 43.18 x 180.34 cm.
Archival pigment print on washi paper
Edition of 3

BEN BRODY, Mudad Poppies, Mudad, Afghanistan, 2011
Image 13 x 79 inches | 33.02 x 200.66 cm. / sheet 17 x 87 inches | 43.18 x 220.98 cm.
Archival pigment print on washi paper
Edition of 3

BEN BRODY, Poppy Harvest Détente, Afghanistan, 2011
Image 13 x 85 inches | 33.02 x 215.9 cm. / sheet 17 x 93 inches | 43.18 x 236.22 cm.
Archival pigment print on washi paper
Edition of 3