Infidel

Quite by accident, I bought a copy of Infidel today. This is a book of photos by the late Tim Hetherington from his time embedded with the US Marines in Afghanistan and was published in 2010, the year before Hetherington died doing what he loved - taking photos in war zones.
I first became aware of Tim Hetherington thanks to his involvement with the documentary Restrepo, again based aorund the Marines fighting in the Korengal Valley in eastern Afghanistan. It was my documentary of the year for 2010 and if you want to read my review here it is:

http://shitflicks.blogspot.com/2010/10/restrepo.html

This book is a little more than a companion piece to Restrepo. It stands in its own right and reminds me a lot of Don McCullen's work. The portait work is superb; the documentary pictures are fascinating. I was glad I walked into Waterstone's In Ballymena today. This isn't cheap (£25) but it's well put together and beautifully bound. If you're a togger, get this on your Amazon wish list for Christmas - you won't regret it.