Peter van Agtmael has spent more than two decades documenting America's wars, including years alongside U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. [1]
His work looks beyond the battlefield. It also examines how the wars have shaped everyday American life, from the home front to the years after the Sept. 11 attacks. [1]
Van Agtmael published a photo book, Look at the U.S.A.: A Diary of War and Home, that pairs images of conflict with snapshots of life in the United States after 9/11. [1] The book brings together scenes from war zones and domestic life in a single visual record. [1]
He has described a body of work built from long-term access and sustained observation, with Iraq and Afghanistan central to his reporting. [1]
The book is the latest concrete expression of that project, placing war and home side by side in a single volume. [1]
