I went out to cover the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan fundamentally [in Buzzing at the Sill] because I was interested in war as a notion and in experiencing it. I was interested in history and how societies form. I was interested in the recent history of what had provoked these wars. So when I finally got out there, I was really seeing the wars through the American perspective, much more than through being embedded with American soldiers and Marines.
Nothing is over until there's something more decisive than your own thoughts. - Peter Van Agtmael
Nothing is over until there's something more decisive than your own thoughts.
- Peter Van Agtmael
I'm a constant editor. Every few months or so I make a ton of 4x6 prints. I put them on a magnetic board and I live with them for a while to see what… - Peter Van Agtmael
I'm a constant editor. Every few months or so I make a ton of 4x6 prints. I put them on a magnetic board and I live with them for a while to see what…
Even though most people were disconnected from [travel ban], the moment amplified a fairly massive and somewhat irrational fear that exists in the po… - Peter Van Agtmael
Even though most people were disconnected from [travel ban], the moment amplified a fairly massive and somewhat irrational fear that exists in the po…
[Buzzing at the Sill] deals with the margins of America, a lot of parts unseen. Well, parts that are seen and familiar to a lot of the populace, but … - Peter Van Agtmael
[Buzzing at the Sill] deals with the margins of America, a lot of parts unseen. Well, parts that are seen and familiar to a lot of the populace, but …
The big question that everyone is asking themselves, or what they should be asking themselves right now, is what role has the media played in not jus… - Peter Van Agtmael
The big question that everyone is asking themselves, or what they should be asking themselves right now, is what role has the media played in not jus…
I am still covering conflict to some degree. I was back in Iraq. I've covered quite a bit of the Israel and Palestine. But I'm not doing it with the … - Peter Van Agtmael
I am still covering conflict to some degree. I was back in Iraq. I've covered quite a bit of the Israel and Palestine. But I'm not doing it with the …
I read the poem [In a Dark Time by Theodore Roethke] because I was intrigued and had one of those strange senses: "This poem is kind of important to … - Peter Van Agtmael
I read the poem [In a Dark Time by Theodore Roethke] because I was intrigued and had one of those strange senses: "This poem is kind of important to …
The travel ban that was imposed by the [Donald Trump] administration is a very direct reverberation of 9/11. - Peter Van Agtmael
The travel ban that was imposed by the [Donald Trump] administration is a very direct reverberation of 9/11.
I think a lot of the work I've done and a lot of the work I'm going to do in the future still ties to 9/11 and the fallout from it. - Peter Van Agtmael
I think a lot of the work I've done and a lot of the work I'm going to do in the future still ties to 9/11 and the fallout from it.
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