Last week I once again found myself in southern Georgia on post at Ft. Benning, shooting images for the US Army. For those of you who may not have seen my Army images before, several times a year I fly out to different Army posts around the country to photograph soldiers while in training. I’ve photographed everything from basic training, to airborne, to ranger, ROTC, and so on. This time around it was infantry.
I don’t like to preface the images too much, but there is one thing I always like to mention. All of these images were photographed as the moments happened. My shots were not staged or choreographed in any way. I photograph the soldiers as their training exercises happen. I think knowing that helps add to the effect of the images.
Here are handful of images from last week:
I love seeing the shell casings fly out of the chamber. Especially on these insane .50 caliber sniper rifles. Photographer’s note: There’s no added texture on this image. The explosiveness of the gun kicks up a lot of dust and debris.
Some details:
Tank track
25mm tank ammo
These tanks were zooming by at what seemed like 30 mph. They’re awesome.
I love faces.
The smoking gun!
This is another .50 caliber sniper rifle shot, a lucky one, where I actually captured the muzzle flash:
Ok. I lied. I actually had these guys stand up and pose for me for a second so I could snap this portrait. Definitely one of my faves from the trip!
Getting ready to take over the building:
And lastly, my absolute favorite shot from the trip. I won’t go into detail, but it’s a miracle I got this shot. This took place just after the previous image. The soldiers are clearing out a building one room at a time. When they cleared this room (which I was in) they used a flash-bang-stun-grenade thing before entering the room. I nearly pissed myself when it went off. It was 25 feet away, and it would’ve knocked me over had I not been up against a brick wall. I shot for 2 seconds after the blast, before the room was too filled with smoke, and I fell over.
More Army shoots are coming up in the new year, so stay tuned for more fun images!
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