This new photography exhibition contrasts the works of two pioneering photographers, presenting two striking perspectives of Iraq from 1991–2011.

From powerful images of the First Iraq War in 1991 to considered portraits of US soldiers and architectural studies of Iraqi palaces in 2011, IWM Contemporary: Mike Moore and Lee Craker examines the impact of war on the Iraqi people and the American and British troops who served there.

Mike Moore – the first press photographer to officially embed with the British Army and the first photographer to cover the First Iraq War entirely in colour – worked regularly in Iraq from 1991-2003.

Lee Craker is the only US civilian photographer to be assigned Lead Photographer for the US Armed Forces Public Affairs Office and the only civilian photographer routinely allowed to work within the Green Zone.

Juxtaposing their different approaches and experiences of conflict in Iraq, IWM Contemporary: Mike Moore and Lee Craker reveals how these two photographers pushed the boundaries of modern photography.

This exhibition is part of IWM Contemporary, a new programme of contemporary art and photography in response to war and conflict.

Imperial War Museums
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Opening hours
Daily from 10am to 6pm
24 - 26 December closed

Related images

  1. Mike Moore, Marwa Najem, aged 11, examines her missing hair whilst undergoing treatment for leukaemia in Baghdad Children’s Hospital, 1998, © Daily Mirror
  2. Mike Moore, Iraqi woman distraught after a missile strike, 2003,  © Daily Mirror
  3. Mike Moore, Volunteer reservists of the Iraqi Army, Tikrit, Iraq, 1998,  © Daily Mirror
  4. Lee Craker, Major LaTondra M Kinley, US Army Public Affairs Office, raises the American flag at Multi-National Force-Iraq Headquarters, Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory, © Lee Craker
  5. Lee Craker, Baghdad, Iraq, January 2011. Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristen N Williams, United States Navy. PO3 Williams was attached to the Defence Logistics Agency in Baghdad following an earlier tour of duty on board USS Enterprise off the coast of Iraq, © Lee Craker
  6. Lee Craker, Baghdad, Iraq, August 2011. Private (First Class) Starks, photographed in 120 degree heat, Multi-National Force-Iraq Headquarters, Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory, © Lee Craker