In the spring of 2006 some billboards appeared along a highway near Syracuse NY, not far from the Fort Drum Army Base. On each billboard was an enormous close-up of a young man’s head on a plain dark surface. Photographer Suzanne Opton tells us how she came to the series of portraits she calls, simply, “Soldier”. [Produced for PRI‘s “Studio 360“.]
Suzanne Opton, “Birkholz, 353 Days in Iraq, 205 Days in Afghanistan”, from the series “Soldier”.
Music featured:
- “Easy Muffin” – by Amon Tobin