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IWM London
London
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Manchester
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IWM Duxford
Cambridgeshire
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Churchill War Rooms
London
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HMS Belfast
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IWM Contemporary: Mike Moore and Lee Craker
Mike Moore
Mike Moore worked regularly in Iraq from 1991 until 2003, providing high impact images for publications such as Today and the Daily Mirror.
Image: Mike Moore © Daily Mirror (detail)
Lee Craker
Lee Craker - the first US civilian photographer to be assigned Lead Photographer for the US Armed Forces Public Affairs Office - took a series of portraits and architectural studies while in Baghdad from 2009-2011.
Image: Lee Craker © Lee Craker (detail).
24 October 2013 – 5 January 2014
Admission free
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.
Eating and Drinking
Our fully licensed café is open from 10am – 5.30pm and serves a range of hot and cold food.
Collections in Context
The Gulf War 1990-1991
On 2 August 1990 Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait drawing a swift response from the international community...
Iraq War and Insurgency
On 20 March 2003, an international coalition - led by United States - launched an invasion of Iraq with the aim of disarming the country of weapons of mass destruction...
Vision as Power
Donovan Wylie, one of Britain’s leading contemporary photographers, explores the effects of modern-day military surveillance in Vision as Power.
IWM London Transforms
Find out more about our major redevelopment plans at Transforming IWM London .
From our Collections
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James Joseph Magennis VC, 1945
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The Passage to the Control-room at South West Regional Headquarters, Bristol
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Shelter Photographs taken in London by Bill Brandt, November 1940
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signal plan
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Street, Ruabon
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Enciphering Equipment, 3-Rotor Enigma G (Schlussel) Machine: German
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Take your Gas Mask Everywhere
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Operation Herrick: British Forces in Afghanistan, 2006
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Scium Basci Tesfalidet Ghidai: Polizia Africana Italiana, Asmara. A sergeant in the Police Force formed by the Italians.
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Framed piece of burnt clothing from Zeppelin SL11crash site
