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FROM THE EDITORS OF GQ MAGAZINE

October 20, 2004
TO: U.S. MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS
FROM: GQ MAGAZINE - NEW YORK

To mark the 2nd anniversary of the Iraq war, GQ magazine will publish a photo essay in March, made up entirely of pictures taken by members of the US military. We want to show America what the war looks like to the men and women who have fought it, the people who live it, instead of relying on journalists. We hope you see this as a unique way to tell your story, and we think it will become an important part of history.

We are soliciting your pictures. Please send us ANY AND EVERY PICTURE YOU HAVE. Don’t edit your photographs! What may not seem interesting to you could be important for the essay. This project will reflect the war the way it really is, and we are not averse to blood, dirt or anything else, as long as it really happened. We want pictures of you, your buddies, battles, what you do to entertain yourself when you’re bored, even pictures your families have sent you from home. Think as broadly as possible.

Please send your pictures as soon as possible.

Email to: GREG POND at GQ: greg_pond@gq.com
Or, send prints or discs to:
Bradley Young/Greg Pond - GQ Magazine/Photo Department
4 Times Square, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10006 USA

HIGH RES FILES (IDEALLY, 300 DPI) ARE PREFERRED, but we will accept ANYTHING you can send. Prints and/or discs will be returned in a timely fashion. On either email or regular mail, mark clearly IRAQ PHOTOGRAPHS, and include: your NAME, RANK, AGE, EMAIL, PHONE NUMBER, AND WHEN YOU WERE IN IRAQ. We can’t publish your pictures if we can’t reach you.

GQ will contact you if your pictures are chosen. We will pay you between $200 to $1,000 for each picture published (depending on the size your pictures are printed.) We will also credit you in the magazine, unless you prefer to be anonymous. We are also planning an exhibition of the photographs, to be held near the anniversary of the war, in New York.

Please email us if there are other people you know who would be interested in this project, or if there are places on the internet where we can post an announcement. Please forward this email to anyone you know who might be interested in participating.

Thank you for your consideration. Email with any questions. We look forward to seeing your pictures!