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A Toy War Zone
Photograph by Randy Olson

Using an abandoned Iraqi military camp as a playground, children show off their new toys: leftover Iraqi ammunition for heavy machine guns at the site of Tell Billa. Local villagers razed the camp near Mosul, but leftover explosives, including live tank shells, still litter the area.

Photo Fast Facts

Camera: Leica M6 TTL
Film Type: Fujichrome Provia 100
Lens: 35mm
Speed and F-Stop: 1/50 @ f/8

Weather Conditions: Unrecorded
Time of Day: Evening
Lighting Techniques: Fill flash

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