Afghanistan photos get Civil War-era treatment
Sgt. Ed Drew, an aerial gunner with the California National Guard, and a student at the San Francisco Art Institute, is bringing the old-fashioned technique back on the modern-day front lines.
Using an antique tintype camera on his recent tour in Afghanistan, Sgt. Drew photographed the soldiers in his air combat unit. The result is a unique and intimate look at men and women in combat.
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"Suddenly you'd hear on the radio, 'Attention on the net, scramble scramble scramble,'" Drew said. "I'd have guys posed and it took me ten minutes to pose and focus them, and suddenly I gotta go."
See more of Drew's photography on his website