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The ‘war photographer’ surveying the liminal spaces of conflict—and peace

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An-My Le doesn’t identify as a war photographer. Though her body of work across three decades deals largely with themes of human conflict, it’s not the actual act of combat she is most preoccupied with. For Le, a teenage refugee from Vietnam now based in New York, it’s rather the ambiguous “liminal spaces” of military existence that hold her focus, offering a psychological vantage point beyond all the machinery—and mythology—of war.

​ An-My Le doesn’t identify as a war photographer. Though her body of work across three decades deals largely with themes of human conflict, it’s not the actual act of combat she is most preoccupied with. For Le, a teenage refugee from Vietnam now based in New York, it’s rather the ambiguous “liminal spaces” of military existence that hold her focus, offering a psychological vantage point beyond all the machinery—and mythology—of war. Read More Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN 

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