From Revolution to War

The Arab Spring takes photojournalist Kate Brooks to Cairo to witness the protests that toppled President Hosni Mubarak. She then heads to Libya, where the rebel forces were fighting a seesaw battle with Muammar al-Qaddafi's forces along the coastal highway in the east. This is the final installment of a three-part series that features her work from Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt, and Libya.

PHOTOS BY KATE BROOKS | SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

A revolution in Egypt had the potential to be the biggest news since the invasion of Iraq, and it didn't have to do with al Qaeda, the Israelis, or the Americans. Egyptians were taking to the streets to express their own views, their hopes and desires. I felt the region was on the cusp of a new era.

I arrived in Cairo in late January and made my way through a military cordon to Tahrir Square. I spotted one familiar face after another in the square; some friends and colleagues I hadn't seen in years. It seemed everyone was on the story. There was a sense of a grand reunion in the midst of this historic event. Some were bona fide friends, others were people I had crossed paths with for years in the most far-flung places, from earthquakes to wars, people with whom I had shared history. I was happy to be with my tribe.

Above, a wounded demonstrator lies on the ground in Tahrir Square.

 

Kate Brooks is an American photojournalist. Her work has appeared in Newsweek, the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the New York Times, and Smithsonian. The photos in this collection are taken from her new book, In the Light of Darkness: A Photographer's Journey After 9/11.

 

COMETLINEAR

9:10 PM ET

September 9, 2011

You say it had nothing to do with the US or Israel

I find this intellectually dishonest.

I saw numerous instances of graffiti showing a picture of Mubarak next to a Star of David. Just today we saw an angry mob attack the Israeli embassy.

This appears to be at odds with your analysis.

 

0RANGEORCHID

1:14 AM ET

September 30, 2011

Egypt Photos

I find the captions on your photos taken in Tahrir to be somewhat misleading. You state that you arrived in late January, I was also in Cairo at that time. You describe the first man as an injured protester lying on the ground. An effective caption should at least mention the camp-in in Tahrir at the time, to make this man not seem like a bum. Your second picture of men collecting rocks gives the impression that most civillian protesters went out with the aim of causing violence, which is misleading because that is false. Finally in your third caption you should mention that the protesters are praying, something which I believe adds a sense of the peacefulness intended by the majority of protesters.

 

0RANGEORCHID

1:15 AM ET

September 30, 2011

Egypt Photos

I find the captions on your photos taken in Tahrir to be somewhat misleading. You state that you arrived in late January, I was also in Cairo at that time. You describe the first man as an injured protester lying on the ground. An effective caption should at least mention the camp-in in Tahrir at the time, to make this man not seem like a bum. Your second picture of men collecting rocks gives the impression that most civillian protesters went out with the aim of causing violence, which is misleading because that is false. Finally in your third caption you should mention that the protesters are praying, something which I believe adds a sense of the peacefulness intended by the majority of protesters.

 

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10:59 AM ET

October 5, 2011

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1:17 PM ET

October 6, 2011

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JEFFDON

7:48 AM ET

October 8, 2011

Great photos

The photos are really gret. I love Egypt; unfortunately I had to cancel my holiday in Hurghada because of the revolution, but I plan to go there again next year. Jeff