Boulat's photos were instantly
recognisable for their witness to
human folly and courageOne woman stood outside a mosque,
asking “Can I go in?”. She did not know
what lay behind those doors, but as she
was ushered into a stark room, she saw two
women bathing the body of a 12-year-old
girl in preparation for her burial. Behind this
photo, and others capturing the Iraq invasion
between February and April 2003, is the late
French photojournalist Alexandra Boulat
R iGht Women carry looted goods
as they run down the streets of
Baghdad (10 April 2003)
FaR RiGht US soldiers pull down
a statue of Saddam Hussein at
Ramadan Square (9 April 2003)below Children gather in a school
in Basra a few days before the US
invasion of Iraq (15 February 2003)
below RiGht Two women bathe the
body of their 12-year-old relative
killed by air strikes (29 March 2003)