Grieving woman Cyprus, 1964

Grieving woman Cyprus 1964

Cypriot Civil war between Turkey and Greece

Don took this photograph during the civil war between Turkey and Greece in 1964.

Again, the desensitized facts on war.

Don gets amongst a woman grieving over the horror of the death surrounding the scene.

I couldn’t find a lot of information about this image, but I feel it’s quite clear as to what is happening.

If I do say so myself, it’s quite a typically cliché example of war documentation photography – although, not to say that it doesn’t work or that it doesn’t portray the factor I’m looking into. It’s obviously desensitised and does show the affect war has on the feelings and emotions of those around the war zone.