Raped, widowed, mutilated and orphaned

Nick Danziger's striking images capture the heartache and helplessness of rape victims, widows, refugees and prisoners, all female and all living during war.

He captured his initial shots in 2001 as part of a study by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which focused on the needs of women in times of armed conflict. 

The project took the British photographer as far afield as Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Colombia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Israel and Palestine, his camera recording the challenges faced by 11 inspiring women.

More than a decade later, Danziger decided to track down those whose strife his lens captured at its most harrowing, seeing how their lives had changed over the ten year period. 

The photographs and short films he captured now form the basis of his latest exhibition, Eleven Women Facing War, currently on display at the Imperial War Museum, London. 

Exploring themes of personal struggle and the lasting impact of war on women’s lives, the display features 33 photographs and 11 short films, each three minutes long.

They were all recorded in eight different conflict zones around the world.

They show how - in many cases - everyday life is different for the women. For some of them, Danziger found their situation had barely changed. For others, their lives had been completely transformed, far from the horrors they once suffered.

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