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Originally Posted by lars_bergquist
The US war photographers' use of the four by five inch 'Speed' Graphic plate camera (though with pack film) is of course the reason why US front line photos were mostly posed after the fact – like that flag raising photo.
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This photo was not staged. Instead Rosenthals' photo depicts the second raising of the flag on Iwo Jima. The first flag was too small to be seen across the island and a second, larger flag was sent from a ship, on the orders of the commanding officer.