I can’t get it out of my mind. God.
Oh my god. That image will stick with me for a while.
Its not so much the disfigurement itself but the look of sadness on their faces.
Mission accomplished!
I’ll tell you what’s really sad. That pic is probably only one of thousands that weren’t published on the net. 
What is the problem with you people?
He was burned. He isn’t beautiful, but he’s alive!
She loves him, or she wouldn’t have married him.
Who lives under the scars is more important than the package.
My only problem with the picture, is the people who look at it as a sideshow.
What makes you think we don’t realise all of those things?
That’s what I thought when I saw it.
Of all the evil that has come from Bush’s war, sadly, this is just one tiny bit.
I take it at face value, she loves him for who he is, not what he looks like. It probably took at least as much courage for him to be there and pose for those wedding pictures, as it took for him to face whatever caused his injuries.
Cripes. I opened this thinking, " :rolleyes: If it’s the bride smoking and chugging a beer, I’ve seen it." :smack:
Word to A.R. Cane’s post. The groom’s courage is greater than I can imagine. What I can remark on is the bride’s love and loyalty.
If it’s not out of line, it reminds me of a quote from Harry Potter 6 (spoiler for the 10 people who haven’t read it yet)
“All those scars show is that my husband is brave!”
Did the couple post that picture themselves? I’m wondering if it’s a pro- or anti-war statement.
From their facial expressions it seems like more of an anti-marriage statement. Do you think, looking at them, that this is the happiest day of their lifes?
Profoundly disturbing stuff. Without the injuries.
He is burned. When you meet him, you ignore it unless he mentions it. Just a disfigurement.
I’m not sure too much should be read into the expressions; we don’t know these people or their mannerisms; for all we know, the bride could be trying not to smile because she has wooden teeth or something, or maybe the photographer just caught her off guard, or whatever.
He might not be able to physically smile, and she may not be smiling so that his inability is not underscored.
Or they may have wanted a solemn pic of the two of them (I prefer pics without smiles and had some taken of my kids that way when they were little). Given that marriage is truly a huge undertaking and a solemn occasion, I give them credit for showing that emotion.
Sure, she could be looking into the future like a deer in the headlights(to me, her eyes look afraid), but we don’t really know. It may well be a honest moment captured forever on film. who knows?
Smiling or not, the picture is tragic–such young healthy life, marred forever and for what? A man’s ego and greed? This pic is one of perhaps thousands. Sad to think that we can look on something like this, and know that as bad as his injuries are, there are much worse out there. I hope they do well.
Theirs will be a hard life. This is one of the most wrenching photographs I’ve ever seen.
I don’t want to engage in an argument about the ifs, buts and maybes about the photo. I don’t think his injuries are particularly terrible, I have seen worse in real life and we don’t have to wonder about the intent of Nina Berman but nonetheless I feel terribly sorry for both of them.
I don’t think this is a posed photograph. As in it looks like the couple are getting ready to pose but haven’t been set yet. Seems like the bride is getting off-camera direction and the groom is trying to figure out how he should stand next to her.
Granted, it’s an awesome picture and the moment captured really did happen, it doesn’t seem like the way we are viewing it is the way they were feeling it.
At least, that’s what I like to think.
The photos and the story behind it were covered in detail by the Sunday Times a couple of weeks ago:
There were many other moving photos of the wedding day selected to illustrate the piece in the print edition. All of them have a sombre air to them.
The fact that it’s posted here at all. And your initial comment in the thread.
Thanks for posting that Promethea. That guy really does have a beautiful spirit.