CREDITS: All photographs for this project have been taken by: Rana Al-Auby Ahmed Dhiya Hamed Hasan Salman Limea Hamza Jassim Mohammad Rana Mohammad Alaa Kamel and her husband Salam Omar Usama Mustafa Ahmed Yaseen “Photographs by Iraqi Civilians, 2004,” is the result of a project undertaken by the Daylight Community Arts Foundation, Inc., to distribute disposable cameras to civilians in Iraq in April/May, 2004. The Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, co-founded by Michael Itkoff and Taj Forer, that strives to establish community-based documentary partnerships in various locations throughout the world. Their belief is that the production of documentary imagery and text addressing issues of social importance can empower individuals and communities to affect lasting change.The Foundation publishes Daylight Magazine (www.daylightmagazine.org) The exhibition, “Photographs by Iraqi Civilians, 2004,” is on view August 30 – October 10, 2004 at the: Department of Photography & Imaging New York University Tisch School of the Arts 721 Broadway at Waverly Place Gulf & Western Gallery – rear of lobby Prints of the Iraqi civilians photographs are available for sale with part of the proceeds going back to the photographers. Contact mike@daylightmagazine.org for further information. The Iraqi civilians project could not have been completed without the assistance of Daniel Pepper, Sheryl Mendez and Jassim Mohammad, who coordinated the distribution and collection of the cameras. Arabic translation by Rima Bordcosh. This web feature is funded in part by a grant from the Open Society Institute. It is presented as part of PixelPress’s “Democracy in America” project and the Imagine Festival of Arts, Issues and Ideas.