Among all the niches in photography, being a war photographer is without any doubt the most dangerous, and despite this the competition between professionals isn’t any less fierce.
Washington-based photographer Kainoa Little documented the battles that took place in Mosul in April 2017 between Islamic State militants and the Iraqi Federal Police who tried to free the city.
Kainoa took striking photos of the battles and touching images of the refugees escaping from the fire, but despite the quality of his work the competition was so hard he didn’t manage to sell his pictures, so he decided to upload them for free on Imgur.
Scroll down to see his amazing imagery, and take a look at his website to see more of his work, both from Mosul and other conflict zones.
1. Refugees escaping fighting.
2. Federal Police exchange fire with Islamic State across the theater.
3. Woman escapes holding her little kid.
4. Federal Police fire at Islamic State positions at the end of the street in the Old City.
5. Federal Police prepare for battle in the Old City. This machine gunner is organizing his ammo.
6. Refugees waiting to cross the Tigris River.
7. A man and his daughter escaping.
8. A woman learns from Dave Eubank her son will survive his wound.
