Rachel Papo Photography

Rachel Papo, an fellow Ohioan and Israeli, has created a fascinating photo documentary of life for Israeli girls in the military. The photos document a stark contrast between femininity, adolescence, and militarism. I don't really know that much about being in the military-and I don't want to-but these pictures are eye-opening and yet sad. I can't imagine being ripped away from home during the most free years of my life and forced to run around in the desert with a gun preparing for the inevitable conflict resulting from a centuries-old fight for land. (Oh, and the women are beautiful in a heavily armed way.)

Link: Rachel Papo: Serial No. 3817131