A U.S. marine contemplates the Hatra Ruins in Iraq's Jazeerah Desert. Albert F. Hunt
A Palestinian demonstrator in a wheelchair can't escape Israeli tear gas in Bilin. Muhammed Muheisen
Smoke rises thinly at the end of a Kabul street. Dima Gavrysh
Dust, Gas, Smoke
Nice idea to put these together; each central figure vulnerable amid a landscape that’s unforgiving somehow.