--- product_id: 63128819 title: "Stanley Greene: Open Wound: Chechnya 1994 - 2003" brand: "stanley greene" price: "£44.15" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/63128819-stanley-greene-open-wound-chechnya-1994-2003 store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # Stanley Greene: Open Wound: Chechnya 1994 - 2003 **Brand:** stanley greene **Price:** £44.15 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Stanley Greene: Open Wound: Chechnya 1994 - 2003 by stanley greene - **How much does it cost?** £44.15 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/63128819-stanley-greene-open-wound-chechnya-1994-2003) ## Best For - stanley greene enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted stanley greene brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Stanley Greene: Open Wound: Chechnya 1994 - 2003 ## Images ![Stanley Greene: Open Wound: Chechnya 1994 - 2003 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91Jn4LfIUAL.jpg) ![Stanley Greene: Open Wound: Chechnya 1994 - 2003 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8147Lq2tBgL.jpg) ![Stanley Greene: Open Wound: Chechnya 1994 - 2003 - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31LhFWkWwSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars a must *by S***A on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2009* a great book with greats photos, the text is as good as photos and when you will arrived at the last page you will not go out of this book without damages, i think that i 'm going to have an other view of this war in Chechnya, Mr Greene is a great photograph and simply a great man. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A harrowing, very personal account *by L***1 on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2004* The cover image of Open Wound Chechnya might be described as the classic example of an establishing shot in a traditional photo-essay. Unsurprising perhaps when you read that, in 1971, Stanley Green spent a period working with W Eugene Smith: the photo-essay’s undoubted master. In this picture the eye is immediately drawn to the sillouette, or perhaps imprint, of a figure, lying legs and arms outstretched where it fell, amid the detritus of urban conflict. The abandoned shopping cart next to the shadow, that was once a presence, perhaps suggesting that we are looking at the outline, or memory, of a woman caught up in the conflict that came upon her daily life. The body lay where it fell for long enough to melt the snow beneath it and thus leave it’s outline in the street. It may be that this person was only wounded for, as is pointed out in the book, it was usually far too dangerous an undertaking to recover the bodies of civilian dead and they were simply left where they fell in the streets. By contrast the image may express a darker narrative for the wire hangs down from the telegraph pole in the right of the frame indicating the fate rebels can expect when caught by Russian troops: there is no Geneva Convention in Chechnya.Open Wound Chechnya is a harrowing, very personal account inspired and powered by the sheer anger of the photographer. It fits into that category coined by Martin Bell: “the Journalism of Attachement” in which, rather than trying to provide the unobtainable objective approach, an issue is presented, identifying it as fundamentally wrong and demanding notice be taken of it in the broader world. The pictures that appear in this book are not for the squeamish, but they are very far from a simple bloodfest. They were made over a period of nine years and have been edited down from a vast number, at the back of the book the viewer is also presented with Green’s handwritten diary, reproductions of his contact sheets and notes on his own views about photojournalism. Initially I was irritated by the quotations that take the place of captions on many of the pages when reading the book from the front; much fuller captions are however listed at the back for each image, although we still learn nothing of the imprinted figure in the cover photograph.But in her, or his, anonymity she, or he, might serve as a memory of a past humanity before war came to a town called Grozny. ### ⭐ 1.0 out of 5 stars I got half a book pages missing so buy with caution. *by A***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2018* Book is very good but my copy had half the pages missing as pages 66-80 were repeated twice and pages 81-96 were completely missing. What I have is part of a book, but I paid for a full book. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/63128819-stanley-greene-open-wound-chechnya-1994-2003](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/63128819-stanley-greene-open-wound-chechnya-1994-2003) --- *Product available on Desertcart Great Britain* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*