Edmund Clark Gallery / Sara Urbaez / May 7, 2018 4:12 PM
Edmund Clark01Photographer Edmund Clark received special permission from the U.S. government to shoot images of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, including this one of an unused communal area.
Edmund Clark02With the help of reporter Crofton Black, Clark made contact with former Guantanamo Bay detainees and captured images of their homes, such as this children's bedroom.
Edmund Clark03Upon release from Guantanamo Bay, each detainee is issued a kit bag with an identification tag like this one.
Edmund Clark04Members of Guantanamo Bay's "Immediate Response Force" wear equipment like this to confront detainees.
Edmund Clark05This isolation unit at Guantanamo Bay's Camp 1 is used to discipline detainees.
Crofton Black/Edmund Clark06Clark redacted this image of the home of a pilot who flew extraordinary rendition missions for the US government.
Crofton Black/Edmund Clark07This room in the Libyan intelligence service facility in Tajoura, Tripoli was formerly used to conduct interrogations.
Edmund Clark08This letter from a Guantanamo Bay detainee to his daughter was heavily censored by the US government.
Edmund Clark09Clark sees the ordinariness of this unidentified naval base as emblematic of how the War on Terror has subtly become part of our everyday lives.
Edmund Clark10At Guantanamo Bay, Clark noticed this arrow pointing to Mecca next to a ring for ankle shackles.
Edmund Clark11Christian service members hold prayer meetings at this unidentified naval base's "fellowship room."
Crofton Black/Edmund Clark12This page from a CIA Inspector General's report on counterterrorism detention and interrogation has been almost completely redacted.
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