Disco Night Sept 11 is a landmark photography monograph by Magnum photographer Peter van Agtmael, documenting the complex realities of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and their reverberations within American society. Spanning the years 2006 to 2013, the book moves beyond traditional photojournalism to offer an expansive yet intimate account of a defining era in modern history. The narrative shifts unsparingly between the violent front lines and the domestic landscape of the United States, capturing the beauty, madness, and absurdity at the core of each conflict. Through 188 color photographs and 19 elaborate gatefolds, Van Agtmael explores the “seductive nature of war” alongside its devastating human cost, recording the lives of soldiers he followed from training through combat and back to their fragmented homecomings.
