Marlboro Man, Fire, Baghdad, Iraq
I’ve always thought of this firefighter as “the Marlboro Man.” He seems very nonchalant, casually lighting up while the fire (in a diesel-fuel tank on an electric generator outside the Iraq Ministry of Agriculture in Baghdad) burns in the background. Another man strides through, throws a curious gaze at the fire, and passes on.
It’s incredible, what people can get used to. Iraqis had become so enured to violence and destruction by this point (Aug. 3, 2003) that only the imminent threat of injury or death seemed to provoke a strong emotional reaction. 
The firefighter hung around, smoking, until a truck with a hose arrived, and his fellow firefighters (and a few civilians) hauled it near enough to fight the fire. I was told that the blaze was likely started by sparks from a welding operation on the generator (the welder hadn’t taken time to shield the fuel tank).