Iconography Analysis of Kaveh Kazemi’s Visual Narrative from the Frontline of the Iran-Iraq War

War photography is regarded as a crucial dimension within the field of photography, revealing numerous events of war and the complexities of post-conflict situations to the public and across the globe. Since the onset of the Iran-Iraq War, many photographers have captured this historical event, one of whom is Kaveh Kazemi. Kazemi's realistic and innovative perspective on the events of the Iran-Iraq War, in comparison to other artists in the field, underscores the necessity of selecting his works for the present study. Consequently, this paper aims to analyze Kaveh Kazemi's photographs from the front lines of the Iran-Iraq War, employing Erwin Panofsky's iconographic approach. Out of 53 of Kazemi's photographs, four have been purposefully selected for in-depth analysis.This article seeks to answer the question, what themes do Kaveh Kazemi's photos of the imposed war from the front line contain in terms of semantic structure, using Erwin Panofsky's?The results show that in Kazemi's photos, there are themes such as danger and security, solidarity, unification of Iranian warriors, human death and mortality, victory and courage of Iranian warriors, Iraqi buildings and facilities.