Since Matthew Brady’s “Dead at Antietam” images, photographers… Capa, Davidson, McCurry…have been documenting and reacting to war, its action, and its aftermath.  Nicholas Luchenbill makes his photos after the action, in photomontages that layer memories from his three combat tours in the Middle East.  His art practice is his attempt to understand his own wounds from war trauma and to speak to other veterans’ mental health issues.  Retired from the Army with a medical discharge in consequence of struggles with psychological effects of his service, Nicholas lives in El Paso, Texas, near Fort Bliss, his last duty station.  That such aesthetically-pleasing artworks can grow from such ugly sources is a tribute to Luchenbill’s artistic vision and accomplished craft.  That his work is employed to help others is a tribute to his compassion and his ongoing mission.