A successful sniper has to be
good at two things: shooting a rifle and blending in with their
surroundings, as to not be seen by the intended target.
As
German artist Simon Menner recently found out, military snipers are
incredibly skilled at the latter - often blending into their
surroundings so well that they can't be seen even if you know where to
look.
Menner
recently was granted permission to photograph German Army snipers as
they blended into several landscapes. What he captured on film was the
incredible way in which these snipers can make themselves nearly
invisible to the naked eye - even in broad daylight.
In
many cases, spotting the sniper is nearly impossible - all you can see
is the business end of their sniper rifles jutting out of what appears
to be a rock, or a bush, as the rest of their bodies and equipment are
completely camouflaged. And chances are that if you're close enough to
notice them, it's already too late - trained snipers are capable of
accurately shooting targets that are more than a mile away.
In
a series of photos taken by Menner, a sniper is hiding somewhere in the
landscape. In another set of the same photos, the snipers' location is
circled in red - which doesn't do much to help recognize these war-time
chameleons.
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