To mark the 175th anniversary of the Associated Press, renowned digital artist Marko Stanojevic has breathed digital life into "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima", AP war photographer Joe Rosenthal’s masterpiece. The extraordinary new 1:1 NFT artwork is entitled "RAISING THE FLAG ON IWO JIMA: AP ARTiFACT 1". There is rarity and then there is the incomparable and prized Iwo Jima. This extraordinary, 1:1 work of art is authenticated by the AP on the Ethereum blockchain and unmatched in history and importance to this new community of digital art collectors. Violinist and composer Nick Kennerly wrote and performed the NFT’s original score entitled "Flag Rising"."The music is both epic and sentimental", says Kennerly, "I want the collector to feel not only the triumph of the moment, but also a feeling of grief and remembrance. I want the driving rhythmic pulse to give the collector a feeling of adrenaline which I felt in Marko’s work. I want that musical pulse to feel like the driving heartbeat of a soldier in the midst of battle". The work includes: a remarkable, full motion, 3D digitization of the Pulitzer-winning image tracking the battle from beach landing to the top of Mount Suribachi; the digitized Iwo Jima negative; a digital copy of the first print ever made from the Iwo Jima negative; seven stunning and searing additional images shot by Rosenthal during the intense battle of Iwo Jima; rarely seen and historic film footage from the Battle of Iwo Jima; a digital copy of the first print made from the negative; audio of the late Joe Rosenthal discussing the cultural impact of his famous image; actual audio of the horrific, four-day battle