“After the war in Lebanon erupted, I shifted my focus to covering it. When Assad’s regime fell, I witnessed history unfold. People celebrated newfound freedom, while others mourned loved ones lost to the system. This experience led me to work on a project bridging Lebanon and Syria — two nations bound by culture, language, religion, and corruption. This isn’t about providing answers, only a mirror reflecting Lebanon and Syria’s shared collapse.” — Raghed Waked
Seen here, from the project ‘Lebanon and Syria: Parallel Ruins’ by
@raghedwaked , participant of the Samir Kassir Foundation Masterclass (
@sk_eyes ):
1. Israeli airstrike on Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon, on 27 October 2024.
2. Hours into the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, a man clears debris from the aftermath of the previous night’s bombings, in Lebanon, on 27 November 2024.
3. A survivor of the Israeli airstrike on Beirut that claimed over 30 lives, on 13 October 2024. He raises his hands in prayer, grateful for the survival of over 20 displaced people who had sought refuge in his home.
4. Amid the rubble in Nasrallah's bombing site, a man holds a large portrait of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an image taken before the Syrian war. Beirut, Lebanon, 30 November 2024.
5. A man urinates on a statue of Hafez al-Assad in Deir Atieh, Syria, on 6 February 2025.
6. Yassine, in a destroyed school in Yarmouk Camp, Syria, on 3 February 2025.
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The Samir Kassir Foundation Masterclass, in collaboration with World Press Photo, is a program for photojournalists based in Lebanon, designed to develop their practice and support long, sustainable careers in photojournalism and documentary photography, while helping them reach the international community through guidance on safety, ethics, writing, legal matters, pitching, and publishing.
🔗 Discover more about the Samir Kassir Foundation Masterclass participants' projects through the link in bio.
