Portraits of Syrians captured by Syrian photographers around the world
Team
Photographers
Madonna Adib
ChadYa
Zaki Alasmar
Ziad Alasmar
Khaled Alwarea
Antoine Entabi
Maria Kedikian
Soubhi Mobassaleh
Nour Nouralla
Youssef Shoufan
Catherine Ward
Correctors
Bissan Nseir
Hala Alromhein
Translators
Hala Alromhein
Rama Shirazi
Bahij Wada
MADONNA ADIB
“Independant filmmaker and artist born in Damascus who fell in love with the city of jasmin and torn between countries. I studied fine arts at the Damascus university, and following my dreams to be a filmmaker, I went to Montreal to study at Concordia’s University and started creating experimental documentary and drama short films that were played in festivals around the world.”
— see her pictures
elsewhere: website / facebook
ChadYa
“ChadYa is a collective of two visual artists: Chadi and Yasmeen. They’re creators of things, but mainly work on films, animation, VFX, illustration, architecture and photography.”
— see their pictures
Yasmeen elsewhere: website / blog / vimeo
Chadi elsewhere: website / vimeo
ZIAD ALASMAR
“Syrian from Damascus, in love with basketball, theater, poetry and art. I love meeting new people. I love working with kids and teenagers. A future dentist.”
— SEE HIS PICTURES
elsewhere: flickr / twitter / facebook / instagram
KHALED ALWAERA
“I see, I analyze, I learn, and I create… A citizen of planet Earth, born in Damascus, Syria. When I’m not doing photography I do architecture.”
— SEE HIS PICTURES
elsewhere: behance / flickr / instagram
ANTOINE ENTABI
“I’m a Syrian human born in Damascus. I see everything in life as a photograph. I wish I could also print the missing scenes I didn’t capture with any camera! I’m also a stopmotion filmmaker, a graphic designer and I’m obsessed about insects and Pink Floyd!”
— see his pictures
elsewhere: facebook / flickr / instagram
MARIA KEDIKIAN
“Originally Armenian but born and grown up in the most beautiful city on earth, Damascus, so I proudly became Syrian. I studied Fashion Design, yet found more passion in working with NGOs. I believe that life is a journey and I need a friend to live it with, so I chose my camera lens to be my soul-mate. I trust my camera lens even more than my own eye, since it records what people can’t actually see and shows life’s reflections and secrets.”
— see her pictures elsewhere: flickr / 500px / Instagram
SOUBHI MOBASSALEH
“I studied architecture, which opened the door for me to meet Arts. I work as an architect but my curiosity could not stop at this passion. An experimental journey my life became. Obsessed with the path because the result will always remain a result. Born and raised in Damascus, currently living and working in Dubai.”
— see his pictures
elsewhere: behance / flickr / instagram / twitter
NOUR NOURALLA
“A Syrian soul but a citizen of the world, a life-lover who is in a desperate pursuit to embrace and celebrate life through photography. Also, secretly plotting to someday fall off the grid and travel the world endlessly.”
— see her pictures
elsewhere: flickr / instagram / twitter / facebook
YOUSSEF SHOUFAN
“Independent multimedia storyteller born in Damascus and loosely based in Montreal. I ♥ travelling, photography, people, pistachios, music, words, video, design & art. Lovin’ & laughin’. Vegetarian. Mediator. Agnostic.”
— see his pictures elsewhere: website / flickr / instagram / vimeo / twitter / youtube
CATHERINE WARD
“Bookworm, Film & Music addict. I love art in all its forms. I love imperfections and the color black. A psychology major who started taking photographs only after the war started. Out of fear, out of survival instinct.”
— see her pictures elsewhere: instagram / facebook