Effenberger Photography

Yesterday the coalition of Women's Protection Unit (YPJ), People's Protection Unit (YPG) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the beginning of the last phase of the 'Great Battöe' for Raqqa. In this Phase the self-proclaimed capital of Daesh (IS/ISIS) is going to be liberated. Photo: A SDF fighter shoots his machinegun in at a frontline position north of Rakka. 15.05.17 . . #ypg #ypj #sdf #qsd #wrathofeuphrates #Rakka #Raqqa #rojava #syrian #daesh #warzone #warphotography #photojournalism #documentaryphotographer #journalism

Fighter with the Women's Protection Unit (YPJ) in a destroyed building close to Raqqa, the self-proclaimed capital of Daesh's 'caliphate'. 17.05.17, Raqqa. . . . #ypj #ypg #wrathofeuphrates #Rakka #Raqqa #sdf#qsd #syria #rojava #kurdistan #kurdish #journalism #gtftw #photojournalism #documentaryphotographer #portrait #soldier #warphotography #warzone #war

YPG-fighter in a destroyed building in Kobanê looking towards Turkish-Syrian border. After Daesh was pushed out of the city in 2014, 80% of it where destroyed. Parts of it will remain in ruins as museum and memorial. 24.05.17 Kobanê, Rojava. . . #ypg #ypj #kobane #kobanê #rojava #kurdistan #kurdish #syria #warphotography #warzone #photojournalism #documentaryphotographer (hier: Kobane)

Fighters of the Womens Defence Unit (YPJ) give water and sweets to refugees arriving from Rakka . . #ypg #ypj #Rakka #Raqqa #wrathofeuphrates #refugee #refugees #gtftw #photojournalism #journalism #rojava

Airstrikes in Tabqa as battle for the city continues. YPG and SDF forces control over 90%, while Daesh is holding on to a few neighborhoods. 08.05.17 . . #Tabqa #Raqqa #Rakka #warphotography #warzone #airstrike #bomb #battle #photojournalism #syria

YPG-fighter amidst the rubble in Karaçok, Rojava. Tonight Turkish warplanes bombed Karaçok, leaving 20 fighters and 3 journalists dead and the media center completly destroyed. The planes also struck several positions of PKK ans YBŞ in Şengal, also leaving the media center completely destroyed. 25th April 2017 . . . #ypg #ypj #rojava #rojava #şengal #sengal #pkk #ybs #ezidi #kurd #kurdistan #warphotography #war #warzone #conflictphotography #photojournalism #journalism (hier: Derik, Al Hasakah, Syria)

For all those who just woke up today: Happy New Year! . . . #happynewyear #happy2017 #newyear #newyeareve #fireworks #celebrations #berlin #longexposure #longexpo #longexposure_shots #nightphotography #gtftw (hier: Berlin, Germany)

Happy New Year everyone! . . #berlin #newyear #newyeareve #2017 #happy2017 #happynewyear #fireworks #feuerwerk #celebrations #party #gtftw #longexposure #longexposure_shots #longexpo @longexposuree @longexpoelite @longexposure_shots (hier: Berlin, Germany)

Two Yazidi boys infront of their camp in the Shingal-Camp close to Diyarbakir/ Amed. When the so called 'Islamic State' attacked Shingal in August 2014 a genozide on the Yazidis was immanent. Aproximately 5000 found refuge in the self-governed Shingal-Camp. 09.05.2016 . . #yazidi #ezidi #shingal #shengal #freelance #refugees #refugee #kids #gtftw #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentaryphotographer #documentaryphotography @everydaymiddleeast @everydayrefugees @refu (hier: Diyarbakır, Turkey)

Protester with a sign reading 'the system steals the air we breath' during a demonstration against a reform of the labor law in Paris, France. 14.06.2016 . . . #nuitdebout #nuitdeboutparis #france #paris #loitravail #gtftw #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentaryphotographer #documentaryphotography #documentary (hier: Paris, France)

Yazidi men who had to flee from Singal to escape the advancing militants of the so called 'Islamic State' in summer 2014. Today he lifes together with 1500 other yazidi refugees in the 'Singal Camp', a self governed refugee camp close to Diyarbakir/Amed, Turkey. 10.05.16 . . #yazidi #yezidi #kurdish #kurdistan #war #crisis #photojournalism #refugeeswelcome #refugees #refugee #diyarbakir #portrait #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentaryphotographer #documentaryphotography @kurdistan.pic @everydayrefugees @kurdistan.country @everydaymiddleeast @refugeesare @refugeeswelcome @european_refugee_appeal (hier: Diyarbakır, Turkey)

Peshmerga Sniper at Kirkuk frontlines aiming at poistions of the so called "Islamic State", merely 500m away 12.05.16 . . . #peshmerge #peshmerga #sniper #rifle #gun #weapon #kurdish #kurdistan #war #soldier #crisis #conflict #kirkuk #iraq #conflictphotography #warphotography #warzone #documentaryphotographer #documentaryphotography #photojournalism #photojournalist @kurdistan.pic @everydaymiddleeast @peshmerga_kurdish_forces @kurdistan.official @kurdism

Selma of the leftist, turkish folklore Band 'Grup Yorum' during a concert with ~500.000 people listenling in Bakirköy, Istanbul. Selma, and several other members of Grup Yorum are now in prison over 'terrorism' charges 13.04.14 . . . #concert #concerts #grupyorumhalktırsusturulamaz #grupyorum #bakirkoy #turkey #music #gtftw #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentaryphotographer #documentaryphotography #documentary (hier: İstanbul Bakirköy)

The car of a security firm was torched by protesters in Paris on the evening of huge demonstration against a planned labor reform. 14.06.16 . . . #nuitdebout #nuitdeboutparis #loitravail #14juin #paris #france #fire #burning #flames #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentaryphotographer #documentaryphotography #documentary (hier: Paris, France)

Protestors of the 'Blockupy' movement protest european austerity measures and the asylum policies of the EU in Berlin, Germany. 02.09.16 . . #blockupy #andiearbeit #protest #demonstration #gtftw #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentaryphotographer #documentary #documentaryphotography (hier: Berlin, Germany)

A protester stands in a cloud of teargas during a demonstration against the reform of the labor law in Paris, France. 15.09.2016 . . . #paris #france #men #protest #teargas #loitravail #nuidebout #nuitdeboutparis #gtftw #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentaryphotographer #documentaryphotography (hier: Paris, France)

Mehmet Karasungur Şehitlik (a graveyard of fallen guerillafighters of the Kurdistan Workerparty PKK) in the Medya Defense Zone, Qandil mountains, Kurdistan. 20.05.16 . . #kurdish #kurdistan #qandil #pkk #hpg #guerilla #iraq #sehit #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentaryphotographer #documentary #documentaryphotography @kurdistan.pic @internationalbrigadesofrojava1 @ypg_news @ypgrojava (hier: Qandil, Arbil, Iraq)