THE UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER

In 2012 a fateful choice of a TV channel has brought me face to face with the atrocities of the Syrian rebellion. I was shocked that such crimes against humanity were happing at the literal door step of Europe and yet outside of the war-torn country, life went on as usual. So in the summer of 2012, finding myself unable to be a bystander any longer, with camera in hand, I walked across the Turkish border into Syria and thus the Unknown Photographer was born. While wanting to share the raw images of war to raise awareness of what is truly happening in the conflict, I found myself also deeply affected by the everyday people that live on the frontlines and still manage to maintain their humanity, their kindness, their humor and undying hope for a better future. Men, women and children who live every day without knowing if they will see the next sunrise and yet still manage to show the kind of open-hearted hospitality to a stranger that is rarely found in our world today. Join me, The Unknown Photographer, in this journey through hope and devastation of the Syrian nation as the war rages on and the humanity continues its un-relentless struggle for freedom.