The project, Breaking Apart - The Syrian Conflict, includes Lebanon, Turkey and Syria. I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of refugees and wounded. In addition, on the Turkish-Syrian border there were thousands of displaced persons. All of the Syrian people that I interviewed reiterated the unbelievable terror, torture, and gross human rights violations. I photographed a number of the wounded warriors, many of whom will return to the battle as soon they have recovered. Many will not be physically able to fight, but they will continue to help the revolution in any way possible.
The Civil War in Syria is now in it’s third year. At the time I am writing this there are approximately 70,000 who have lost their lives and well over a million refugees now in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq. The number of displaced persons who have fled their homes and the violence who are still living in Syria is around 4 million. These numbers are rising rapidly every day. The number escaping to Jordan is over 1 thousand daily.
I returned to the Middle East in November and December of 2012, and then again in February and March of 2013. The project, Breaking Apart - The Syrian Conflict, expanded to include Lebanon, Turkey and Syria. I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of refugees and wounded. In addition, on the Turkish-Syrian border there were thousands of displaced persons. All of the Syrian people that I interviewed reiterated the unbelievable terror, torture, and gross human rights violations.
I photographed a number of the wounded warriors, many of whom will return to the battle as soon they have recovered. Many will not be physically able to fight, but they will continue to help the revolution in any way possible.