A Week in Syria. (2025)

In early October 2025, I traveled to Syria serving as the Director of Photography for a documentary focused on the Syrian Civil War. The trip involved extensive work in multiple cities including Damascus, Homs, Jaramana, Jobar, and Tartous. Throughout the journey, I captured a wide range of photographs that document the ongoing impact of the conflict on these diverse regions, highlighting both the resilience of the local communities and the stark realities shaped by years of war. The following photos are from the city of Jobar.

Jobar became a flashpoint early in the uprising, with rebels seizing control in 2012. The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), backed by Hezbollah and Russian forces, launched multiple offensives, including a major 2017 operation that recaptured much of the area through brutal urban warfare. The neighborhood endured prolonged sieges, with civilians and fighters relying on an extensive underground tunnel network for survival amid constant shelling and airstrikes.

Walking through the streets of this town felt solemn to say the least. In the few hours that we were there, we carefully walked down roads completely littered with rubble. Signs of life of everyday people that once populated this town could be found everywhere while distant gunfire echoed through the hollowed out buildings. My team and I were forced to leave sooner than expected as the gunfire drew closer and closer until bullets could be heard hitting nearby walls. The source of the gunfire remains unclear, but it served as a harrowing reminder of the perpetual violence that the people of Syria have gotten all too used to.