
moises saman
@moises_saman
photographer, magnum photos
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In Abu Ghraib, writes Magnum photojournalist moises saman, “I was still a witness but without a camera. I was still a journalist but now also a prisoner. I had become a character in the hidden narrative of the war.” nyti.ms/3TtBKGP

"In these photos I often tried to center human dignity and resilience, to give face to Iraqis who lived and still live every day with the immense challenges of insecurity, violence and poverty." -The great moises saman in this important piece on power, framing and narrative:

Moises Saman (moises saman) on his two decades as a war photographer in Iraq. go.nybooks.com/3LzQL8g

Collide, Collude, Confront nybooks.com/online/2023/03… via The New York Review of Books

.moises saman helped define the war in Iraq with his amazing images. Here, a reflection worth reading on what is in the war photographer’s frame—and what is left out. nytimes.com/2023/03/16/opi…

Don't miss it! A conversation/book signing with Magnum photographer/2023 Nieman Fellow moises saman tonight, 3/20, in person in NYC and online. His new book is a collection of photographs taken while covering the US-led invasion of Iraq and its aftermath. magnumfoundation.org/events/glad-ti…

"In the aftermath of the invasion" of Iraq, writes Moises Saman (moises saman), "I saw Baghdad fragment along ethnic lines and descend into chaos and violence." go.nybooks.com/3yMmStN

(1/4) Twenty years ago today, March 20, 2003, moises saman stood atop the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad, witnessing the beginning of the US-led invasion of Iraq. All images © Moises Saman / Magnum Photos 🧵


“In the aftermath of the invasion, I saw Baghdad fragment along ethnic lines and descend into chaos and violence, in contrast to the more optimistic official accounts.” —moises saman, March 19, 2023 nybooks.com/online/2023/03…

“I hoped to depict human suffering in a way that will not only provoke new interpretations of the war but also make ethical demands of my audience.” —moises saman on collecting his photographs from Iraq since 2002 go.nybooks.com/40ws0hz



Check out "Magnum Photos Book Signing" eventbrite.com/e/magnum-photo… Eventbrite

Moises Saman, Glad Tidings of Benevolence from Collector Daily collectordaily.com/moises-saman-g…


‘This work is haunting, and haunted, by the ghosts of history and its casualties’ moises saman wapo.st/48vsclR



Last November, moises saman spent two weeks visiting all 13 camps in Jordan, documenting the life and stories of Palestinian refugees living there. 📸 Our latest AfterImage delves into just one story of many in Talbieh Refugee Camp. niemanreports.org/articles/gener…