
moises saman
@moises_saman
photographer, magnum photos
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26-09-2010 00:58:33
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In Abu Ghraib, writes Magnum photojournalist moises saman, âI 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.â 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

.âŠmoises samanâ© helped define the war in Iraq with his amazing images. Here, a reflection worth reading on what is in the war photographerâs frameâand what is left out. nytimes.com/2023/03/16/opiâŠ

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-tiâŠ

"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 đ§”


âIn 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.â âmoises saman, March 19, 2023 nybooks.com/online/2023/03âŠ

âI 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.â âmoises 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-gâŠ


âThis work is haunting, and haunted, by the ghosts of history and its casualtiesâ 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. đž Our latest AfterImage delves into just one story of many in Talbieh Refugee Camp. niemanreports.org/articles/generâŠ