a 25-year-old Palestinian Photojournalist shook the world with his lens
Photography was a passion for the 25 year old Palestinain , Motaz Azaiza, and it was his way of communicating the beauty of life. Until one day, his friend Mohammed, who was later killed by an Israeli sniper while waiting for a flour truck. That day onwards, he set forth to capture the unseen toll of war on the human lives. He was not just clicking away, is every image was a story screaming for help. Today, with over 18 million followers on Instagram and has become the international figure calling for action. He lost 25 members of his family in one day. “Everyday I’m losing more and what I succeeded to achieve is nothing compared to my losses”. GQ Middle East named him as the “Man of Year” 2023 and with scores of interviews with international media, Azaiza continues to urges for help for people of Palestine.
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“Israel won’t allow international journalists into Gaza”
“Social media has enabled people to watch a genocide unfold in real time”
“I reached billions of people, the truth reached billions of people, and nothing changed.”
“We owe it to kids like Jood to fight for a better
future before it’s too late”.
“Under occupation… No one will have safety and
no one will have peace”.
“No one is safe, nowhere is safe, and
fear is everywhere.”
“It was a paradise, now it is hell. I desperately dream of the days before, when I
documented my people and my land.”
