Rachel Bozalis - Syrian photographer helps injured boy

Last weekend, a bomb hit a convoy of buses carrying evacuees from syrian villages that had been seized. The explosion killed 126 people, many of whom were children. Photographers and journalists happened to be at the scene and quickly put their cameras aside to help the victims. Abd Alkader Habak, a photographer, was one of the main journalists who did so. He ran from child to child, frantically trying to save as many as he could, although horrifyingly finding many dead. Habak soon sunk to his knees, overwhelmed by the commotion and horror around him. The image shot of this is one of the most powerful to emerge from the Syrian conflicts.

The photo shown in the article, from CNN, is one of the most powerful images I have seen to date. It will resonate with me for a very long time and evokes so much emotion that it is hard to describe. I felt it was immensely important to share this with this community as it is important to realize the gravity of what is going on in our world. The camera was invented just before the civil war, and it allowed photos of the aftermath of battles and the conditions soldiers lived in to be preserved and passed around. It allowed people to visualize and establish an emotional connection with the information they were told, and had a huge overall effect on the delivery of news. As photography has become increasingly digital and more high tech, the art of visual documentation has grown to an all time high, allowing photos from the other side of the world to quickly surface here in the US. My heart goes out to all the victims, their families, and their loved ones. May they rest in peace and may the conflict end as soon as possible. I felt it was important to include the photo, by Habak and featured on CNN, as I know most of you won't take the time to click the link.


http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/17/middleeast/syria-photographer-bombing-rescue-trnd/index.html