MahmouD Bassam
2023 Impact Awards Winner
I have been working in photography since 2011, covering various events in Gaza, including the aggressions in 2012, 2014, 2021, and 2023. Additionally, I documented escalations and bombardments in Gaza Strip, such as those in 2019 and most confrontations during that period in general. I also covered the March of Return protests in 2018, where I was hit by shrapnel, resulting in damage to my ear. Despite the injury, I persisted in covering, same as we continue to stand strong in our trenches to this day. I hold a diploma in Multimedia Photography and various certificates, having been the top student in my class. Currently, I work as a photographer with numerous Arab and foreign agencies as a freelance photographer.
Sumaya Al-Atrash, a Palestinian Woman from Rafah, bids farewell to her niece who was martyred along with her family during the bombing of their home.
A family weeping over the loss of several members due to the bombing of their home.
The elderly Palestinian woman, Um Ashraf, looks at the bodies of children lost during the war.
A Palestinian woman embracing her niece, whose mother and husband were martyred in the bombing of a house in eastern Rafah.
Saeed Harb bids farewell to his twin children who were martyred during the bombing of their home in northern Rafah.