Faces of Iraq is a long-form documentary portrait series made across multiple regions of Iraq, focusing on everyday Iraqis encountered in streets, markets, workplaces, and places of worship.
Rather than responding to moments of crisis or conflict, the project centres on quiet encounters and direct gazes, allowing individuals to present themselves on their own terms. The photographs emphasise dignity, resilience, and ordinariness, giving a voice to individuals whose stories are at risk of being forgotten or misunderstood.
The work is grounded in slow observation and conversation, shaped by time spent moving through cities and rural areas across both Kurdistan and Federal Iraq. By foregrounding people rather than events, Faces of Iraq aims to expand how Iraqi life is understood, shifting attention away from headlines and toward the human presence.
Faces of Iraq is a long-form documentary portrait series made across multiple regions of Iraq, focusing on everyday Iraqis encountered in streets, markets, workplaces, and places of worship.
Rather than responding to moments of crisis or conflict, the project centres on quiet encounters and direct gazes, allowing individuals to present themselves on their own terms. The photographs emphasise dignity, resilience, and ordinariness, giving a voice to individuals whose stories are at risk of being forgotten or misunderstood.
The work is grounded in slow observation and conversation, shaped by time spent moving through cities and rural areas across both Kurdistan and Federal Iraq. By foregrounding people rather than events, Faces of Iraq aims to expand how Iraqi life is understood, shifting attention away from headlines and toward the human presence.
