The Levant

This collection spans years of work in Jordan and Syria; two countries shaped by ancient empires, modern upheaval, and landscapes that feel pulled from myth. From the red canyons of Wadi Rum to the ruins of Aleppo, these images reflect a region both weathered and enduring.

A person holding a large video camera aimed at a framed portrait of a man in a suit hanging on a wooden paneled wall. Syria
The ancient rock city of Petra, Jordan, showing a narrow canyon leading to a façade of an ancient structure carved into pink sandstone. Petra
A young man wearing a cap and a light-colored t-shirt stands in a dimly lit kitchen, looking down at the counter. The kitchen has green walls and tiled backsplash, with various objects hanging and placed around the room, including a black trash bag h
Bakery workers in white uniforms and hats preparing desserts behind a counter, with customers lined up in front, in an indoor bakery or cafe. Damascus, Syria
Cityscape of densely packed beige and white buildings on a hillside, with some satellite dishes and construction scaffolding in the foreground, under a hazy sky. Amman, Jordan
A city street at dusk with a mosque illuminated in the background. The street is lined with parked cars and a few people walking. Aleppo, Syria
A man sitting on the desert ground, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a scarf, with a vast desert landscape with distant mountains and a cloudy sky in the background.
Man walking across a street with billboards and residential buildings in the background, during daytime. Aleppo, Syria
Silhouette of a person with a cane standing outdoors on a city street, with parked cars and tall apartment buildings in the background.
Ancient stone ruins with arches and tall stone walls, possibly part of a historical fortress or aqueduct. Aleppo, Syria
A young boy with dark hair and a checkered jacket crouches on the floor, looking to the left. The room is filled with debris and destroyed furniture, including burnt cushions, tangled wires, and rubble. The walls are scorched and damaged.
Person standing in front of a hillside town with densely packed white and beige buildings built into the rocky cliff, under a cloudy sky. Syria
View of a rooftop swimming pool and terrace overlooking a desert landscape with mountains at sunset.
A foggy desert landscape with sandy ground, a curved asphalt road, and large rocky cliffs in the background.
A person wearing a red headscarf and beige pants stepping into the back of a small white electric vehicle on a deserted, dusty desert road with rocky hills in the background.
A man standing beside a bicycle on a busy street, holding a large piece of bread in front of a group of people gathered outside a building with a sign in Arabic, in warm sunlight.
View of a courtyard with people sitting and standing, with a building and minaret in the background, under a clear sky.
Desert landscape with orange sand dunes, rocky formations, and a cloudy sky.
A person wearing outdoor gear stands near a large rock formation in a desert landscape with canyon walls in the distance under an overcast sky.
Desert landscape with orange sand dunes, sparse desert vegetation, and distant rugged mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
Urban landscape of densely packed beige buildings, some with satellite dishes on rooftops, seen through leafless tree branches in the foreground.
Cityscape with beige buildings, cars parked along the street, and groups of people walking and gathering on the street during daytime.
A mosque with a large dome and a tall minaret stands amidst densely packed beige buildings in an urban area, with a red and white flag visible in the foreground.
Children playing a game with small colorful marbles on the ground outdoors.
Two boys standing at the entrance of a building with barred windows and shadows cast on the wall.
Group of boys playing soccer on a dirt field during sunset in a neighborhood with brick buildings and graffiti on the wall.
A boy sitting cross-legged under a tree, harvesting green leafy vegetables in a field.
Two men behind a bakery counter with a tall stack of flatbreads. The man on the left is smiling and wearing a white shirt, and the man on the right is in a striped shirt, smiling as bread is being tossed in the air. There are racks of baked goods in
A cityscape with high-rise buildings and a large body of water in the foreground, with arid mountainous terrain in the background.
Ancient stone ruins of a historic structure, with a person standing on a stone platform to the left, and grass and flowers in the foreground against a cloudy sky.
A man in traditional Middle Eastern attire walking on a dirt road with a town, palm trees, and a body of water in the background under a clear blue sky.
A young man in a blue sweater and jeans is working at a cluttered table in a room filled with posters, books, and supplies. He is cutting a large yellow poster with Arabic text. The room has various posters on the wall, including one of a woman prayi
A young boy wearing a beige checkered hoodie sitting at a market stall, pouring water from a large plastic bottle onto a bunch of radishes.
A young man riding a horse on a city street with buildings and cars, the shot is taken from the horse's perspective showing the rider's face and the horse's ears.
A school courtyard viewed through black metal bars, with students standing and walking around on a concrete ground, and a large multi-story school building with many windows in the background, during late afternoon sunlight.
Person standing with a donkey in front of the ancient Al-Khazneh temple carved into the rose-red sandstone cliff in Petra, Jordan.