Photographers capture Lebanese heartbreak

August 9, 2007 - 0:0

TEHRAN -- Lebanese photographer, Mohammad-Mehdi Fakhreddin, some of whose photos are on display in an exhibit entitled “Those 33 Days” in Tehran, wants to dedicate the photos to all the war photographers who resisted in those days.

He mentioned that all of the photos are stirring, but the most heartrending work is the photo featuring the arms of a dead mother embracing the head of her dead child, both buried under the ruins of a house in Qana.
He announced that the photos on display are not all his own works, but that the exhibit is the collaborative effort of four photographers who wanted to depict the resistance of the people in those hard days, Mohammad-Mehdi Fakhreddin told MNA.
“Many photographers were wounded and one of them was martyred during the attacks. I took photos with two different cameras since my own was damaged,” he added.
He said that the photos have previously been on display at various venues and that they have been used on websites and in documentary films in order to show other nations the true facts about the war.
He mentioned that this is the first showcase of the photos outside Lebanon. The photos depict the Zionist regime’s attacks, the destruction of Lebanese residential areas, and the people’s heroic resistance. About 300 photos were taken during the 33 days of attacks 76 of which were selected for the event.
The exhibition “Those 33 Days” will be held from August 7 to September 4 at the Palestine Museum of Contemporary Art which is located at Mozaffar St., Taleqani Ave., near Felestin Square