Moises Saman

Moises Saman was born in Lima, Peru, from a mixed Spanish and Peruvian family. Since the year 2001 Saman focused his photography on the wars in Irag and Afghanistan. He workled as a press photographer for 6 years and in the year 2007 he stopped working for the press and became a freelance photographer. He also has a wide variety of photos relating to wars and other hardships in countries around the world.

The photo I chose is a camp in Palestine. It was taken in 2009. I am Lebanese and part Palestinian and i have seen many pictures and heard so much about the situation in Palestine for many years now and thats why this picture really caught my attention. Saman is a very talented photographer and he really knows how to capture the feeling and sadness that he sees in the places where he takes his pictures. He focus a lot on wars because that is where his inspiration to become a photographer came from. This picture is really strong because the focus isn't on the boys, it is on the tents and the area they are living in, yet you can still see the emotion in the boys faces. The color tone of the image is very grey and dark and this emphasizes on the sadness you can see in the boys.  

-Zee