Mahmud Abdur-Rahman

Originally from Aleppo, he experienced firsthand the war in his city. As a photographer-activist and
then as a professional working with foreign agencies among which: AFP and Reuters.
He began working as an exponent of civil society in East Aleppo before and during the governmental siege ended in December. Since 2015 he has been in Turkey where he continues to support Syrian civilian communities in the media, humanitarian and documentation fields.

Mohammad Amen Qurabi

He’s 28 years old and he lives in Arihah town in the countryside of Idlib city in Syria . He works as a photographer and in the past 8 years he has
collaborated with Arabic and international media agencies and websites: Anadolu, AgencyGood morning Syria website,Human in Syria website,AFP, Reuters, Syrian Human Rights Network (War Documentation section), etc.

He began his work as trainer in photography field in 2013 and till now he has trained 4250 people: a group of women working for civil organizations, civil defense volunteers, starters in photography field, a group in Al-Attarb town in the countryside of Aleppo, it was part of the capacity-building project in cooperation with Tahadi team. He participated in “Life in Syria” photo book project.

Emad Najm Husso

He is from Aleppo, graduated from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in Aleppo University – Department of English language and literature. He began to work as a journalist in 2013 with Hentah magazine in Aleppo and wrote a many articles in All4Syria website , Enb baladi  newspaper, Alquds Alarbi  newspaper , Good Morning Syria website. He worked as a coordinator of   COSV   Italian NGOs in Aleppo city, after that he was project coordinator of People in Need NGOs in Aleppo, in the main time he found with some friends  Life Makers Team which it was a civil work organization active in Aleppo.  

Jalal Al-Mamo

Jalal Almamo is a Syrian freelancing photojournalist, born in Aleppo in 1986. Since the beginning of the peaceful revolution in Syria, he has decided to stay, witness and keep records of what was happening to his people and to his historic city, showing the world the truth through his photos and video projects. His photos were published in several international media outlets such as La Presse, Le Monde and the NY times (covering the first page on the 15.6.2013). He has been working since 2013 for agencies such as AFP and until now with Reuters by the name of Jalal Al Halabi for safety reasons and then in his own name.

Life Makers Team

Life Makers Team was created by civil society in 2012 following the first uprisings and peaceful demonstrations held in Aleppo. Formed by a group of volunteers over the years has placed at the center of their activities the right to education and the defense of human rights. They worked in 7 schools in the neighborhoods of Aleppo, bringing activities of animation for children, theater, painting …., organizing training courses for teachers in psychosocial support and management of traumas, children, supporting the rehabilitation of schools damaged by bombing and building safe classrooms in the basements of the buildings. They collaborated with international NGOs in humanitarian aid programs managing food supplies. Some of their members have lost their lives under the bombing of the city of Aleppo including one of the photographers of the project Life in Syria: Shamel al Ahmad.

Nour Kelze

Currently residing in Germany Nour Kelze was born in Aleppo, Syria (1988) where she received her bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature from Aleppo University in (2012). From an English teacher to a photographer, she documented the Syrian Frontlines, daily life, the transformations of the landscape, displacement and immigration.
Her work was represented by Reuters news agency from 2012 till 2015. She was the first Syrian female photojournalist to be awarded “Courage in Journalism” from International Women’s Media Foundation in 2013. In 2015 she was the recipient of a Magnum Foundation for “Photography and Social Justice Fellowship” program.

Seipersei

Seipersei was founded in 2012 as an independent publishing house specialized in self publishing. After publishing five long-term projects, in 2016 the founder Stefano Vigni, decided to open the publishing house to young emerging artists from the most important academies and photography school in Italy.
Seipersei is a sighting laboratory of lateral visual thought engaged in the promotion of young Italian photographers and deals especially with social issues and projects of a intimacy sense that are appreciated by national and international photography critic.