Photography and the Memory of Mosul
As International Photography Week is celebrated, Elah explores the power of the visual medium in shaping memory.
A man casts a fishing net into the Tigris River. Small ripples cascade around the man as he stands in the water. Tiny reflections of light are captured, scattered like jewels. The fishing net, a light, flighty object of motion, is suspended mid-cast, appearing almost like a jellyfish.
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