Christian Werner
Rubble and Delusion: A Journey Through Assad’s Syria
Syrien, Januar 2017 - Große Teile von Homs sind komplett zerstört. Trotzdem kommen einige Bewohner zurück und versuchen ihre Häuser wieder aufzubauen. Straßensperren aus kaputten Fahrzeugwracks wurden errichtet.
Syria, January 2017 - Destroyed street alley in East Aleppo. Residents who have returned to the streets. A child and his mother search a beauty shop for nail polish.
Syrien, Januar 2017 - Zerstörte Straßengasse in ost Aleppo. Ein Junge schaut auf die Zerstöung.
Syria, January 2017 - Large parts of Homs are completely destroyed. Nevertheless, some inhabitants come back and try to rebuild their houses. Three-quarter of Homs consists of ruins. Taxi drives through ruins.
Syria, January 2017 - Destroyed street alley in East Aleppo. Sharp barrel bombs on the roadside. A truck driver happened.
Syria, January 2017 - Overview Aleppo at fog.
Syrien, Januar 2017 - Zerstörte Straßengasse in ost Aleppo. Einwohner die zurückgekehrt sind auf den Straßen.
Syria, January 2017 - A chained dog and a boy in front of the coastal promenade in Latakia.
Syria, January 2017 - Destroyed street alley in East Aleppo. A Russian tank on the road.
Syria, January 2017 - A boy has caught a cat in East Aleppo.
Syria, January 2017 - Destroyed street alley in East Aleppo. Residents who have returned to the streets. Rebels have piled destroyed buses on a building, as protection against mortar shells.
Syria, January 2017 - East Aleppo: A young man with Down syndrome posing with a kalashnikov in front of a car with rear window sticker from Bashar al-Assad.
Syria, January 2017 - Large parts of Homs are completely destroyed. Nevertheless, some inhabitants come back and try to rebuild their houses. A man is driving on a motorcycle through a street full of ruins.
Syria, January 2017 - Portrait of the mightiest warlord of Syria; Mohammad Jaber, general and founder of the controversial Desert Hawks militia based in Latakia. Picture from his private house.
Syrien, Januar 2017 - Große Teile von Homs sind komplett zerstört. Trotzdem kommen einige Bewohner zurück und versuchen ihre Häuser wieder aufzubauen. Detail eines Basketballplatzes von einer zerstörten Schule.
Syrien, Januar 2017 - Große Teile von Homs sind komplett zerstört. Trotzdem kommen einige Bewohner zurück und versuchen ihre Häuser wieder aufzubauen. Ein Mannläuft durch eine Straße voll Ruinen.
Syrien, Januar 2017 - Zerstörte Straßengasse in ost Aleppo. Einwohner die zurückgekehrt sind auf den Straßen. Kinder durchsuchen die Trümmernach Holz zum Heizen,
Syrien, Januar 2017 - Das Wahrzeichen von aleppo: Die Zitadelle. Hunderte Jugendliche haben sich versammelt um die Befreiung aleppos zu feiern.
Syrien, Januar 2017 - Zerstörte Straßengasse in ost Aleppo. Einwohner die zurückgekehrt sind auf den Straßen. Jungendliche beseitigen die Trümmer vor ihrem Haus.
Syrien, Januar 2017 - Ostaleppo: Kinder spielen auf der Straße vor Ruinen. Im Hintergrund brennt Licht in einer Wohnung in den Ruinen.
Project Description
With the fall of Aleppo, the regime of Bashar Assad once again controls Syria’s second largest city. But is reconciliation possible in the country? A journey through the dictator’s rump state.
Biography
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. Born in 1987, Chris studied photojournalism and documentary photography from 2009 to 2014 at the University of Hanover. He works as a freelance photojournalist and published his photos and stories, among others, in Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, TIME, The Washington Post and many more. From 2012 to 2016 Christian Werner was represented by the German reportage agency laif. Since late 2016 Chris has been represented by Zeitenspiegel. His photographic focus is the processing of social injustice, conflicts and geopolitical issues. His work has received awards several times and has frequently been exhibited internationally. In 2015 Chris participated in the World Press Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam. In 2016 Chris was chosen in the 30 under 30 Europe Forbes List in the Media category. In late summer 2016 he began working with MOAS (Migrant Offshore Aid Station).
Chris has worked in various countries in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and South America.
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