Dolls

After decades of working as a conflict photographer — witnessing war, loss, displacement, and human suffering — I turned to photographing dolls, many of them broken, damaged, or abandoned, as a deeply personal form of therapy and reflection. These fragile figures became symbolic stand-ins for memory, trauma, innocence, and survival. Through the camera lens, the dolls transform into silent portraits carrying emotional scars much like the people and places shaped by conflict. Their cracked faces, missing limbs, worn textures, and haunting expressions evoke vulnerability and resilience, allowing me to process experiences that words often cannot express. What began as a quiet therapeutic exercise evolved into an intimate visual language exploring healing, remembrance, and the psychological aftermath of witnessing history.