Interview / Winner’s Story · Humanity Photo Awards
Winner’s Story: Last Duty for Priest Sami
This HPA “Winner’s Story” combines a first-person account of my photographic approach with the story of Last Duty for Priest Sami, photographed in Antakya. Father Sami was not simply a subject I encountered for a project; he became one of the friends I made through years of documentary work.
The publication also presents the complete funeral sequence and discusses my broader approach to culture, memory and working from within the communities I photograph.
From the Interview
“He became one of the friends I made through photography. This is why I love documentary photography.” The work on Father Sami was therefore both a photographic record and a final personal duty to someone I had known for years.
Original Publication
The original pages preserved in my archive are reproduced below. Click any page to enlarge.
