Doaa Albaz

She dreamed of photographing joy, but found herself documenting ruin

Between old photos she kept from photo sessions of happy occasions, and new photos she takes of building rubble and traces of destruction in her city, Maha Al-Sersak (17 years old) is living through a harsh transformation imposed by the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, which changed the features of the place and the dreams of its residents, and pushed the Palestinian girl to discover her passion for photojournalism and seek to pursue it professionally.