Film Photography Portfolio: Lebanon
Joseph Hall
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2022 marked my return to the Middle East for the first time since the pandemic. This is one of the most rapidly evolving regions in the world, and after two-and-a-half years away, it was evident that I'd be discovering many sights and sounds I thought to be familiar anew.
Lebanon
A sobering pun painted on the side of the freeway. In Arabic, it's a play on words: yom al-istiqlal (independence day) vs. yom al-istighlal (day of exploitation)
Downtown Beirut was empty in October 2022. It looked like a non-descript Hollywood film lot, waiting to be reanimated with the hustle of bustle of pre-pandemic Beirut.
Taken from an overlook near Ehden, in Zgharta.
These districts are mostly Maronite Catholic, evidenced by the many monasteries tucked away on the sheer cliffs. The inaccessibility catalyzes asceticism.
The only way to this monastery is to climb up the sheer cliffs. It makes getting to the Dental clinic next store a real trek.
Beirut promenade, between Raouche and the Central Military sporting club
