Through his photography, Kerwin takes us inside Lebanon’s capital to spotlight its struggles.
Once called The Paris of the Middle East, Beirut’s sumptuous past can be seen through the rubble.
This all changed in 1975, with the start of the Lebanese Civil War.
This would kick off decades of struggle that goes all the way up to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
In this short time, around 1,300 Lebanese were killed and major damage was done to Beirut’s infrastructure.
Countries can offer so much more than people believe, the media sways us into thinking a certain way.
Many were used by the military as bases in times of conflict, while others were simply collateral damage.
British photographer James Kerwin spent several weeks in Lebanon capturing the city’s abandoned architecture.
These spaces show the scars of decades of internal conflict created during Lebanon’s civil wars.
What’s left behind tells the tale of Beirut’s rich cultural history.
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