Freelance photojournalist Lynsey Addario traveled to the Syrian province of Aleppo and refugee camps in Turkey and Lebanon to document the lives normal people who have been affected by the Syrian civil war. Her photo gallery, which is featured on the New York Times' website, shows viewers a different side of the Syrian conflict.
Instead of depicting the violent clashes between the Syrian government and rebels, Addario has given us a glimpse into the daily life of families. Some have fled to unsanitary refugee camps while others have tried to continue life inside Syria.
Perhaps the most striking image of the set is the 15th and last image. Addario photographs a mother, Om Mustafa, with three of her children outside a camp in Lebanon. The weather appears to be cold as Mustafa stares desperately into the distance in front of her shanty town of tents. "Life was better under Assad," she told Addario. The quote, which is included in the caption, paints a very different picture of Assad's regime than the story that has been presented to the American public.
Addario's work for the New York Times helps illustrate and inform those outside Syria of the conditions of regular people. This gallery is a wonderful piece of photojournalism.
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