Introducing 48 Stories

For Israelis, May 1948 marks the creation of the State of Israel. For Palestinians, it marks the Nakba (‘catastrophe’): more than 700.000 Palestinians were forced out of their homes.

Today – exactly 70 years later – those 700.000 have exceeded six million. 48 Storiespresents the personal stories of Palestinians who witnessed the events and shows where they live today.

© Kadir van Lohuizen / NOOR

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48 Stories: Mapping the Palestinian diaspora

48 Stories presents the personal stories of Palestinians who witnessed the events and shows where they live today. This project was produced by NOOR, the NOOR Foundation, Palestinian and other photographers from the Middle East, designers Kummer & Herrman and Paradox. 48 Stories sheds new light on the representation of the Palestinian diaspora.

The project documents the memories and everyday lives of Palestinians, both 1948 survivors and their descendants. Many of them live in Gaza, the West Bank or Israel but the vast majority is spread around the world; they are based in (former) refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria or Jordan, have settled in countries like the US, Chile and the Netherlands.

Read more about the launch and the project in our latest newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/noorimages/introducing-48-stories

The Gallery Club x NOOR

NOOR, the NOOR Foundation and the Gallery Club would like to invite you for a two day program experiencing the works and talks of our authors.

Find out more with the link to the newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/noorimages/thegalleryclub-presents-noor

Latest News from our Authors

NOOR confronts the dominant narrative to create global impact using visual storytelling with integrity and passion.

© Andrea Bruce / NOOR

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Andrea Bruce, winner of the 2018 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award

Andrea Bruce, through her work, commitment and courage, helps make our world a better place. She was awarded the 2018 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award for her lenghty career and her contribution in shedding a light on the untold stories of our world.

© Andrea Bruce / NOOR

This award was also an opportunity to recognize the remarkable work of Rebecca Conway, participant of our last NOOR-NIKON Masterclass in Bayeux. Find all of her work and stories here. 

This NOOR Education Masterclass was made possible thanks to Nikon France and the NOOR Foundation.

© Rebecca Conway

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Yuri Kozyrev & Kadir van Lohuizen, laureates of the Carmagniac Photojournalism Award

Yuri Kozyrev and Kadir van Lohuizen received the prestigious Carmignac Photojournalism Award and will begin in the coming weeks an unprecedented photographic and visual adventure. Yuri and Kadir will be the pioneers of a unique narrative.

Their double polar expedition project, "Arctic: New Frontier", will focus on the consequences of the melting of the sea ice for the planet, and the medium-term prospect of its total disappearance.

Yuri Kozyrev will travel towards the East and Kadir van Lohuizen will head West. Each of them will travel halfway across the Arctic Circle to meet in September in the Bering Strait.

From Russia to Norway, Greenland, Canada and Alaska, the two laureates will, in their respective areas of research, explore key issues affecting the Arctic - the opening of new trade routes, the militarisation of borders, the search for mineral resources, polar tourism, etc. – and their impact on our daily lives.

© Yuri Kozyrev / NOOR

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Kadir van Lohuizen wins First Prize in World Press Photo, Environment Stories Category

We're proud to share that Kadir van Lohuizen was awarded the First Prize in the Environment Category for World Press Photo Contest with his series "Wasteland"

© Kadir van Lohuizen / NOOR

NOOR's Managing Director Clement Saccomani stated: "We had great joy to see Kadir receive the World Press Photo. This award is for NOOR, a huge honor because given for the first time, it rewards the strong and necessary commitment of Kadir and NOOR to register in the honest testimony of our own world and environment."

This award was made possible thanks to our historical partner Nikon. NOOR and .the NOOR Foundation would like to thank our partner Nikon and Nikon Europe, because by uniting our strengths and our talents, we inform the world.

This project was graciously supported by the Nikon Europe Ambassador program.

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Léonard Pongo, selected to the 2018 Joop Swart Masterclass

NOOR and the NOOR Foundation are proud to share that Léonard Pongo has been selected to the 2018 Joop Swart Masterclass. We would like to wish the best to him and all the other participants!

© Leonard Pongo / NOOR

In Conversation - Nina Berman and Susan Meiselas

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma will host photographers Nina Berman and Susan Meiselas for a conversation about their newly-released books, "An Autobiography of Miss Wish" and "A Room of Their Own."

In their respective projects, both photographers were confronted with finding fresh ways of telling documentary stories about traumatic experience and women searching for safety.  

Nina Berman Artist Talk: Bearing Witness

Nina Berman will be giving an artist talk at the Bronx Documentary Center in New York City, February 1st with Kimberly Stevens, to talk about their book  An autobiography of Miss Wish.