Photography

Blog Post A Photograph Is “Not Just Memory”

An exhibit of Khalil Raad’s work reminds us that photography is a tool for reimagining and resistance.

Photo Album From Utopia to Luxury: The Transformative Tale of the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem

A glimpse at the American Colony’s evolution from a commune to a hotel in Jerusalem

Photo Jerusalemite Youth

Boy Scouts in Jerusalem during the early 1900s

Photo Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, ca. 1870–80

Locals, pilgrims, and tourists at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Photo Aerial View of Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s Old City surrounding al-Haram al-Sharif in the 1930s

Photo Women from Silwan

Palestinian women villagers in Silwan through the lens of Felix Bonfils

Photo Three Jerusalemite Boys Posing on a Road with Their Arms Linked

A glimpse of boyhood in British Mandate Palestine

Photo Album Khalil Raad’s Lens: Scenes from Pre-Nakba Palestine

Khalil Raad’s photographs captured Palestinian tradition, resilience, and history before and after the Nakba.

Photo Portrait of a Young Woman from Jerusalem

Portrait of a woman from Jerusalem carrying a clay pot