Photo Essay

Photo Essay Flooded by Design: Kufr ‘Aqab in Winter

A densely populated neighborhood, abandoned

Photo Essay A Third Palm Sunday amid War on Gaza

Scenes from Palm Sunday in Jerusalem and its Old City by Jerusalem Story photographers

Photo Essay Jerusalem’s Initially Tense Old City Slightly Eases on Second Week of Ramadan

Despite everything, Jerusalemites observe Ramadan traditions and rituals.

Photo Essay Palestinians Are Alert and in Mourning as They Mark Second Ramadan since the Gaza Genocide Began

A subdued atmosphere prevails in the Old City during Ramadan as Gaza continues to suffer and Israel cracks down on Jerusalem.

Photo Essay From Pilgrimage to Festival to Uprising: The Evolution of the Nabi Musa Tradition

How a local religious tradition became a cornerstone of Palestinian cultural and political life

Photo Essay The Said Family of Jerusalem: Denied Return to Their Home in Talbiyya, Perpetual Trauma in Exile

One Jerusalem family’s story: The Nakba and its aftermath

Photo Essay Sacred Seasons: Tracing the Holy Calendar of Jerusalem’s Palestinians

The sacred traditions of Jerusalem’s Palestinians through time and faiths

Photo Essay King David Hotel, a Focal Point in British Mandate Jerusalem Whose Bombing Was a Watershed Moment

For Palestinian Jerusalemites, the city’s first luxury hotel will always be linked to a terrorist act that signaled the end of their lives in Jerusalem.

Photo Essay The YMCA: A Cherished Social Hub during the Mandate Years

The Jerusalem YMCA was the social, athletic, and cultural hub for Jerusalemites during the British Mandate years.