The photographer

Wissam Nassar

Internationally Recognized Photojournalist · Gaza, Palestine

Wissam Nassar reporting in the field, wearing a press vest, in front of a large fire and smoke

On assignment in Gaza.

Wissam Nassar is an internationally recognized photojournalist whose work has documented conflict, humanitarian crises, and defining moments across Gaza, the Middle East, and beyond.

For nearly two decades, Nassar has worked on the ground across multiple countries, covering wars, political upheavals, humanitarian crises, and major international events. His photography goes beyond the headlines, capturing the human stories, dignity, resilience, and profound realities of people living through extraordinary times.

His photographs have been published by some of the world's most respected media organizations, including The New York Times, TIME, and The Washington Post, among others.

In 2015, Nassar was named a Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Breaking News Photography as part of The New York Times team for its coverage of Gaza.

Throughout his career, his work has reached audiences around the world, contributing to the visual record of conflicts and events that have shaped contemporary history.

This website presents a curated selection from Nassar's personal photographic archive — original photographs made in the field at moments of profound historical significance. Each image is a document of time, place, and human experience.

For collectors, institutions, galleries, researchers, and those who value documentary photography, the archive offers an opportunity to acquire original photographs from an internationally published body of work.

Portrait of photographer Wissam Nassar seated with his camera

Wissam Nassar.

These are not photographs made from a distance.
They are photographs made by someone who was there.

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As featured in

The New York Times TIME The Washington Post Al Jazeera The Guardian Xinhua UNICEF World Food Programme Save the Children Human Rights Watch Bank of Palestine