A Lebanese mountain house after being looted, around 1976-77. (Credit: Georges Boustany)
War … Our war … Endless cycle of tears and blood. Each photo from this period, from 1975 to 1990, tells a story of pain, suffering, and an unending nightmare. Even those taken during family gatherings, moments that are traditionally joyful. Birthdays, holidays, weddings, reunions: you only have to look at the faces. Behind the surface smiles, you can almost always see the anxiety, like ink in their eyes.This chapter in our history, after decades of relative carefreeness, has left indelible marks, even on those who were not yet born. People may say that it’s over, that we live in a different era, that it will never happen again, but it did happen and nothing can undo it.A mountain home abandoned in panic, one among so many others. Few things are as poignant as an abandoned home. Gregory Buchakjian made a beautifully documented book about...
War … Our war … Endless cycle of tears and blood. Each photo from this period, from 1975 to 1990, tells a story of pain, suffering, and an unending nightmare. Even those taken during family gatherings, moments that are traditionally joyful. Birthdays, holidays, weddings, reunions: you only have to look at the faces. Behind the surface smiles, you can almost always see the anxiety, like ink in their eyes.This chapter in our history, after decades of relative carefreeness, has left indelible marks, even on those who were not yet born. People may say that it’s over, that we live in a different era, that it will never happen again, but it did happen and nothing can undo it.A mountain home abandoned in panic, one among so many others. Few things are as poignant as an abandoned home. Gregory Buchakjian made a beautifully documented book...
