Looking back at 2022, NOOR Authors share their favourite images of the year.
Tanya Habjouqa
© Tanya Habjouqa / NOOR
"Beita -- I imagine intergalactic rebels. An outake from a series I did for ICRC called "We Never Left the Mountain". An exploration into Beita's nonviolent approach to resistance against territorial expropriation in the town of Beita. Despite the high price Beita has paid and the settlers’ evacuation of the outpost, the Israeli military has turned the site into a base. Since May 2021, ten Palestinians have been killed, including two children, and many were injured or left with disabilities as a result of confrontations in Jabal Sabih in Beita. Amid attempts by Israeli settlers to re-establish an outpost on Jabal Sabih contrary to the law, Palestinian villagers have expressed their opposition in the form of marches and protests, bringing them into confrontations with the Israel Forces. The image illustrates their tactics in "night confusion" utilizing lasers and music and prayer on loud speakers.”
– Tanya Habjouqa
Alixandra fazzina
© Alixandra Fazzina / NOOR
“On western shores, where the Atlantic Ocean rains down its waters shaping the landscape, Ireland’s peatlands are one of Europe’s last great wildernesses. Unique ecosystems, these dark yet fragile habitats that cloak the hills, not only absorb and store vast amounts of carbon but also clean and regulate water, playing a key role in preventing flooding. Degradation of the peatlands however, has reached a critical tipping point.”
– Alixandra Fazzina
Kadir van lohuizen
© Kadir van Lohuizen / NOOR
“This is an image which is part of my project on the food industry ‘Food for thought’. For the first time in my career I was forced to remain in the Netherlands and had to find a way and look professionally in my own backyard. I knew the Netherlands was a big food producer, but being the second producer of agricultural commodities in the world? How is that possible in such a small country? Is it part of a solution or is it showcasing an unsustainable system? My quest for an answer continues in other parts of the world this year.”
– Kadir van Lohuizen
sanne de wilde
The image is of my project ‘Land of Ibeji’, but it is part of a new piece that I would like to develop further in the future. Thanks to the support of Nikon and the Flemish delegation in Paris - from whom we received support for our exhibition in Arles - I was able to print fabrics with photos for the first time, which is what this image is. It is a research -work in progress- around the colonial tissue by means of visual research into the nonverbal storytelling in textile art.
– Sanne De Wilde