Authors

Andy Spyra and Younes Mohammad

 

Andy Spyra is a freelance photographer currently based in Hagen, Germany. He studied photography at the Fachhochschule Hannover. Since 2010 he has been working as a freelance photographer on assignments and personal long-term projects in the Balkans and the Middle East. He has been published in major magazines and newspapers internationally and is the recipient of the Getty images Grant for Editorial Photography among other grants. To view more of Spyra’s photography visit his website.

Younes Mohammad was born in Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan, and is now based in Erbil. He has been a freelance photographer since 2011. He focuses on subjects related to the Kurdish people in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. He is currently working on a long-term project about Syrian Kurdish refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan. His photography has been published in local and foreign media and he has participated in many exhibitions.

ARTICLES BY Andy Spyra and Younes Mohammad