Laura Boushnak
Laura Boushnak is a Palestinian documentary photographer based in Amman, Jordan. Her work mainly focuses on the Arab world, looking at issues that stem from her own personal experience of gender, education, and aftermath of war.
After receiving a degree in Sociology from the Lebanese University in Beirut in 1999, Boushnak infused her interest in social issues with her passion for the visual arts and began her career as a photographer for the Associated Press in Lebanon. She then went on to work with the Agence France-Presse (AFP) at its Middle East hub in Cyprus and its headquarters in Paris. During this nine-year span, Boushnak’s experience included covering hard news in conflict zones such as the war in Iraq and the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
As of 2008, she has been working as an independent photographer, commissioned for editorial assignments by the New York Times and other publications.
Boushnak’s main focus has been on her on-going projects, “I Read I Write” and “Survivor.” The former revolves around Arab women’s education and literacy, while the latter highlights the aftermath of war and its impact on individuals long after the fighting has ended.
