The Israel-Gaza war in the Netherlands in four "photo diptychs": #ceasefirenow vs #bringthemhomenow

• Prize
  Silver in Press/War / Conflict
• Photographer
  Bernard Blasband, Netherlands

The Israel-Gaza war rages on since Octobe. The war is also felt in Dutch society. The pro-Gaza/Palestine protests call for an end of the fighting through “#ceasefirenow”. The pro-Israel protests call for the release of the Israeli hostages that were taken to Gaza through “#bringthemhomenow”. This photo series aims at showing the similarities between the “#ceasefirenow” and the “#bringthemhomenow” through four “diptychs”, which each show a similar scene from both sides. These scenes are: 1) the group of protesters; 2) the message of the protester; 3) the scream of the protester; 4) the portrait