Doctors Under Fire: Gaza’s Last Line of Life

• Prize
  Gold in Press/War / Conflict
• Photographer
  Abdelrahman Alkahlout, Palestine
• Date of Photograph
  2024
• Studio
  Freelance Photojournalist
• Instagram
  abd.pix96

Since October 7, 2023, Gaza’s hospitals have operated under unimaginable pressure as thousands of wounded civilians arrived amid continuous bombardment. With limited medicine, fuel, equipment, and hospital beds, doctors, nurses, and paramedics fought to save lives in overcrowded emergency rooms, hallways, and makeshift treatment areas. These images document the resilience of medical teams who continued working through exhaustion, loss, and danger, becoming the final lifeline for countless patients while hospitals themselves came under attack.

Abdelrahman Alkahlout is a Palestinian photojournalist from Gaza with over a decade of experience documenting conflict, displacement, and human resilience. Since 2014, he has covered major events in Gaza, including the ongoing war, focusing on the impact on civilians. Despite being injured multiple times while reporting, he continues to document stories from the frontlines. His work has been exhibited internationally and recognized with major awards including IPA Photographer of the Year, TIFA Photographer of the Year, FAPA, LensCulture, and NPPA honors.

Awards • IPA Photographer of the Year 2025
• Editorial / Press Photographer of the Year – IPA 2025
• TIFA Photographer of the Year
• 1st Place Photojournalism – Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA)
• 1st Place Series/Top News – Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest
• LensCulture Emerging Talent Award
• LensCulture Critics’ Choice
• NPPA Best of Photojournalism – 3rd Place Breaking News Story
• Australian Photographic Prize – International Documentary Photographer of the Year
• 35AWARDS – 2nd Place Photojournalism