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His love for Gaza shone through in his photographs, seen in his steadfast portrayals of joy and beauty. Whimsical compositions by the sea depict young boys jumping and playing. In a series of works focused on his grandmother, a survivor of the 1948 Nakba who was displaced from her native village of Isdud, Arandas portrays her as a symbol of strength and perseverance in Gaza, zooming in on her weathered hands harvesting olives against deep fertile earth. Traces of personal and cultural histories can be seen in the crisp light of ripe olives and the details of intricate embroidery adorning her hanging dress.

“Where can I begin talking about Gaza and Palestine, and how can I begin when I know that I am the living dead? Everyone who writes about Palestine has prepared himself to be among the dead, but despite our prior knowledge of our fate when we write and write about this land, we do not stop or for a moment hesitate to inhale her love,” he reflected.

Remembering Gaza Photographer Majd Arandas, Killed by Israeli Airstrikes

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Clairo

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Hair by Ruby Howes

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Twiggy photographed wearing a fur coat, February 21st, 1966.

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Inuit graphic artist, Shuvinai Ashoona working at Cape Dorset Co-op, 2008 & Kinngait Studios, 2006, respectively.

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Scarlett Johansson during the filming of Lost in Translation photographed by Sofia Coppola.

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alvina bokhari photographed by carly mccann smith

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Edward Burne-Jones • The Heart of the Lotus, 1880

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SIITTM Dominique Burnside

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King René's Honeymoon, Ford Madox Brown, made by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co, 1862