As Syria Bleeds

• Photographer
  Tracey Shelton

Over the past 4 years, the Syrian conflict has claimed the lives of almost 300,000 people. The dead represent all kinds; civilians, fighters, soldiers, aid workers, journalists. Headlines that track the numbers of dead are easy to pass over when they are so frequent. But the faces of those most deeply effected by this international proxy war are much harder to ignore.

I have worked as a multimedia journalist in Australia, the Middle East and Asia covering conflict, politics and human rights violations since 2005. My articles, photographs and videos have been published globally, receiving 18 international awards. I reported exclusively on Gaddafi’s capture and death in Libya which sparked a UN inquiry, broke news of the Yazidi crisis in Iraq as Islamic State attacked, killed and kidnapped them and gained wide acclaim for my photography in war-torn Syria.