In Homs, Syria, where entire city blocks have been reduced to rubble by years of civil war, a Syrian wedding photographer thought of using the destruction of the city as a backdrop for pictures of newlywed couples “to show that life is stronger than death,” according to AFP photographer Joseph Eid. Here, Nada Merhi, 18, and her husband, Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a series of wedding pictures amid heavily damaged buildings in Homs on February 5, 2016.
Newlyweds in the Ruins: A Syrian Wedding Photo Shoot
Hints:
View this page full screen.
Skip to the next and previous photo by typing j/k or ←/→.
-
![]()
Read moreNewlywed Syrian couple, Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war-ravaged city of Homs, Syria, on February 5, 2016. #
Joseph Eid / AFP / Getty -
-
![]()
Read moreNewlyweds Hassan Youssef and Nada Merhi are photographed in a heavily damaged building in Homs on February 5, 2016. #
Joseph Eid / AFP / Getty -
![]()
Read moreNada Merhi and Hassan Youssef pose in Homs on February 5, 2016. #
Joseph Eid / AFP / Getty -
![]()
Read moreNada Merhi and Hassan Youssef pose in front of heavily damaged buildings in Homs on February 5, 2016. #
Joseph Eid / AFP / Getty -
-
![]()
Read moreNewlyweds Nada Merhi and Hassan Youssef in Homs on February 5, 2016. #
Joseph Eid / AFP / Getty -
![]()
Read moreNewlyweds Nada Merhi and Hassan Youssef, photographed in Homs on February 5, 2016. #
Joseph Eid / AFP / Getty -
![]()
Read moreNada Merhi and Hassan Youssef pose in front of heavily damaged buildings in Homs on February 5, 2016. #
Joseph Eid / AFP / Getty -
-
![]()
Read moreNewlywed Syrian couple, Nada Merhi and Hassan Youssef have their wedding pictures taken in a heavily damaged building in the ruins of Homs, Syria, on February 5, 2016. #
Joseph Eid / AFP / Getty
We want to hear what you think about this article. Submit a letter to the editor or write to letters@theatlantic.com.