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Leaving Home
Photograph by Alexandra Boulat

March 15. Accompanied by her husband and three children, a woman in Baghdad waved goodbye to her mother, who was leaving on a bus for Damascus. As the war approached, many people in Iraq chose to take refuge in Syria until the situation returned to normal.

Photo Fast Facts

Camera: Canon EOS 1V
Film Type: Fujichrome Provia 100
Lens: 17-35mm
Speed and F-Stop: 1/250 @ f/5.6

Weather Conditions: Good
Time of Day: 10 a.m.
Lighting Techniques: Available light

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