02/01/2026
The world’s outrage is selective. We see global mourning for a single life lost in a "first-world" nation, yet a deafening silence follows the slaughter of 50,000 Iranians in a matter of weeks. This disparity suggests a hierarchy of human life that I refuse to accept.
I stood in downtown Vancouver to document a struggle that the mainstream lens often ignores. Through my Pentax 67II, I captured the raw, unyielding spirit of a people fighting for their existence. My wife is Persian, and her pain is my pain. These images, rendered on Kodak T-Max 400 and Ilford HP5, are stripped of color to expose the stark reality of a massacre.
When you prioritize one tragedy over another based on geography, you participate in the erasure of these lives. Iran is not a "second-class" country, and its people are not disposable statistics. This is not just news; it is a crime against humanity that demands your undivided attention.