Hammoudi. © Sakir Khader
Youth in Resistance
Sakir Khader
2026— Palestine, Syria
About this series
Khader, a Palestinian-Dutch photojournalist, has spent years documenting what much of the world ignores, forgets, or shamelessly attempts to justify.
His work stands apart from the narratives often found in Western media, where Palestinians, and the middle eastern population are framed either as nameless victims or as threats. Khader ongoing visual research challenge that reduction, with the perspective not of an outsider looking in, but of someone who belongs, who understands the language, both spoken and unspoken.
For Magnum Chronicles Gen Z , Khader gave the voice to some of the young people in Palestine and Syria he personally follows since more than a decade.
His work stands apart from the narratives often found in Western media, where Palestinians, and the middle eastern population are framed either as nameless victims or as threats. Khader ongoing visual research challenge that reduction, with the perspective not of an outsider looking in, but of someone who belongs, who understands the language, both spoken and unspoken.
For Magnum Chronicles Gen Z , Khader gave the voice to some of the young people in Palestine and Syria he personally follows since more than a decade.
© Sakir Khader
© Sakir Khader
© Sakir Khader
© Sakir Khader
The Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria. © Sakir Khader
© Sakir Khader
© Sakir Khader
© Sakir Khader
Photographer: Sakir Khader
Nationality: Dutch – Palestinian
Based in: The Netherlands
Website: www.magnumphotos.com/sakir-khader
Instagram: @sakirkhader
Sakir Khader, born in 1990, is a Palestinian documentary photographer and film director based in the Netherlands. His main focus is the relation between life and death in conflict zones, especially across the Middle East. Known for his raw yet intimate cinematic signature style, Khader always seeks to illuminate the poetic sorrows of everyday life.
He joined Magnum Photos as a nominee in 2024.