Gaza I Spy

Support a non-profit project to highlight Gaza’s children and aid those affected by the ongoing war through a powerful photography book.

What is the Gaza I Spy Project?

The project is a luxury coffee table book, measuring 33cm by 25cm, with a high-quality linen fabric cover and silkscreen color printing. The book also features hand-crafted artwork on the back cover. While the cover is lavish, the content delves deeply into the experiences of Gaza’s children during the most recent war, which erupted in October 2023 and continues to this day.

The book presents photographs of Gaza’s children, showing their faces as they are: with smiles, frowns, and confusion. It documents their daily lives—from waiting in line for water and food to the ongoing displacement that has continued for nearly seven months, with no end in sight. Gaza I Spy is a book about children, but not for children. It includes around 200 photographs and artworks, with some images filling a full page or spreading across two pages. The book also features an introduction and poetic excerpts from Palestinian poets such as Refaat Alareer and Mahmoud Darwish, as well as relevant quotes that suit some of the scenes, and occasionally, statistics that document the history of this tragedy.

In the final pages, there is a pictorial index of all the images, each accompanied by a brief caption of no more than three lines, such as: “Rafah Crossing, children waiting,” or “An eight-year-old girl playing with her sister after losing her family.” The book also includes pages introducing the team, supporting organizations, and other documentation rights and acknowledgments.