Nearly two years since the Islamic State took the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, the Iraqi Army launched an offensive to wrest the city back from the insurgency in October of 2016. While the forward push of the Iraqi Security Forces has slowed down after a month of fighting, the exodus of residents fleeing the violence has not. According to estimates it is predicted that the number of internally displaced will hover around a million people. Here I wanted to show what the displaced, caught in the middle of conflict, endured.
Project Mosul Offensive 2016 by Byron Smith has been awarded with the Third Place Award in Photojournalism category at Photogrvphy Grant 2017.
Byron Smith is an award-winning photojournalist focusing on human interest stories. He’s a frequent contributor to The New York Times and other publications. He recently was selected for the 2017 New York Times Portfolio Review. He currently lives in Brooklyn and is available for work domestic and abroad.
Website: byronsmithphoto.com
