2013 Photo Contest, Spot News, 2nd prize

interrogation

Photographer

Emin Özmen

31 July, 2012

A man suspected of giving money to government informants is held at a school occupied by the dissident Free Syrian Army (FSA), in the northern city of Aleppo.

About the photographer

Emin Özmen

In 2008, he published two photobooks, "Humans of Anatolia" and "Microcredit Stories in Turkey", a collection of stories on women who were able to access a microcredit in Turkey. ...

Background story

Aleppo, Syria

A man suspected of giving money to government informants is held at a school occupied by the dissident Free Syrian Army (FSA), in the northern city of Aleppo. He was one of two captives believed to be members of the pro-government Shabiha militia, who were held and interrogated for 48 hours before having the money that was on them confiscated. The men were then released.

Technical information

Shutter Speed
1/30 sec
Focal length
24 mm
F-Stop
2.8
ISO
1600
Camera
Canon EOS 5D

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