Wael

Wael Alnamla sits in the home of his parents in Rafah, a town on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, Gaza City, Gaza, on 6th April 2016.

Wael was injured during major conflict in 2014. This year marked 10 years since the beginning of the blockade of the Gaza strip. The blockade started following the 2006 Palestinian elections, after the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas won with an overwhelming majority. Over 1.8 million people live on the 360 square km strip of land, much of which was destroyed including water treatment and electricity supply facilities during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas-led militants.

Biography:
Darrian Traynor is an Australian based freelance photojournalist, covering everything from sport, major events, breaking news to feature documentary work. He currently works as a stringer with Getty Images, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. Darrian's work has been published in newspapers and magazines around the world, as well as online including The Guardian, The New York Times, Time, CNN, NBC and Al Jazeera. Darrian's work often covers topics surrounding people in need or those assisting. His personal project work Occupation Displacement is an ongoing look at the issues surrounding regufees, particularly in the Middle East.