Fatima Al-Zahra'a Shbair


Fatima Al-Zahra'a Shbair is a Palestinian photojournalist based in Gaza City, Palestine. She won a Prix de la Ville de Perpignan Rémi Ochlik award by Visa pour l'image in 2021 and a World Press Photo award in 2022.

Life and work

Shbair is a self-taught photographer born in Gaza in 1997. She studied business administration at Al-Azhar University. Her work focuses on documenting the Palestinian - Israeli conflict in Gaza City. Shbair's work has been published by many international publications including The [New York Times], The Guardian, Le Figaro, L'Express  and Le Temps.

Awards