He recently spoke with CNN detailing his risky journey both getting into and out of the country documenting the Free Syrian Army and the Syrian refugees struggle to cross over to Turkey. Read more about Jonathan’s experience and see his powerful photos on CNN.

Anastasia Photo will have an exhibition of Jonathan Alpeyrie’s WWII Veterans, opening April 11 thru May 31, 2012, opening reception April 11, 6:30-8:30.

Syrian families fleeing the war zone are resting near a camp fire a few hundred meters from the Turkish border.

A FSA member is riding a horse during a retreat of his unit through to the mountains after their defeat inside the city of Idlib

Syrian families are escaping into Turkey by foot through mountains in order to reach refugee camps across the border. Many children are amongst them

About 11 rebels, survivors of the fighting in Idlib and Al Janoudia are held up inside a small house. Most have deserted from the Syrian army to join the rebellion.

Rebels are drinking tea and washing up early in the morning inside their makeshift defensive position

The rebel leader and one of his soldiers are preparing IED’s to destroy government forces tanks.

A truck full of Syrian families try to escape into Turkey by escaping Bashar Assad’s troops in the area.

Syrian families are escaping into Turkey by foot through mountains in order to reach refugee camps across the border. Many children are amongst them.

Amona, 2006, Israeli border policemen scuffle with young Jewish settlers as they enter the West Bank settlement of Amona to destroy nine illegal buildings. From the series, Belief.

Natan has received numerous awards for his photographs and his work has been widely exhibited and collected and has been published in major print and online publications. Natan offers unique insight into the people and places he photographs. Read more about Natan and view his portfolio on Anastasia Photo.

See some of Natan’s recent work in the group show,”Occupy Wall Street: A Photographic Document.” This exhibition is part of a major re-opening of the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City, January 25, 6:30 – 8:30, rsvp@seany.org.

Aseel, Umm Al Fahm, 2009, Aseel Mahajne (18) in her bedroom in Umm Al-Fahm. From the series, Eighteen. 

Night is Falling, 2008, A displaced man looks at the view of ‘Esfuerzos De Paz’ neighborhood in Medellin as night falls allowing para-military militants to operate. From the series, Displaced.

Angulo Ramirez Family, 2008,  Members of the displaced Angulo Ramirez family in the space they live in above the Condoto market. From the series,  Displaced.

A stunning limited edition portfolio box set has also been created that includes 12 collector’s prints, 20×24″, silver-halide / Baryt prints from the Magnum darkroom in New York. Limited edition of 10 portfolios. Each print is signed and numbered by the photographer.

Excerpt from the foreword of “Champ” by Thomas Hoepker:

So, we tried to stay close and kept a low profile. We realized that doing interviews was not a good way to get interesting quotes, but blending into the woodwork and observing the Champ was always fascinating. Ali could be widely alert, sharp and observant, he loved to saunter down the streets, to banter with real people. He melted away when he saw children. They adored him, he hugged them, he did some shadow-boxing and then he took sudden naps in the back seat of his chauffeured Lincoln sedan. In between he would recite some of his poems, cadenzas of witty words, self-praise or defaming his next opponent in the ring. One morning we drove over a bridge across the Chicago River, when I remarked that this was a great view of the skyline. Muhammad stopped the car and got out. “Could you please climb on that railing?” I asked. Ali jumped onto the banister, took his shirt off and shouted: “I’m the great- est! Want me to jump?” A split second later I had my picture of Ali flying – just this one click, one chance – and we drove on… – Thomas Hoepker

To purchase a copy of “Champ” contact Magnum Photos. For more information regarding the limited edition portfolio or individual prints contact richard@anastasia-photo.com.

Photographer Justin Mott was in Myanmar this past March and captured some of the raw natural beauty of this ever changing land. Justin’s photographs were recently featured in The Sunday New York Times travel section on December 18, 2011. View more of Justin’s photographs Click here.

Monk recites his daily prayers after lunch near Lake Inle, Myanmar

Remnant of a Russian made tank from Kaddafi’s army after it was hit by NATO strikes 

Originally, my plan was never to hit Libya until later in the year, but when I spoke with my boss at Polaris in New York City while shooting a story in Tunisia on illegal immigration, I had to change my mind quickly. I bought plane tickets from Tunis, through Rome bound for Cairo. 24 hours later I was in Cairo looking to buy train tickets for Alexandria, the city, where I heard I could hitch a ride to the Libyan border. My plan was to push across the border into rebel territory and eventually reach Benghazi, the rebel army HQ. After 48 hours of hard driving, and many mishaps on the border, I finally reached Benghazi. I had no hotels or fixer lined up. I was lucky enough to meet some good locals who were willing to help me out.

After securing a hotel room and a car, I did my runs, each day to the front lines in Ajdabiya where most of the fighting was confined. I was warned on many occasions that these runs between Benghazi and Ajdabiya were dangerous as pro-Gaddafi forces were often on the move cutting through the only road connecting the two cities. Many journalists were suddenly caught behind enemy lines, in this ever-changing front lines, some were killed. Though these warnings were quite real, I still decided to do my job. For ten days I went back and forth documenting this war, which at the time, seemed to drag on. At this point in the war, there was some shelling of rebel forces causing steady casualties within their ranks. During my two weeks at the front, Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington were killed in Misrata while on assignment. This was a shock for all of us journalists working in Libya at the time. We will miss them.

- Jonathan Alpeyrie

Rebel fighters are taking a rest inside their town of Ajdabiyah and inspecting their weapons after fighting off Kaddafi troops a few days before   

A Rebel fighter is making home made grenades, similar to what local fishermen use to catch fish. The rebels use the same devise to destroy tanks inside urban areas

NATO hit the retreating Kaddafi army after it failed to take back Benghazi, destroying many tanks and pick-up trucks

Rebel troops took a direct hit from artillery resulting in many casualties

The front-line in Brega was abandoned so the rebel fighters could enter the city and defend it against potential attacks. This truck is moving closer to the town to take up defensive positions

Rebel anti aircraft unit is at the forefront of the front-lines, with Kaddafi forces only 20KM away

This rebel fighter is getting ready to use his RPG7

Rebel soldiers are taking cover while Kaddafi troops are trying to outflank their defensive position

Kaddafi’s Army attacked the oil refinery Al Srir killing four members of the rebellion. One of the four bodies is being buried into the ground, surrounded by hundreds of locals

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METROPOLIS

As of the last day of October, 7 billion souls inhabit this planet.  That estimate is according to the U.N.’s Population Fund, which also says that half those people are city dwellers. About 35 years from now, two thirds of the world’s population will reside in cities. With this in mind, I am photographing the world’s megacities, those where the population is measured in millions.  How can people live in such immense, crowded places? For all their chaos, big cities still have a sense of humanity. That’s what I want to reveal with these photographs—both the dynamic character of the city and the individual humans, the urban travelers, who call the metropolis home.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2009

Cairo, Egypt, 2011

Mexico City, Mexico, 2011

Calcutta, India, 2008

Karachi, Pakistan, 2011

Jakarta, Indonesia, 2010

Mumbai, India, 2007

Karachi, Pakistan, 2011

Tsunami

On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake, that recorded as 9.0 on the Richter scale struck off the coast Japan. It was followed by a devastating tsunami that swept over cities, farmland, and port in the northern part of the country. It was the most powerful quake ever to hit the country. Along with the death toll, which is expected to reach 20,000, more than 130,000 lost their homes. The swept-away coastal towns may never be rebuilt again because of the possibility of tsunami in the future. To many of them, the memory of what was lost – loved ones, community, and home – is too painful for the survivors to come back, even if towns were rebuilt. Many of them say they will never go back to their hometown.

This extraordinary moment: pro-democracy protesters, having taken over Tahrir Square, Cairo, nine days earlier, battled Mubarak supporters and employees through the entire night of the 2nd of February 2011. The riotous struggle that may be the defining moment of the Egyptian revolution, took the form of medieval combat with stones, bottles, Molotov cocktails, knives, iron bars, and shields of metal sheeting taken from a nearby construction site.

When I saw the first reports that the Arab revolution had spread from Tunisia to Egypt, I knew that something exceptional was happening, a historic shift, something akin to the fall of the Iron Curtain twenty years earlier. Most of history plays out in tiny increments that are hard to record visually. But here was an opportunity to show important social currents through a physical flow of human beings – a tide of humanity in action.