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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmazing poignant photograph
afpphotoAFP Photo By Joseph Eid --- Aleppo's collector wants to treat his classic cars "damaged" by the war --- Pictures taken on March 9, 2017, shows vintage cars parked outside the home of Mohammad Mohiedine Anis in Aleppo's formerly rebel-held al-Shaar neighborhood.
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Amazing poignant photograph (Original Post)
n2doc
Mar 2017
OP
My heart aches for this man (as it does for all innocent victims of war)...
WePurrsevere
Mar 2017
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Warpy
(111,319 posts)1. Mislabeled photo
but I think we know what the real caption is, "man enjoys a moment of peace inside the wreckage that was once his life."
n2doc
(47,953 posts)2. If you click on the link there are several photos after this one
Several with him and his cars. I don't know why the first pic has that label, but it seems to be a photoessay of sorts.
madaboutharry
(40,216 posts)3. This is one in a series of photos at the link.
If you go to the link, there are photos of this same man with his ruined cars.
This photo, however, is a piece of art.
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)4. My heart aches for this man (as it does for all innocent victims of war)...
Going from what looks like may have been a happy comfortable life to living in a bombed out building, reliving his life in memories and just trying to survive.