Fund Alternative Reporting in Gaza

My name is Jehad Saftawi. I am a photojournalist from the Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestine. I bought my first camera in 2009, and it has served me well to cover the difficult conditions my people have survived over the past several years and several wars. My photography provides coverage from the ground and intimate views of life in Gaza, and my video footage has been featured in various mainstream news outlets, including Huffington Post Live.

Here are a few examples for my work during the attack on Gaza last summer.

http://imeu.org/topic/category/photo-essays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh1xh4tQzkE

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/jehadels

Now I want to do more. With a professional camera and lenses, I can produce higher-quality photographs and videos that will capture the reality of life here in more intimate detail. Your donation will allow me to convey a clearer image of the Gaza Strip, from my eyes to the world. I believe that sharing these images is important because it will raise awareness about the situation here and hopefully help many more people.

Here is a look at the equipment I'm hoping to purchase with your support:

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Frame-Full-HD-Digital-Camera/dp/B007FGYZFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425454115&sr=8-1&keywords=canon+5d+mark+iii+body

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/590449-USA/Canon_2750B002_EF_24mm_f_1_4L_II.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/457680-USA/Canon_1257B002AA_Normal_EF_50mm_f_1_2L.html

If this campaign is successful, my friends and fellow photojournalists who travel regularly to Gaza have offered to deliver the camera and lenses to me since we do not have access to this equipment here. Once they arrive, I will post pictures of the camera and lenses on my Twitter account with a special note of thanks to all of you.

On behalf of all of us here in Gaza, thank you for supporting us as we share our story with the world.