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Mohammed Badra
Paris, France
Mohammed Badra was born in Douma, Syria. He studied architecture at Damascus University but had to abandon his studies in his third year due to the war. After working for other news agencies he joined epa in October, 2015 as staff photographer. Mohammed has also worked with the Syrian Red Crescent as a first-aider, psychological supporter and photographer. His strong desire is that his photography contribute to a better awareness of the ongoing crisis in Syria.
In the World Press Photo Contest 2019 one of Badra's images was among the six final nominations for the World Press Photo of the Year and he won Second Prize in the Spot News, Stories category. Further, Mohammed is the 2018 recipient of the Marco Luchetta award for photography. He was named TIME Wire Photographer of the Year in 2016, and Young Photographer of the Year in the Prix Bayeux-Calvados War Correspondents Competition of the same year.
In 2020, Mohammed relocated to Paris joining our team of photographers in France.
An injured child is comforted by their brother while receiving first aid in a hospital after a bombing in Douma, eastern Ghouta, Syria, 08 February 2018 (issued 09 February 2018). According to media reports, 75 people were killed in attacks allegedly carried out by forces loyal to the Syrian government on the rebel-held areas of eastern-Ghouta. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA
Injured children are treated at a hospital in rebel-held Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Syria, 19 February 2018. At least 85 people were killed in heavy bombing by forces allegedly loyal to the Syrian government. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA
A child reacts inside a hospital after relatives were injured in a bombing on eastern Ghouta, in Douma, Syria, 20 February 2018. According to media reports, more than 100 civilians were killed by indiscriminate bombings on several rebel-held areas of eastern-Ghouta. The bombings, which were carried out by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, reportedly targeted the towns of Hamriyah, Saqba, Mesraba, Kafr Batna, Beit Sawa, Hazza, Otaybah, Jesrin and Zamalka, among others; they are all located mere kilometers to the east of Damascus and have been under siege since 2013. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA
White helmet volunteers and civilians search for survivors among the rubbles after bombing, in the rebel-held Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Syria, 22 February 2018. More than 42 people got killed in Douma after several airstrikes and shelling by forces allegedly loyal to the Syrian Government. At least 80 people got killed in Eastern Ghouta on the same day, according to local sources. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA
White helmet volunteer carries an injured boy to an ambulance after bombing, in the rebel-held Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Syria, 22 February 2018. More than 42 people got killed in Douma after several airstrikes and shelling by forces allegedly loyal to the Syrian Government. At least 80 people got killed in Eastern Ghouta on the same day, according to local sources. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA
Affected children receive treatment after a gas attack on al-Shifunieh village, in Eastern Ghouta, Syria, 25 February 2018 (issued 26 February 2018). According to activists working in the area, more than 18 people were affected by poisenous gas, and one child was killed, during an attack on the village of al-Shifunieh. Government forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are currently conducting an air and ground offensive in Eastern Ghouta. The offensive was initiated soon after the United Nations passed a resolution calling for a 30-day cessation of hostilities in Syria. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA
A child looks at damages inside a house damaged after overnight shelling on Douma, eastern Ghouta, Syria, 19 March 2018. According to reports, at least nine people were killed after forces loyal to the Syrian government reportedly carried out strikes on Douma. Government forces launched a massive offensive against eastern Ghouta on 18 February, which has killed around 1,400 civilians, including 271 minors and 174 women, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. A total of 50,000 evacuees had left Eastern Ghouta in the last 72 hours. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA
