Photo Books
I have spent years living and working in Turkey and the Middle East as a photojournalist and documentary photographer telling the stories of those impacted by turbulent times. While my career has turned from war photography to a more commercial orientation, this work still informs my technique and my way of working with subjects. Producing these projects has left me with a deeply humanistic way of seeing the world. I am honored by all those who allowed me to photograph them in the most challenging times of their lives.
A Whole World Blind:
War and Life in Northern Syria
Paper over Board
11 X 9 In. / 196 Pages / 83 Color Photographs / 10 Black and White Photographs
ISBN 9781942084259
Published By: Daylight Books, Brooklyn NY
In his debut monograph, Nalbandian weaves together harrowing images and powerful quotations.
- Smithsonian Mag, September 15, 2016
A Handful Of Dust:
Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Paper over Board
11 X 10 In. / 148 Pages / 60 Color Photographs
ISBN 9781942084488
Published By: Daylight Books, Brooklyn NY
What makes this work different is its focus not simply on Syrian refugees as victims but on the diversity of their experiences.
- Royal Photographic Society, July 2018
Al Fouj (The Battalion):
Iraqi Special Forces and the Battle of Mosul
I shot this body of work during the 2016 - 2017 campaign to oust ISIS from Mosul, Iraq. I spent months with one Iraqi Counter Terrorism Forces Company, Selahuddeen, as they pushed through the battle for the city.
As yet unpublished.
It was the best worst time of our lives
-Arshed Baghdadi