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Khalid Alqadi

90 Kilometers Between Struggle and Hope

This is not merely a distance traveled by the camera, but a long road walked by light, where the eye paused at moments that deserved to be seen.
Over the span of 90 kilometers, faces changed and places shifted, but the spirit remained the same. It is a spirit searching for life beneath its burdens, turning exhaustion into meaning, and pain into a new beginning.
This project is a humble attempt to say that Yemen, despite everything, is still alive. Not through tall towers or wide streets, but through its people in their strength, their joy, their traditions, and in their eyes that know how to move forward, even when they stumble.
90 kilometers is the distance that brought these stories together, without asking anyone to speak. The images were enough. Every photograph I stopped at felt like it was saying: “I am here, I am alive, and I still carry a trace of hope.”
 
Child in a dark coat holding a book and a hammer, seated in front of sacks.

Taiz – Yemen; 90 Kilometers Between Struggle and Hope: A window of hope in the darkness of life | © Khalid Alqadi

Group of six children standing on sandy ground with shrubs in the background.

Taiz – Yemen; 90 Kilometers Between Struggle and Hope: A smile grows in a land watered with tear | © Khalid Alqadi

Person with a prosthetic leg operating a jackhammer on rocks in a rocky setting.

Taiz – Yemen; 90 Kilometers Between Struggle and Hope: The war stole his leg, and he leans on a jackhammer to survive | © Khalid Alqadi

Ruined multi-story building with bullet holes, below a colorful shop selling toys and balloons.

Taiz – Yemen; 90 Kilometers Between Struggle and Hope: From beneath the rubble, hope is reborn | © Khalid Alqadi

Entrance of an old mosque with ornate arches, one person walking inside, another seated outside.

Taiz – Yemen; 90 Kilometers Between Struggle and Hope: Soul, spirituality, and the scent of history | © Khalid Alqadi

Street scene in a market with spice sacks in the foreground and several people among stalls.

Taiz – Yemen; 90 Kilometers Between Struggle and Hope: On the margins of a harsh life, they search for a little sweetness | © Khalid Alqadi

Two people in patterned clothing carrying bags walking through a busy market street.

Taiz – Yemen; 90 Kilometers Between Struggle and Hope: Hope and identity adorn life | © Khalid Alqadi

Person seated among open sacks filling goods into a yellow bag, surrounded by containers.

Taiz – Yemen; 90 Kilometers Between Struggle and Hope: On a prosthetic leg, he plays for peace | © Khalid Alqadi

Person with a prosthetic leg sitting on a wall playing the oud, with mountains in the background.

Taiz – Yemen; 90 Kilometers Between Struggle and Hope: On a prosthetic leg, he plays for peace | © Khalid Alqadi

Khaled Alqadi is a Yemeni photojournalist from Taiz. He began his passion for photography using a mobile phone as a hobby, which soon evolved into an artistic and humanitarian mission to document reality and share stories that words alone cannot express. He believes that every angle holds a story, and that photography can capture and preserve moments in a universal language. Alqadi’s work highlights the everyday details that reflect human resilience amidst conflict, and he aspires to be a bridge between reality and the world, conveying the voices and lives of people through his lens. He has participated in several local and international exhibitions, including The Tragedy of Education in Pictures in Taiz, the Cultural Exhibition in Karachi, Yemen Day in Berlin, the Media Festival at Taiz University, and the Arab Art Forum Exhibition in Sana’a.
 

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