Collateral Damage

Every war begins with promises of precision.

The targets are clearly defined.

The strikes are carefully planned.

And people are told that civilians are not the target.

But when the war is over, what remains are destroyed homes, grieving families, and wounded bodies.

This project was photographed during the 2026 war between Iran, the United States, and Israel.

According to official figures, more than 60, 000 homes in Tehran Province were seriously damaged. 3, 468 people were killed and more than 26, 500 were injured.

The people in these photographs are not soldiers, military commanders, or politicians. They are ordinary people who were never supposed to be targets.

At least, that is what they were told.

In military and political language, the deaths and injuries of civilians are often described as "collateral damage" — a term that turns human suffering into technical vocabulary.

But behind every number is a home.

Behind every statistic is a family.

And behind every instance of "collateral damage" is a human being whose life has been permanently changed.

This project is about those people: the ones who, in the official narratives of war, are too often reduced to a number, a statistic, or an unavoidable consequence.