Floor van der Meulen

The Last Male on Earth

Floor van der Meulen

Ever since there’s only one male northern white rhino remaining on earth, armed bodyguards protect him, tourists are standing in line to make a selfie with him, journalists rush to Kenya to tell his story and scientists are determined to find ways to reproduce his species. What is so attractive about the threat of extinction? How does this reflect on us?

9 Days: From My Window in Aleppo

Floor van der Meulen, Thomas Vroege

One morning in August 2012, renowned Syrian photographer Issa Touma saw young men lugging sandbags into his street. It turned out to be the start of the Syrian uprising in the city of Aleppo. Touma grabbed his camera and spent nine days holed up in his apartment, recording what was happening outside. The result? An unprecedented glimpse into a war that has been raging for three years now.

In vrijheid

Floor van der Meulen

Nazmiye Oral, Ali Sultan

A mother receives news that her long lost son Ismaël, who went to Syria, is back in The Netherlands. While trying hard to keep him close, the distance between mother and son only grows more.

Greetings from Aleppo

Floor van der Meulen, Issa Touma

Issa Touma

Syrian photographer Issa Touma regularly travels from Europe to his city of birth, Aleppo. He visits family, friends and students who still live there, primarily viewing it as his task to record the art of survival during one of the biggest human dramas of our time.