Gaza

Gaza·From the archive

The fishermen of Gaza’s harbour

A look back at the port, its boats and the families who worked it, in photographs made between 2014 and 2019.

A fishing boat in Gaza port at sunset, March 2014. The harbour was the city’s working edge, and its busiest hours were at dawn and dusk. Photo: Ramez Habboub / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

1. 01A fishing boat in Gaza port at sunset, March 2014. The harbour was the city’s working edge, and its busiest hours were at dawn and dusk.
2. 02Fishermen on the harbour wall, December 2019. Those without boats fished from the stones.
3. 03Left: rods over the water, September 2018. Right: boats moored in the port, March 2015.
4. 04Left: rods over the water, September 2018. Right: boats moored in the port, March 2015.
5. 05The beacon tower at the fishermen’s port, Gaza City, November 2014.