Shadi, Press Photographer

Shadi Atallah, 20 years old


Shadi Atallah is a 20-year-old photojournalist from Gaza who has lived his entire life in the Jabalia refugee camp — a 20-year-old who has known nothing of freedom, only life as a refugee on his own land. At just 17 years old, he picked up a camera and began documenting life under occupation.

Today, Shadi is living in a dilapidated tent with his sisters, a tent that floods when it rains & sinks into the mud. He reached out to us because survival has become impossible without support. They are cold, wet, hungry, and tired. Despite having a large online following and his work being widely shared, Shadi receives little to no financial assistance.

Every day, Shadi risks his life — often running toward danger — to document the actions of the occupation against Palestinian civilians. His photographs and videos are haunting because they provide direct visual evidence of the repeated targeting of civilias and the widespread destruction of infrastructure, including homes, hospitals, schools and places of shelter. His work contributes to a growing record of on-the-ground documentation from Gaza that may be used in future investigations into violations of international humanitarian law.

But visibility does not equal safety. Courage does not pay for food or shelter. Shadi has no steady income, no secure housing, and no protection from the worsening conditions around him. He needs direct financial support simply to survive — and to continue documenting what so many would prefer remain unseen.

GiveToGaza exists to move resources directly to people like Shadi — people who are bearing witness while struggling to stay alive.

Let’s change this.
Please donate to support Shadi through direct mutual aid, solidarity, and collective responsibility. Click the link above to go to his campaign.