In Beirut, a photographer's frozen moments slow down time and allow the contemplation of destruction

We watch video after video, consuming the world on our handheld devices in bites of two minutes, one minute, 30 seconds, 15. We turn to moving pictures — “film” — because it comes the closest to approximating the world that we see and experience.

In Beirut, a photographer's frozen moments slow down time and allow the contemplation of destruction

In Beirut, a photographer's frozen moments slow down time and allow the contemplation of destruction

In Beirut, a photographer's frozen moments slow down time and allow the contemplation of destruction

In Beirut, a photographer's frozen moments slow down time and allow the contemplation of destruction

In Beirut, a photographer's frozen moments slow down time and allow the contemplation of destruction