This summer I spent 3 months in Beirut, Lebanon. From Beirut, I took two trips--one to Morocco, and one to Kurdistan, Northern Iraq. These are the images from my time in the Middle East and North Africa.
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| A plane begins its descent into the airport in Beirut, Lebanon. |
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| A young Muslim couple cuddles on the corniche, or boardwalk, that overlooks the Mediterranean sea. |
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| Homeowners in Northern Iraq hang their rugs out to dry in the hot summer sun. |
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| A guide takes locals and ex-patriots on a hike through the mountains of Northern Iraq to find a hidden cave at the bottom. |
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| A memorial stands in the mountains of Erbil, Iraq to commemorate lives of Kurdish men and women that were lost. |
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| Locals and ex-patriots hike down to lake Dukan in Northern Iraq to explore and cool off in the hot summer sun. |
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| Local fisherman brave the sun in lake Dukan in Northern Iraq. |
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| Fresh pomegranates are for sale at the market in Northern Iraq. |
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| A Kurdish man sells funny glasses and other novelties at the market in Northern Iraq. |
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| A Kurdish man wearing traditional dress sells headscarves at the market in Northern Iraq. |
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| A view of Beirut, Lebanon from one of it's smaller neighborhoods. |
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| A Lebanese soldier feeds the pigeons outside the parliament building during his break. |
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| The interior dome of Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon. |
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| The statue in Beirut's Martyr's Square is riddled with bullet holes from the civil war. |
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| Trays of kibbe, a traditional Lebanese dish made with ground lamb and spices, accompany a photograph of a relative who was recently baptized. |
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| A Lebanese family prepares kibbe on the grill for Sunday lunch together. |
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| Boats line the bay at Byblos, Lebanon, one of the oldest cities in the world. |
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| Graffiti lines the streets of Beirut's neighborhoods, with sectarian messages left over from wars past. |
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| One of Beirut's poorer neighborhoods is experiencing severe over-crowding due to the crisis in Syria, |
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| Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque lights up the sky in downtown Beirut. |
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| A conservative woman and her child sit outside a Moroccan mosque. |
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| A Moroccan man prepares leather to make cushions at the marketplace. |
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| A couple sits outside the Hassan II mosque in Casablanca, the biggest in Morocco. |
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| Taxis are a cheap and convenient form of transportation in Morocco. |
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| A Moroccan man makes signs and other novelties for sale at the marketplace. |
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| Two Moroccan ladies take photographs of each other on their cellphone at the beach. |
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| A young Moroccan couple sits atop the fort in the city of Agadir, the tallest point in the city. |
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| A Moroccan woman sits at the marketplace and does henna tattoos for tourists. |
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| Two Moroccan ladies walk close together through the streets of Marrakesh. |
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| Men, women, and children wait for the bus in the city of Fez, Morocco. |
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| A Moroccan man carries his bag down an empty colonnade in Fez. |
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| A bride-to-be dresses in beautiful garments and hosts a party for her close female friends so she can be adorned with henna tattoos for good luck. |
