Catalina Martin-Chico

Photographer

Yemen 2007-2017

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Location: Paris

Nationality: french & spanish

Biography: Catalina Martin-Chico is a french-spanish photographer, based in Paris. She studied at the ICP (International Center of Photography) in New York, and then started a long-love-relationship with the medium. Her first territory of exploration... MORE

Old city of Sana'a from the Burj Al-Salam hotel terrace

Une cinquantaine de kabili (hom...flits for years and years Yemen

Une cinquantaine de kabili (hommes de tribus) issus de 2 clans de la tribu des wassita. des decennies de conflits les divisent qui se reglent a coups de meutres et d'assassinats via la vendetta qui meutrie le Yemen Around 50 kabili (tribesmen) from 2 different tribes. They have been dealing with conflits for years and years Yemen

Teenage orphans at "Fun Ci... Sana'a. Sana'a Yemen

Teenage orphans at "Fun City", the amusement park of Sana'a. Sana'a Yemen

Jour de la grande prière, petit... des martyrs. Sana'a Yemen

Jour de la grande prière, petite fille attends que sa mère finisse de prier, le jour de la prière pour le respect des martyrs. Sana'a Yemen

Hanan, Alya and Amina going bac...e at night... Sana'a Yemen

Hanan, Alya and Amina going back home before night falls after hanging out in a park. Women in Yemen cannot be on their own outside at night... Sana'a Yemen

Male deportation center in Sana...heir country. Sana'a Yemen

Male deportation center in Sana'a. This is mostly an ethiopian cell keeping 18 people at this moment, waiting to be sent back to their country. Sana'a Yemen

Old city of Saada, in the nort...at started in 2004. Saada Yemen

Old city of Saada, in the north of Yemen, all destroyed by the houthis rebels and the yemeni governement confrontation. Civil war that started in 2004. Saada Yemen

The jewish community in Yemen h...th of Sana'a. Paris France

The jewish community in Yemen has 2000 years old. Now there are less than 300 jews in Yemen. The rabbin's son at his primary school at Kersa, north of Sana'a. Paris France

Women on the change square in ...e revolution. Sana'a Yemen

Women on the change square in Sana'a, heart of the yemeni uprising. Women had a reserved space in the square, and even some stayed overnight to fight agains Ali Abdallah Saleh, in power for 33 years. Women played a real role in the revolution, and Tawakkol Karman, a great activist, won the nobel prize after the revolution. Sana'a Yemen

In 2011, Yemen experienced an ... direct or indirect violences.

In 2011, Yemen experienced an intese uprising of the population fighting to get rid of Ali Abdallah Saleh, in power for 33 years. Ambulances are also targets of direct or indirect violences.

De nombreux opposants « gazés »... brefs comas. Sana'a Yemen

De nombreux opposants « gazés »reviennent des affrontements avec les forces gouvernementales. Le gaz est extrêmement puissant et peut provoquer de brefs comas. Sana'a Yemen

Le vendredi de la grande prière...hanter des chants d’opposition

Le vendredi de la grande prière, des milliers de yéménites etaient regroupés pour prier et chanter des chants d’opposition

YEMEN Yemen

Dans la région de Saada, la gue...eur de Saada. Sana'a Yemen

Dans la région de Saada, la guerre a battu son plein pendant ces 5 dernieres années. Ici un camp de refugiés à l'exterieur de Saada. Sana'a Yemen

Nawal Mohamed Hamoud Al-Sairani...he money to pay back the debt.

Nawal Mohamed Hamoud Al-Sairani. 9 years old, and her family. She got engaged to her 17 years old neighbour, in exchange for due money, before the father, 80 years old, prefered to get married to her, since he was widow. The family had to run away and got hiden in a tiny shelter until they have the money to pay back the debt.

Taiz, ville assiégé. Yemen

Pecheurs à Hadibo, capitale de Socotra Socotra Island Yemen

Foret de dragonniers.

Yemen