Phil Pasquini
Phil Pasquini is a California native whose photographs have been published in numerous newspapers, magazines, films, documentaries and online publications across the globe. Since 1999 he has been a staff photojournalist at the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, as well as a contributor to other international publications. He has also worked as a radio correspondent and in television while reporting from the U.S., Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. His lifelong passion for photography developed at an early age continues to this day. He has also done extensive underwater photography in the Pacific Ocean, Caribbean, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba. He is the author of several books including, Domes Arches and Minarets – The History of Islamic-Inspired Buildings in America. (2009)
Electronic images
A Burning Desire
An activist holds a poster of Mayor Jamal Itani vilifying him as a vampire for his plan to burn trash in solving the massive ever-growing disposal problem faced by the nation during an environmental protest in downtown Beirut by United for Lebanon and the Green Globe Society. (July 14, 2019)
It took me several minutes of trying to catch the exact moment when the Lebanese flag was fully open and the poster of the mayor and the mosque all lined up in the background.
This image also appears in the print photo display.
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Situational awareness
A proud 2020 Trump supporter poses for photos with a Trump Army member during a rally quite oblivious to a yellow “Trump/Pence Out Now” sticker placed on her purse by a nearby activist. (November 13, 2020)
I had been photographing a street demonstration near the White House when this woman approached a Trump Army knight and began posing for a photograph. It was then that I realized someone had attached the anti-Trump/Pence sticker on her purse.
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Posing for change
Two activist participants wearing Guy Fawkes masks during the Gezi Park civil unrest in Istanbul, pose for a photo inside a vandalized bus during a lull in the riots. (June 6, 2013)
During a momentary lull in the Gezi Park riots, I happened upon this bus when two of the masked participants inside asked me to take their photo.
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Gun at the White House
While covering a demonstration at the White House, I happened to notice a man standing in full Scottish regalia near me. Just as I realized he was carrying a gun, two Secret Service agents approached him about the weapon and began disarming him. It turned out to be unloaded.
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Print photos
Jamal Khashoggi Memorial protest
Hatice Cengiz fiancée of slain Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi held a copy of the newspaper showing Jamal’s photo relating to the horrific nature of his murder during a memorial protest at the Embassy of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (October 1, 2021)
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