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Lands of Resistance Mr. Jamal Abdalhade is mentoring young Hakam on olive picking and his love for his land. Mr. Adalhade owns 7000 dunums in the village of Burin, Palestine which is located in a valley surrounded on both slopes by Israeli settlements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/35134e2a-9315-49d3-866d-6d106af67844/Olive_Harvest_02.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance Focusing on his work, 16-year-old Hakam a resident of Burin, left school in grade 7 to find employment. "I enjoy picking olives," says Hakam. "This is our land." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/e34236ed-d094-4a7f-8b71-063a306715cc/Olive_Harvest_01.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance A sign of a good yield, full bags being carried away for processing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/d447be3c-90f2-4dd4-b401-5ef92560379d/Olive_Harvest_08.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance Tareq Eed hurridly rushes with his ladder to the next olive tree. A resident of Burin, he takes time off his normal job at the Palestinian National Security to work on the harvest. "To me picking olives is a different kind of resistance," says Mr. Eed. "When they (Israeli settlers) invade our land, I have to behave like a normal Palestinian. I cannot act on my own, it must be coordinated." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/be4349a5-f2a8-4a3e-a878-d37cd2e0d598/Olive_Harvest_11.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance Nothing is wasted. Mr. Abdalhade sifts through the pickings removing leaves and twigs in preparation for bagging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/299d413a-c714-4e13-abbd-23d7e509ef04/IMG_20171015_135259_693.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance Hakam photographs the photographer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/0a15e80b-023f-46a6-a486-66e1b6c32b3c/Olive_Harvest_05.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance The Israeli settlement of Yitzhar can be seen from Mr. Abdalhade's olive grove. Seperating the land is highway 60. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/2526f452-ef58-4638-b7b7-5a222742a70e/Olive_Harvest_16.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance From dawn until dusk, a harvester in Burin takes a break from the midday heat shielding his face and catching a breath as they travel to the next grove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/ab44ad7a-32d8-418b-9c44-bb7ea64d6b52/Olive_Harvest_13.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance Mr. Abdalhade in his home in Burin explains how his son was recently arrested during a settler attack. "They (settlers) yell at us, this is the land of Israel, get out!” "It’s very hard because every year Burin is losing youth because we don’t have jobs. I am the biggest farmer in the area and they want to weaken me by arresting my son before the harvest began." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/6d186244-63e0-48d1-b85a-05d45fb3d5c3/Olive_Harvest_12.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance A childhood photo (center) of Mr. Abdalhade's son Mohammed who was recently arrested during a settler attack. Now 17-years-old, Mohammed has been in jail for over a month with little to no information shared with the family on his exact whereabouts. The family will appoint a lawyer at a cost of 15,000NIS to represent him in court. The cost of the lawyer is the equivalent to the families earnings from this seasons olive harvest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/e40cd5db-cb9a-48de-9631-3700b7fa44f1/OliveHarvest_Day2_04.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance Symbols of resistance are painted throughout the community of Burin. Pictured here is a symbol of Fatah, the largest faction of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), generally considered to have a strong revolutionary history and ties to Yasser Arafat. Also pictured is a poster of Ghassan Kanafani, a Palestinian writer and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who was assassinated in 1972 by Mossad, an Israeli counterterrorism organization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/fc215d8f-0c8c-4639-9427-bea92286cb92/Olive_Harvest_15.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance A view of the Israeli settlement Yitzhar, from Burin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/71dfa87c-5bc2-4b91-90b3-204f31a55d5f/Olive_Harvest_14.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance A view of the Israeli settlement Giv'at Sne Ya'akov from Burin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/b1ee07b0-79b7-4312-9271-fbdd5c2df143/Olive_Harvest_07.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance Mr. Abdalhade opens the door to his families olive pressing facilities. He and his 6 brothers worked together to finance and build the warehouse that serves Burin and the surrounding communities Irak Burin, Madama, Huwara, Asira Al-Qibliya, Urif. For every 13 kilos of olive they press, they take 1 kilo for payment. "Families in this area don't have money to pay me," he says. "Instead we collect oil as payment." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/648c3d31-b806-4811-8079-33420d82931e/OliveHarvest_Day2_07.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance In the late afternoon it starts to get busier as harvesters return from the groves with their yield. These helpers patiently wait their turn for bottling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/4dfe1ab8-80ac-402a-bffb-83a5518472f8/OliveHarvest_Day2_13.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance Although there is much work to be done, processing olives is as much a community gathering place as a place of business. Farmers and harvesters wait together talking, smoking and sharing some laughs until it's their turn to process and bottle their yield. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/d2554929-9e39-424f-8905-94ea2866df44/OliveHarvest_Day2_12.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance The sun is starting to set, but the activity at the olive press only builds. Farmers sit next to their bottles waiting to be weighed and make payment in olive oil in exchange for the processing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/aae8ced2-7b99-4c8d-a6f1-ae9745f177ac/OliveHarvest_Day2_15.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance Hakam, Mr. Abdalhade's young worker, sits next to the press bottling today's harvest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/15a3af58-6a37-4192-adec-ce0feeabc95b/OliveHarvest_Day2_01.webp Documentary Work - Lands of Resistance Into the night a young boy works in a giant metal container raking dried olive waste recycled from the press. The light, almost sawdust texture of the dried olive material is used for fires during the winter. https://www.sarahtesla.com/documentary-work/soul-survivors monthly 0.5 2026-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/41bf2112-92df-4f44-b11f-2c06dad1d5a9/IsatuKamara_KrooBay.webp Documentary Work - Soul Survivors Isatu Kamara. A single mother of four children, Isatu now 50, lost her husband during the last Ebola outbreak and supports her family selling coal. She lives in the community of Kroo Bay a slum in central Freetown. She'd eventually like to move towards selling palm oil as coal has irritated her lungs and doesn't have as much earning potential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/e4b9a273-65bb-4111-8f1c-9f2211b5db18/Aminata_Bangura.webp Documentary Work - Soul Survivors Aminata Bangura is a 17-year-old single mother. Her young son Dixon is nearly 2 and through a small business grant with We Yone Child Foundation she's been able to support him by selling rubber bowls. "The money is small right now," she says. "I want to grow my business into something big. I want to have an enterprise." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/ffd0cc84-e85e-4c46-b9dc-686637f92a58/MohamedBah.webp Documentary Work - Soul Survivors Mohamed Bah, 65, stands proudly inside his shop in the community of Kroo Bay. For 7-years he's been selling bread, coffee, milk and other goods to support his wife and five children. He's most proud that the income from his small business can fund his childrens education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/6da09554-46ea-446c-a674-01928c4cd36d/AminatehConteh2.webp Documentary Work - Soul Survivors Aminata Conteh lives close to the polluted waterway that flows through the community of Kroo Bay. She earns her living selling thread for fishing which has helped to support her five children after she lost her husband during the last Ebola outbreak. She wants to expand her business so she can continue to maintain funding her childrens education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/85e313e4-5116-484c-87bd-c20f39ffc81c/Fatamata_Kanu.webp Documentary Work - Soul Survivors Fatamata Kanu has a fry-fry business in the community of Kroo Bay that sells small fish, potatoes, eggs and sausage. After her husband died from Ebola she became the only income earner for her five children. She's managed to cover school fees and take care of her elderly mother while running the business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/478bbd01-bb2b-476a-9760-f725f7c623ad/Fatamate_Kamara.webp Documentary Work - Soul Survivors Fatemate Kamara, 41, sits with her 6-month-old son while her daughter behind feeds her 3-year-old. Fatemate has five biological children and cares for three additional kids. One whom she adopted into her home after finding her orphaned on the street after the last Ebola outbreak, and two of her brothers. With eight mouths to feed, Fatemate struggles to keep her small business selling water and soft drinks afloat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/1cbe7b43-d7dd-49ee-ba37-01a7d449f815/Fatmate_Jalloh_KrooBay.webp Documentary Work - Soul Survivors Fatamate Jalloh sits next to her streetside business in the community of Kroo Bay while a local child stands next to her people watching. A mother of seven children, Fatamate's husband died from Ebola and afterward she created her business to support the family. She sells a variety of goods that change seasonally, which she says gives her a competitive advantage and a consitent income. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/8be77dba-72de-406a-8665-583abf5a06aa/Mahawa%2526PaMorlaiKamara.webp Documentary Work - Soul Survivors Mahawa and Pa Morlai Kamara. Wife and husband Mahawa and Pa Morlai stand outside their home in the community in Kroo Bay. They have five children and started a business selling African meat soup to support the family. They struggle to make enough income to cover the children's school fees but hope to expand their business by selling other foods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/9e81efdb-f7e8-4cf2-a5a6-9fa20e1cce7d/MemunaKamara2.webp Documentary Work - Soul Survivors Memuna Kamara isn't sure how old she is but estimates she's in her early 50's. She sells watermelons in downtown Freetown to earn money to support her four children. As a single parent, it's difficult for her to stay on top of the school fees for her children's education, but she feels proud that she can be completely independent. https://www.sarahtesla.com/documentary-work/doakindness monthly 0.5 2026-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/80c4f116-de2e-4bda-b724-e57e585ce53c/Martin.webp Documentary Work - Do a Kindness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/73caaffd-6af4-4e84-8e70-af6b44954ee4/Chantelle.webp Documentary Work - Do a Kindness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/40e21343-4b07-4f58-9ae1-0bd1a72554e4/Colten.webp Documentary Work - Do a Kindness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/bc0ce415-1796-4dc5-830f-bd5206e7dd45/DawnandTom.webp Documentary Work - Do a Kindness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/3420f14f-b326-4403-b277-83c634f461a3/Grade4and5.webp Documentary Work - Do a Kindness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/a9b68f03-5ec3-48e7-9df3-03d46cb263ed/Jake.webp Documentary Work - Do a Kindness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/8384947f-2f42-4f71-b992-d8eb52788eab/RoksyandMike.webp Documentary Work - Do a Kindness https://www.sarahtesla.com/documentary-work/westbank monthly 0.5 2026-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/a5562a84-a234-41c9-842a-4c5da5a493ee/Palestine1B.webp Documentary Work - A Day Inside Haleen, 25, was released 8 days ago from a 3-year prison sentence. A Palestinian refugee he lives in the Aida camp situated 2 kilometers north of the historic center of Bethlehem. Sitting on the rooftop of his apartment building, he shares stories from his time in prison and details about his family history while looking below at the wall that separates Israel from the West Bank. "We are not terrorists," he says. "We are fighting for our rights." - April 29, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/54511f19-ba49-431e-913e-286ccd025224/Palestine_2.webp Documentary Work - A Day Inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/dfa28d07-d044-4a5f-8105-29bc98081824/DSCF1945.webp Documentary Work - A Day Inside Three young Palestinian children wait to be granted entry through an H2 military check-point inside Hebron's Old Quarter. - April 29, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/150350d5-4c13-461b-adcc-7f60b902a008/DSCF2008.webp Documentary Work - A Day Inside A Palestinian farmer and his wife in Al-Ras Al-Ahmar, in the Jordan Valley, share their experiences living in an area used for IDF training exercises. Their village is located nearby but they choose to live in tents to protect their herds which graze on the land. The tents and other provisions such as solar panels and water containers are supplied by NGO's working in the area. They are regularly evicted, often finding the tents and other provisions destroyed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/adbc3523-6ac0-430b-97e9-004bc0f75e00/DSCF2012.webp Documentary Work - A Day Inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/360004ba-9fc2-4d70-be0c-6bb84fa46c2c/Palestine_8.webp Documentary Work - A Day Inside A hilltop view of the Palestinian city Nablus, marked by graffiti that reads, "Al-Qassam brigade is an arrow in spiteful's eyes." Al-Qassam is the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas organization. The message is directed towards both the Palestinian Authority and Israelis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/5b2f7e4b-eb3e-46f4-8790-8f1dfbe22472/Palestine_10.webp Documentary Work - A Day Inside Soldiers patrolling an Israeli settlement in the Old Quarter of Hebron. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/70b55048-d7b1-413f-8631-901f2fe8e18a/Palestine_13.webp Documentary Work - A Day Inside Hebron's Old Quarter has been nicknamed 'Ghost Town' after the area was declared an H2 military zone in 2015. Many shops were forced to close, but a few remain. These men watch passers-by from inside a barbershop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/250d87f7-f902-4c4f-a92a-06bff1fb1db4/DSCF1903.webp Documentary Work - A Day Inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/197500e7-0a20-470f-8ba7-e65ca6b880e0/IMG_2519.webp Documentary Work - A Day Inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/d3565465-7044-4ef3-886f-3d798760efc5/IMG_2518.webp Documentary Work - A Day Inside https://www.sarahtesla.com/documentary-work/ethopia monthly 0.5 2026-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/4a99f71f-2445-4a85-911f-acecf5c69208/Ethiopia_1.webp Documentary Work - Diesel, Dust and Frankincense A young Ethiopian girl walking at dawn to school in the egalitarian community of Awra Amba. Founded in 1980 by Zumra Nuru, the community is home to over 450 residents and promotes gender equality. It remains controversial within religious communities in Ethiopia, as residents don't identify with either of the countries two major religions, Islam or Christianity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/766e8884-4618-4983-b8ac-320898a58e64/Ethiopia_2.webp Documentary Work - Diesel, Dust and Frankincense Amharic priests seated outside the Church of St. George offer blessings to pilgrims during Orthodox Christmas in Lalibela. Considered one of Ethiopia's most sacred cities, the area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/245ccbcc-1a26-4b21-be3b-f900e573441a/Ethiopia_3.webp Documentary Work - Diesel, Dust and Frankincense A family group of Gelada Baboons tustle with eachother as the sun rises in the Simien Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/be310438-bf16-4fbf-9bd4-e0fe73d5cc2c/Ethiopia_8.webp Documentary Work - Diesel, Dust and Frankincense Pilgrims shrouded in traditional white woven cotton, walk barefoot great distances to pray among the sacred Churches during Orthodox Christmas. Many sleep on the ground outside entrance ways, or share camps in the surrounding area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/2df9e07e-bddd-488b-b778-91d725b786c0/Ethiopia_5.webp Documentary Work - Diesel, Dust and Frankincense A moment to relax, pilgrims sit along the edge of the earthen wall that surrounds the rock-hewn Church of St. George. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/21610d1c-2dd6-4b59-8289-61771065311e/Ethiopia_7.webp Documentary Work - Diesel, Dust and Frankincense Pilgrims chat quietly near a half-filled pool of water outside the churches of Lalibela. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/263b7755-9d34-4c8a-9eaa-314df26fecc3/Ethiopia_9.webp Documentary Work - Diesel, Dust and Frankincense The interiors of these rock-hewn Churches are small and dimly lite. Pilgrims find a spot to sit on the floor to pray or sleep as a steady stream of devotees make offerings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/b247361f-2dfc-406e-a917-aafd4408bf85/Ethiopia_12.webp Documentary Work - Diesel, Dust and Frankincense A pilgrim steadies herself as she navigates the narrow pathways within Lalibela. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/393a159e-be57-42ec-a9f8-2609fa2260a3/Ethiopia_10.webp Documentary Work - Diesel, Dust and Frankincense Pilgrims navigate the narrow tunnels which connect the sacred Churches of Lalibela. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/7b44dd00-335c-4831-803c-ab76c516fa01/Ethiopia_11.webp Documentary Work - Diesel, Dust and Frankincense A man takes in the view of the Rift Valley during sunrise from the Chenneck camp at 3600m. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/5d7d0cca-6bc9-4ca4-8818-e8f022c7b12d/Ethiopia_4.webp Documentary Work - Diesel, Dust and Frankincense Scouts watch over tourists exploring the Simien Mountains. They are local men who pick up work from tour guides operating out of Debark. They carry Kalishnakov's and sleep on the ground outside tourist tents, often huddle together by a small fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a32bad52b392e01b324505b/6e5a3ec7-3e91-416d-85a8-50c5b8f913e4/Ethiopia_6.webp Documentary Work - Diesel, Dust and Frankincense Two young members of the Mursi tribe in Ethiopia's Omo Valley stand stoically together. The community is becoming used to seeing tourists, and intentionally "dress-up" to capitalize on photo opportunities. 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