John Beck is a writer and documentary photographer based in Istanbul. His work deals primarily with conflict, displacement, and their long-term repercussions. He has been published by GQ, Harper’s, National Geographic, Wired, and Businessweek, among others.
John Beck
Articles
Spies in the Forest: How Partisans Helped Win the Battle of Kyiv
John Beck on the villagers who were the Ukrainian army’s eyes during the opening weeks of the Russian invasion.
The Reluctant Bomb Technicians of Sinjar
After ISIS ravaged their homeland, a group of Yazidis found work removing explosives from their own villages.
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