Nik's Portfolio

		Nik's portfolio These photographs were taken by Nik, a British ISM volunteer from Leicester, in Balata Refugee Camp and Nablus during the Israeli military invasion in August 2003. For high resolution copies of the photographs please email nik@riseup.net
A young girl peers out from behind a door during curfew in Balata. This photo is available in high-res.

A boy pelts an Israeli tank blocking the road above Balata.		Three boys cautiously watch an unexploded teargas grenade from a distance.. This photo is available in high-res.

A tank forces its way down the narrow refugee camp streets, driving people into their homes. A lone boy breaks the curfew by sitting on the left side of the street This photo is available in high-res.		Boys chase a military jeep imposing curfew outside their homes.

Medical volunteer youth take case notes in a short break from emergency medical relief work in Balata.		A well-protected.soldier aims his high-velocity M16 assault rifle out of the firing hole from a jeep.

A boy plays with hosepipe down an alleyway.		A team of medical relief volunteers evacuating a Palestinian man shot by invading soldiers.

Palestinians break curfew to carry Ali Abu Saleem's (19) body to the graveyard the day after a Israeli sniper killed him. This photo is available in high-res.		Girls laughing on a roof in Balata during curfew.

Kids smiling after the end of the curfew.		A young boy stands amidst the debris on an empty street during curfew in Balata Camp. This photo is available in high-res.

Palestinian medical relief and international volunteers approach a tank as they respond to injuries caused in clashes. This photo is available in high-res.		Shy kids in Balata.

A deserted street in Balata during curfew. A tank in the distance closes of the back entrance to the camp.		Mustafa, a school student and medical relief volunteer, takes a minute off to update the list of the people he'd treated. This photo is available in high-res.

A tank pumps out smoke in a failed attempt to scare medical volunteers and local press out of the central square in Nablus.		Soldiers prepare to use a sledgehammer to break into a store in the Old City of Nablus.