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'It was a personal project for me,' says Khoury of Bouyout Beirut.
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Joseph Khoury and his partner, Gabriela Cardozo, have revisited buildings they photographed in 2016 as part of Bouyout Beirut, a postcard series that aimed to highlight the facades of buildings found in Gemmayzeh and Mar Mikhael. All photos courtesy Joseph Khoury
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'It was sad, seeing all that destruction,' Khoury says.
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Khoury and Cardozo left postcards on the building facades. 'It was a gesture of hope that we can still rebuild,' Khoury says.
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A photo in the series shows a blue building in Gemmayzeh, Beirut, with a mix of arch-topped windows and rectangular ones with white slatted doors.
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There’s a chance that the Bouyout Beirut series may contribute to the restoration of the photographed buildings after people asked if they could see the originals.
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Joseph Khoury and Gabriela Cardozo have now decided to start a fundraising campaign by selling large-format prints and postcards of the Bouyout Beirut series and donating proceeds to the Lebanese Red Cross.
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Another snapshot taken as part of Bouyout Beirut.
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'It was a personal project for me,' says Khoury of Bouyout Beirut.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Z4GUJPMHU4SCQDTUSLSZF6PAEA.jpg?smart=true&auth=99c096a138cb6ebd5a789918f3a43297108226e20530d968e86b1c8b1658d848&width=400&height=225)
Joseph Khoury and his partner, Gabriela Cardozo, have revisited buildings they photographed in 2016 as part of Bouyout Beirut, a postcard series that aimed to highlight the facades of buildings found in Gemmayzeh and Mar Mikhael. All photos courtesy Joseph Khoury
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3UMI5RA2DN3KWCPVJAWMMYMYNM.jpg?smart=true&auth=8e685ef25d25a8dbd2ca567702270568d04bb35e8378e657d29ee6d78378fbc1&width=400&height=225)
'It was sad, seeing all that destruction,' Khoury says.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/V26QOBKCHT3A2UN25OT2SKBQMA.jpg?smart=true&auth=03af85c4995459ca6999011cd31a386f9c53844f2ca5778ce7b3e7ce91de1718&width=400&height=225)
Khoury and Cardozo left postcards on the building facades. 'It was a gesture of hope that we can still rebuild,' Khoury says.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DPXP67VJVEL66SA5MINTRSCZFQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=9f20883c35ff494d27ef16d6c5b5066131252c3040ef561f0ef4ea0d27534714&width=400&height=225)
A photo in the series shows a blue building in Gemmayzeh, Beirut, with a mix of arch-topped windows and rectangular ones with white slatted doors.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GIT2JLEW7VB4MJ4DZ2UY5744KI.jpg?smart=true&auth=1eaaf8ef3795ca5682eda5481dd4413e58f7688d31ceb91f152092ec42fef42d&width=400&height=225)
There’s a chance that the Bouyout Beirut series may contribute to the restoration of the photographed buildings after people asked if they could see the originals.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VSJGCFXXH6HQIZLVZNEJBMVA7Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=a11d33f5fdfcdf96fe891c4ea8a4d5eef7087e2da15a680e15fc9937db6f4700&width=400&height=225)
Joseph Khoury and Gabriela Cardozo have now decided to start a fundraising campaign by selling large-format prints and postcards of the Bouyout Beirut series and donating proceeds to the Lebanese Red Cross.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/H3MFHZXOFWZUTR74NUDHR3P5DU.jpg?smart=true&auth=102ba92403ac36938919908e0abfce3dd0ccaa95d0837cc0f922ab3e3809e40b&width=400&height=225)
Another snapshot taken as part of Bouyout Beirut.
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'It was a personal project for me,' says Khoury of Bouyout Beirut.
Eerie photo series shows Beirut's beautiful buildings before and after the blast
Joseph Khoury hopes the works will, in a way, help restore some of the edifices featured
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Razmig Bedirian
14 August, 2020
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