In Beirut, a photographer’s frozen moments slow down time and allow the contemplation of destruction … from the Independent Ted Anthony

We watch video after video, consuming the world on our handheld devices in bites of two minutes, one minute, 30 seconds, 15. We turn to moving pictures — “film” — because it comes the closest to approximating the world that we see and experience. This is, after all, 2024, and video in our pocket — ours, others’, everyone’s — has become our birthright.

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