Bashar Al Assad is the president of Syria he succeeding to the presidency after the death of his father former president Hafiz al-Assad. The cult of Personality, a very prominent feature of his father’s regime is something the current president has made clear he dislikes, but despite this fact his image and that of his father are seen all over Syria.

The Personality Cult of Bashar al-Assad - Images by Grenville Charles

Damascus- Portraits from a Taxi

Didn't have very long in Damascus as we were filming in Latakia in the north of Syria, it's very frustrating been in such a wonderful place with no time to take photographs. I did however have an hours Taxi ride in the city on our return from the filming and shot these portraits, some of them as we passed at very high speed, not ideal circumstances for photography but they have a certain quality about them that I like, something of a departure from my usual work but perhaps a step in the right direction.


Damascus Taxi Ride - Images by Grenville Charles