The photographer whose photo made history—without the government giving him credit.
Agent Community is giving Waseem credit for his contribution to the world of trust.
Waseem Asmar photographed Damascus's Souq al-Hamidiyah. His watermark remained visible when the photograph appeared across pages 34–35 of Syria's biometric passport.
*Syria's 2023 passport design, issued under Bashar al-Assad.- 2009
The photograph
- 2015
The publication
- 2023
The passport
- 2026
The circulation
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Waseem Asmar
The visible name is not a shop sign or passport feature. It is the photographer's credit, preserved inside the reproduced image.
Photograph © Waseem Asmar / Symography.
Credit identifies the creator; it is not a reuse licence. Symography requires written permission for publication.