The time has come for me to leave Palestine and head back to the United States. As with my past trips to Palestine, and even moreso this time, I’m always a little sad when I leave the place that has become my second home. I made a bunch of new friends, got a chance to spend a lot of time with some great old friends, and managed to experience Palestine a little more than I ever have before. While a trip like this never goes according to plan, this trip was incredible in every way. I’ll be forever grateful to the people who made this trip so special. And, if you have even the slightest interest in seeing Palestine first-hand, I wholeheartedly recommend that you do so. You’ll be forever changed.

Now what?

Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking a lot about what to do and where to go next. For one, over the next month or two, I’ll be concentrating on building up my commercial photography business. It will be a nice change of pace compared to the last month’s adventures. I have a couple clients and shoots lined up and I look forward to sharing the results with you where possible.

Finally, I’m also planning a short trip to New York City within the next month or so to visit some organizations, photo agencies, and publishers to see where that leads me.

But for now, as I sit in a hotel lobby in Amman, Jordan, I’m just concentrating on digesting the last five weeks.

I’ll see you all stateside!

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