Raffi Bashlian is a Paris- and San Francisco-based photographer whose work spans wildlife, architecture and street scenes, in black and white and in color. A clinician and researcher, he brings scientific precision and emotional depth to his images, shaped by the contrasts of destruction and renewal he witnessed during Lebanon’s civil war. A life-changing safari in Africa in 2013 launched his photographic journey. Drawn to composition, timing, gesture and balance, his award-winning work seeks the extraordinary in ordinary moments, revealing stories of transformation and the quiet beauty that surrounds us.