Bloody Streets captures the spirit and moments of the 2011 Ashoura rituals of the Muslim Shia community that took place in the area of Nabatieh, south of Beirut in Lebanon. What might be considered by some as shocking is a simple and natural reality for others. Though the majority of Shia scholars forbid these practices, hundreds of thousands commemorate this day around the world in similar fashion. The art of the image lies less in their ability to shock and more in the attempt to portray a reality that›s distinctly red and white onto the consciousness of the beholder who is unable to escape the stares of these faithful souls. It is an unsettling stare, which looks beyond the viewer towards a different reality. A reality with the ability to exert its power over these people of faith, while empowering them to stand through a bath of their own blood and face the prejudiced eyes of the world