Couple takes eye-opening wedding photos in bombed-out Syrian city

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef , 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. A Syrian photographer thought of using the destruction of Homs to take pictures of newly wed couples to show that life is stronger than death. less Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef , 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. A Syrian ... more Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef , 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef , 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef , 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef , 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef , 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef , 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef , 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef , 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef , 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef , 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi , 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi , 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016.  less

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. 

Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. A Syrian photographer thought of using the destruction of Homs to take pictures of newly wed couples to show that life is stronger than death. less Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi, 18, and Syrian army soldier Hassan Youssef, 27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on February 5, 2016. A Syrian ... more Photo: JOSEPH EID, Getty Images

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