Startling images of the Middle East

Tanya Habjouqa’s Occupied Pleasures project reveals moments of black humour in Gaza and the West Bank. She describes finding a unique entry point into a hyper-narrated place.

Find more of Tanya's photographs in this BBC Culture gallery.

Promo photo: A woman stands behind the frosted glass door of a steam room in a spa in Ramallah,by Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR