marise, christian palestinian watch the world change in front of his lens. his images caught moments in time in the holy land. but while the west bank went through war and political to malt, his was a job of documenting bethlehem s vip visitors, a town and its focus through the decades. and of course, every year, he captured christmas. stand and of course, every year, he captured christmas. and of course, every year, he captured christmas. and hear my dad was filmin: captured christmas. and hear my dad was filming the captured christmas. and hear my dad was filming the celebration captured christmas. and hear my dad was filming the celebration and - captured christmas. and hear my dad was filming the celebration and here | was filming the celebration and here i am. he filmed while i was in the scouts. o, i am. he filmed while i was in the scouts. 0, here, this is at home with santa. oh, my god! i rememberi started working with him since i was 12, helping him down in the dark room
because of a ban on foreign visitors, due to covid 19. staying in bethlehem, an exhibition has been taking place of photos tracing 70 years of history and christmas events there. the pictures were taken from the 1950s onwards by one of the town s first official photographers maurice michael whose son later took up the same trade. as a bbc news cameraman. our middle east correspondent tom bateman has their story. in the story of christmas, the star is the one behind the camera. marise michael was one of the town s first official photographers. with his sonjimmy, he recalls christmas is passed.