Egypt , Iran , Jordan , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Libya , Turkey , Cross-border Art & Photography 11 Smiles Photo Credits: Mosa’ab Elshamy by Reeman Bustami 29/08/2015 A dynamic region like the Middle East sure offers lots of images that are worth capturing. BarakaBits previously shared an inspiring list of 5 Arab photographers who are worth knowing. Here are 9 more!
1. Newsha Tavakolian Iran. Photojournalist and documentary photographer from Tehran.
Her focus is women and gender-based restrictions. An Iranian woman tries to cool herself as firemen spray water over the crowds during a scorching hot al-Quds day rally in Tehran. @nytimes A photo posted by Newsha Tavakolian (@newshatavakolian) on Jul 11, 2015 at 3:53am PDT 2.
Rawan Da’as Jordan. An environment loving, culturally and socially aware, proactive young woman from Amman. Her photography has been internationally recognised and featured in various media.
“She is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. ‘Time’ for her isn’t something to fight against.
Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water.” #wanderlust #travel #traveler #reflection #love #lebanon #vsco #vscocam #streetlife #iphoneonly #iphone6 #life #love #wanderlustcontest #visitlebanon #light A photo posted by Rawan Da’as (@rawandaas) on Jun 27, 2015 at 1:26pm PDT 3. Faisal Almalki Saudi Arabia. An award winning photographer from Saudi Arabia with a rich portfolio covering architecture, conceptual and street photography.
Envy (Roman Rumors IV) | 2011 A photo posted by Faisal Almalki (@faisalalmalki) on Dec 4, 2014 at 5:38am PST 4. Mohammed Ismail Libya. A Libyan British who moved to Doha in 2011 to volunteer in Libya’s independent satellite channel.
