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9 MENA Photographers You Will Love

  • August 29, 2015
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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.

https://instagram.com/p/4_kKOYjHfr/?taken-by=newshatavakolian

 

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.

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"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 post shared by Rawan Da'as ~ روان (@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.

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Envy (Roman Rumors IV) | 2011

A post shared 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. This move introduced him to the Qatari culture, where he started Faces of Qatar. Get introduced to the Libyan uprising and the Qatari culture through his photography.

https://instagram.com/p/4FOYLaxe-m/?taken-by=mohammedzismail

 

5. Emad Alhusayni
Syria.

Emad, who is based in Saudi Arabia, left a desk job to start his own business and enjoy his passion for photography. It won’t take you long before you fall in love with his contagiously spiritual work.

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اليوم وبعد سنة تقريبا اعرض لكم صورة ثانية من نفس الزاوية بعد ما ناديته وقابلني بابتسامة جميلة الصورتين الفرق بينهم ثواني لكن عرضت الثانية بعد سنة لتاخذ الاولى حقها الله يسعده

A post shared by Emad Alhusayni عماد الحسيني (@emadphoto) on May 24, 2015 at 6:34am PDT

 

6. Osama Silwadi
Palestine.

From nature to street photography and beautiful models with traditional dresses, Osama’s lens offers a beautiful journey in Palestine. He started photography as a photojournalist during the first Intifada and continued working as a freelance photographer until today.

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#portrait #silwadi #traditional #heritage #palestine #palestinian custom #clothes #osama silwadi #traditional dress

A post shared by Osama Silwadi (@osilwadi) on Dec 18, 2014 at 2:14am PST

 

7. Amer Sweidan
Jordan.

Amer, a photographer based in Amman, has had his work featured in different local and international mediums. His work varies between minimalist, portrait, architecture, street and lifestyle photography.

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What life would be without color?

A post shared by Amer Sweidan (@amersweidan) on Sep 1, 2014 at 3:10am PDT

 

8. Mosa’ab Elshamy
Egypt.

Although young, Mosa’ab has a distinguished reputation in photojournalism and documentary photography. His intimate photographs are internationally recognised and in 2013, one of his photographs was picked by TIME as one of the best 10 photos of the year.

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#Repost @ap.images with @repostapp. ・・・ Egyptian Muslims gather for Iftar at the end of the fasting day during the holy month of Ramadan outside Hussein mosque in Cairo, Egypt. #APPhoto by @mosaabelshamy

A post shared by Mosa’ab Elshamy (@mosaabelshamy) on Jul 16, 2015 at 2:19pm PDT

 

9. Sirkan Demirci
Turkey.

If you’re fond of filters, you will love to allow Sirkan’s lens to guide you through a peaceful walk in nature and culture.

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Guzel aksamlar olsun 😊🙌🏻

A post shared by Serkan DEMİRCİ (@sserkan34) on Aug 20, 2015 at 7:12am PDT

 

Any other Middle Eastern photographers you like to follow? 

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