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Middle East through the lens – Part One
CULTURE, LOVE, AND BEAUTY
Photography in the Middle East isn’t just about taking pictures. It’s about building worlds. Worlds that are nostalgic yet futuristic, raw yet refined, deeply rooted yet constantly evolving. Worlds that hold heritage, humor, and beauty in the same frame, and transform everyday moments into timeless narratives.
This first chapter in our series spotlights four photographers redefining the region’s visual language. Each one tells stories that feel intimate and universal at once, balancing cultural identity with modern expression, and proving that the lens can be as much about emotion as it is about aesthetics.
Oumayma
Oumayma’s work can best be described as visual poetry. Her portraits carry the warmth of golden-hour light on the walls of an old city: soft, imperfect, and impossibly beautiful. She has the rare ability to make stillness feel alive, revealing the subtle emotions that exist between presence and absence.
With Tunisian roots and a Montreal upbringing, Oumayma has developed her own visual language, one that speaks of belonging, honesty, and quiet joy. Her photography is international and intimate, contemporary as well as nostalgic. Each image feels like a memory you never lived but always remember.
MOUS
Mous is a master of contrasts. Surreal but tender, bold but rooted. His work bursts with color, energy, and unexpected visuals, yet always circles back to all we need: Love. Love for his culture, love for his people, love for storytelling.
He brings the same care to capturing his father’s quiet prayers as he does to his more explosive, dreamlike compositions. That duality defines him. A storm of creativity, grounded in intimacy. His photography doesn’t just catch the eye; it lingers in the heart.
MOHA
Artist, photographer, stylist, painter, musician. Moha refuses to be confined to a single medium. His practice is as layered as his identity, spanning fashion, art, and culture with ease. But it’s through photography that his voice becomes most unmistakable.
His images walk a fine line between street and high fashion, mixing rawness with polish, chaos with composition. A snapshot of a biker in a CP Company jacket becomes as striking as a luxury campaign. His work is unfiltered, emotional, and always human. They are proof that beauty doesn’t need retouching, only perspective.
ISMAIL
Ismail’s photographs feel like dreams. Quiet, colorful, and charged with emotion. Fabric often plays the role of protagonist, wrapping figures and spaces in layers of symbolism that blur the lines between art, fashion, and cultural identity.
Though still in his twenties, Ismail has already cultivated a signature style: subtle but powerful, conceptual but accessible. His images don’t scream for attention; they whisper, and somehow echo louder. It’s storytelling through feeling rather than spectacle and it leaves a mark long after the image fades.
Together all these artists embody a new wave of Middle Eastern visual storytelling. One that thrives on contrast, connection, and cultural resonance. They don’t just document what’s in front of the lens, they reimagine it, reframing identity and experience for a modern world.
This is part one of an ongoing series. A visual love letter to a region where heritage and innovation collide, and where photography becomes not just an art form, but a way of seeing.
Image Credits: Oumayma, Mous, Moha, Ismail
Author: Sophia Bilz
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