Curated Collections
A selection of diverse moments and scenes, each with its own story to tell.
The work here is guided by approach rather than theme. Attention is placed on restraint, pacing, and the way moments are framed, allowing each collection to exist quietly, without the need for emphasis or explanation.
Portrait Stories
Portrait Stories is an ongoing portrait series shaped by simplicity and intention. Direction exists, but never forced. Posing is minimal. Each session is approached with care and respect, allowing people to be photographed honestly, mindful of how the work is done, not just seen.
As They Are
As They Are is a body of work on couples sharing quiet closeness. It looks at restraint, familiarity, and the calm between gestures. Moments are shaped, not dramatized, allowing affection to surface softly, through patience, proximity, and remaining together over time.
Of Light and Pause
Of Light and Pause explores moments shaped by light, shadow, and movement. The work slows attention toward form, rhythm, and transition, allowing scenes to breathe. Meaning emerges through restraint, timing, and how motion settles into stillness rather than constant activity.
Abu Dhabi Stories
Abu Dhabi Stories is a long-term photographic study of the city as it is lived in. The work observes everyday scenes, spaces, and transitions, focusing on rhythm, scale, and atmosphere as they appear across different times and places.
Cultural Rhythms
Cultural Rhythms documents expressions of culture as they unfold in public and shared spaces. The work pays attention to movement, repetition, and collective presence, observing how traditions, gestures, and performances take shape through people rather than spectacle.
Live Forms
A supplementary set of photographs taken during shows and events. These images exist alongside the main collections, shaped by live environments rather than long-term study.
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