I was born in Saudi Arabia in 1988. I began in early 2008 photographing my nephews and nieces using my older brother's non-professional Sony camera. Honestly, it was a part time hobby that I started doing when I had to stop my study at school.

Not long passed until I felt so passionate about seeing the whole world behind my camera, and photography has become an essential part of my life. There were dreams of travelling the world chasing exotic locations.

Eventually better equipment was purchased and occasionally images were published in local Saudi, Gulf and Arabian Countries' sites, forums and magazines.

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