Arab American photographer, creative director, and art framer based in Washington, DC. My work celebrates those who make and do in their element, subcultures and underrepresented communities, and finding moments of closeness and connection in new places.
In 2020, I self-published a photo book called Present Tense: DC Punk and DIY Right Now. My exhibition of the same name was Transformer Gallery's 17th Annual DC Solo Artist Exhibition.
Member: Women Photograph, Diversify Photo, To The Front, and Women Photojournalists of Washington.
select clients
Fender Guitars, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, AARP, NPR, Smithsonian Museums, Resy, Food & Wine, Buzzfeed, In These, Times, Bandcamp, DC Public Library, San Pellegrino US, Great Jones, ANTI- Records, Sub Pop, She Shreds, and Washington City Paper.
published in print and online
Bon Appetit, Pitchfork, Bustle, National Geographic, Maxim, BBC, Vice World News, Travel + Leisure, Slate, NYmag, Eater, Lucky Peach, Architectural Digest, Bloomberg, AV Club, Talkhouse, Premier Guitar, Guitar World, and more.
press & interviews
The Phoblographer // Framebridge // Verizon // Washington Post // The Week // AdHoc // PDN // NoEcho
exhibitions, panels, etc
2022 - harDCore: past/present/punk with Leslie Clague and Cynthia Connolly (spring/break art fair, los angeles, ca)
2021 - stop motion @ umbrella (collection 14, washington, dc)
2021 - transformer dc’s “envisioning” exhibition and auction (katzen arts center, washington, dc)
2021 - giving black women their flowers, with Tayo Kuku Jr. (union market, washington, dc)
2021 - stop motion vol. 10 (washington, dc / virtual)
2020 - seen: 20 years of baltimore music photography (maryland art place, baltimore, md)
2020 - “so you want to be a rock & roll photographer” panel @ focus on the story (virtual event)
2020 - present tense solo exhibition (transformer, washington, dc)
2019 - transformer 16th annual silent auction and benefit party (corcoran school of the arts, dc)
2019 - stop motion: best of (the line hotel, washington, dc)
2019 - to the front: los angeles (alliesworldwide, los angeles, ca)
2019 - stop motion vol. 6 (american ice co., washington, dc)
2019 - samasama (shopkeeper’s gallery, washington, dc)
2018 - stop motion vol. 4 (big bear cafe, washington, dc)
2018 - to the front: philly (vox populi, philadelphia, pa)
2018 - stop motion vol. 3 (dodge city, washington, dc)
2018 - exposed dc fotowalk (crystal city underground, va)
2018 - to the front: nashville (main street gallery, nashville, tn)
2018 - samasama (shopkeeper's gallery, washington, dc)
2018 - damaged city art show (hole in the sky, washington, dc)
2018 - to the front: boston (zone 3, boston, ma)
2017 - fotoweek feast for the eyes (mexican cultural institute, washington, dc)
2017 - damaged city arty show (st. stephen's church, washington, dc)
2016 - dc in the house (martin luther king, jr memorial library, washington, dc)
2016 - noise body music (visarts, rockville md)
2016 - damaged city art show (open studio dc, washington, dc)
2015 - contrario collective (52 o street studio, washington, dc)