To start off, I have to say that I'm not going to work on this project and act that I'm making this graphic/photographic book because I'm a professional photographer and because photography is the passion of my life. NO! I'm working on this project because I do have a passion for photography and for what it gives us, it allows us to capture those precious moments and keep them still for the rest of our lives, photography for me a world of memories, it generates nostalgia - "its delicate, but potent" - Mad Men. Just like a time machine, I aim to document those moments in our lives that we can look back into as a community and realize how special they are.
The Bahraini community is diverse, not only by the ethnicities and faiths of people, but by their culture and traditions. We hold onto our history and at the same time we follow the modernity of the surrounding globalized world. Through all this, our community stood strong together hand in hand, but unfortunately sometimes, if one circle breaks in a chain, it all gets damaged… But its alright, you can always get the chain fixed and repaired!! - What doesn't kill you, Only makes you stronger; Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right.
I spent the whole of last week, just thinking of what I want to capture through my lens, and I came up with a LONG list of ideas - I might not take photos of all of them but this list just gives me an idea/theme of how I want my project to go.
The following is a brief version of my list:
- Gerga'onn preparation (traditional Celebration)
- Friday breakfast & Saturday lunch (Main family gatherings)
- Gahwa (Traditional Coffee)
- Jasmis (National Bahraini fast-food chain)
- Qura'n (The holy book)
- children playing
- Mosque
- Beach
- Traditional music perfomances
- Bab Al-Bahrain (Bahraini marketplace)
- Bahrain museum
- Old/ Traditional houses
- Traditional clothing
- Henna
- Traditional foods
- Tree of life
- Currency
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