Sawsan’s Photography Trips to date 2013- Oman 2014- Oman 2015- Ethiopia Lower Omo Valley 2015- India (Ladakh & Turtuk) 2016- South Korea 2016- India (Rajasthan, Varanasi, Agra & en route villages) 2017-Saudi Arabia (Taif) 2017- Kyrgyzstan 2018- Liwa Abu Dhabi, UAE 2018- India (Kargil & Rangdum) 2019- Saudi Arabia (Qatif) Incredible! Is there a specific place you wish to visit and photograph? Photography is my passion and I love adventure and exploration; therefore, I hope I get the opportunity to travel to different countries and be able to reach some of the remote areas and learn more about the people and their cultures. My dream is to visit Somalia and Yemen, mainly Socotra and Sana’a, among other areas I was planning to visit in 2020. These trips sadly got canceled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 around the world. How would you describe your photographs? I capture moments as I see them and love to show people’s emotions in their environment. I seek spontaneous and honest feelings as I believe that every image has a story and a message to tell. We live in a small world and have to understand and respect things that are different and unfamiliar to us as it not necessary that they are then mistakes or flaws. We can learn from different people and cultures in accordance with our religion, customs and traditions. Humanity is the image with which I want to reach the world away from religious or ethnic fanaticism. I hope I can speak to people’s heart to inform and educate them with my photography. Your photography seems to be largely based on capturing human emotion, but what would you consider your favourite subjects? I like Street, People, Portrait, Travel and Macro photography. Photographing people's lives is closest to my heart, as I get to talk to them before I take a photo. I am often affected by people and their lives, there is so much to learn from them. PEOPLE | interview www.womanthismonth.com September 2020 9
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