Arab Documentary Photography Program Ninth Cycle Complete Second Workshop in Beirut

Group photo from the last day of the workshop

That’s a wrap on the 9th cycle of the Arab Documentary Photography Program!

Last week, the cohort of twelve photographers gathered in Beirut for their second of two intensive workshops, working with mentors to culminate their months-long project explorations. Alongside the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture and the Prince Claus Fund, it’s been a joy to once again share space with this incredible group of photographers as part of our joint initiative to support creative production by imagemakers in the Arab region.

Congratulations to all the grantees: Ahmed Merzagui (Algeria), Ali Al Shehabi (Bahrain), Celia Bougdal (Algeria), Gabriel Ferneini (Lebanon), Iman Djamil (Morocco), Karrar Nasser (Iraq), Lamees Saleh (Egypt), Mennatalah Khaled (Egypt), Mohammed Nammoor (Syria), Nidal Rohmi (Palestine), Sara Kontar (Syria), and Sara Younes (Egypt).

Thank you to mentors Eric Gottesman, Tanya Habjouqa, Elsie Haddad, Randa Shaath, Abdo Shanan, and Peter van Agtmael; program coordinator Jessica Murray; and presentation guests including Susan Meiselas), Rima Mismar, Myriam Boulos, Roger Mokbel, Roï Saade, Ieva Saudargaitė Douaihi, Tamara Abdul Hadi, Rachel Tabet, Heba Hage-Felder, and more.

We look forward to sharing their projects with you in the coming months. In the meantime, catch up on work from past cycles of the program at arabdocphotography.org.