Tsawwar… Ali Skok
“This photo was taken in Baghdad, Iraq, in Al-Baathia, inside a private farm. It was shot with an analog film camera. I had this vision in my mind about Iraqi life, how simple it is, and how it keeps evolving alongside the modern world. As Iraqis, we sometimes forget about this other side of our story. I want to keep our culture visible through the ideas I bring to life with my photographs.”
Ali Skok is a Baghdad-based photographer born and raised in the city. With a lifelong passion for art and photography, his work is deeply shaped by Baghdad’s rich cultural landscape and the presence of creativity in everyday life.
Tsawwar is an ongoing visual series in Daftar which explores the stories behind a photograph, taken in the region or by an Arab photographer, written in their own words.
