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Old Cafe in Qatif – Documentary

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Abo Ali rans an old cafe for over 60 years, the small cafe which opens early morning located on one the main streets in Qatif, Saudi Arabia considered to be a well known place among the locals & for some this is their place to meet & catch up for any news, a lot of old men made it a habit to come to this cafe which is manly serve Red Tea for 1 SR in good old fashioned small cups. I tried to show off some the corner of the cafe & Abo Ali while working.

أبوعلي قائم على مقهى قديم منذ أكثر من ٦٠ عاماً، المقهى الصغير يفتح أبوابه في ساعات الصباح المبكرة والذي يقع على أحد الشوارع الرئيسية في القطيف بالمنطقة الشرقية والذي يعتبر هذا المكان معلماً مشهور بين السكان المحليين وبالنسبة للبعض فإن هذا المكان هو للقاء والتحادث ومعرفة اخبار البعض والمجتمع، الكثير من كبار السن اخذت عليهم العادة بالمجيء هنا بشكل شبه يومي والمقهى يقدم الشاي مقابل ريال واحد فقط على الطريقة التقليدية المتعارف عليها في البيوت والمجالس. حاولت أن أظهر بعض زوايا المقهى وعمل أبوعلي في هذه الصور.

All Photos captured February 2016. Qatif, Saudi Arabia

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Ashura Portraits

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Portrait of children in a peaceful march which shows the love & respect for Imam Hussain Bin Ali ( Peace be upon him ) and his people which the Imam was killed with his followers by Yazeed Bin Moa’ayiah’s army in Karbala, Iraq – 10th of Muharram of the 61 AH ( 10th of Oct. 680 AD ). For more information about it visit the wikipedia site here

صور لبعض الأطفال ضمن مسيرة عاشورائية إلتقطتها قبل ٣ سنين في شهر محرم ١٤٣٦ هجرية، الصور تعبر عن العشق الحسيني برفع الرايات والشعارات التي تعبر عن الإمام الحسين عليه السلام وأهل بيته والذي قتل الإمام الحسين عليه السلام وأصحابه من قبل جيش يزيد بن معاوية في كربلاء – العراق بتاريخ ١٠ محرم عام  ٦١ هجرية. لمن يرغب بمزيد من المعلومات زيارة موقع ويكيبيديا من هذا الرابط

All photos taken in November 2014

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Iran Streets Part 4 – Street photography

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Hello all, so about 2 years ago I traveled with my family to Mashhad city in Iran for a week, it wasn’t a photography trip but I did spent a lot of times photographing the streets & I was really impressed with the results I got from there. I didn’t open this folder until a few weeks ago & wanted to share with you some of the results of those scenes I’ve captured, I already posted a blog about my trip there when I got back 7 Days to Mashhad. I did a lot of street photography but rarely I did people’s life because a lot & I mean a lot don’t understand English or Arabic. So here are some of the results & more photos will come in other posts!

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Iran Streets Part 3 – Street photography

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Hello all, so about 2 years ago I traveled with my family to Mashhad city in Iran for a week, it wasn’t a photography trip but I did spent a lot of times photographing the streets & I was really impressed with the results I got from there. I didn’t open this folder until a few weeks ago & wanted to share with you some of the results of those scenes I’ve captured, I already posted a blog about my trip there when I got back 7 Days to Mashhad. I did a lot of street photography but rarely I did people’s life because a lot & I mean a lot don’t understand English or Arabic. So here are some of the results & more photos will come in other posts!

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Iran Streets Part 2 – Street photography

Zuhair Ahmad AlTraifi 3 Comments

Hello all, so about 2 years ago I traveled with my family to Mashhad city in Iran for a week, it wasn’t a photography trip but I did spent a lot of times photographing the streets & I was really impressed with the results I got from there. I didn’t open this folder until a few weeks ago & wanted to share with you some of the results of those scenes I’ve captured, I already posted a blog about my trip there when I got back 7 Days to Mashhad. I did a lot of street photography but rarely I did people’s life because a lot & I mean a lot don’t understand English or Arabic. So here are some of the results & more photos will come in other posts!

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Iran Streets Part 1 – Street photography

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Hello all, so about 2 years ago I traveled with my family to Mashhad city in Iran for a week, it wasn’t a photography trip but I did spent a lot of times photographing the streets & I was really impressed with the results I got from there. I didn’t open this folder until a few weeks ago & wanted to share with you some of the results of those scenes I’ve captured, I already posted a blog about my trip there when I got back 7 Days to Mashhad. I did a lot of street photography but rarely I did people’s life because a lot & I mean a lot don’t understand English or Arabic. So here are some of the results & more photos will come in other posts!

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Natural water source in AlHasa – Documentary

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It’s been a while since I’ve gone out for photography, about 3 months because of the hot weather ( I hate summer ) but I convinced myself to photograph this story because it’s best to do it in within these days before the weather cool down, this is one of the 2 remaining natural water source from underground in AlHasa where locals use it to swim in it & take bath before it goes for nearby farms, I’ve planned to shoot in both morning & evening and it was really worth it! Here are some of the photos.

مضى وقت ليس بالقصير منذ اخر مرة قمت بالتصوير، قرابة ٣ شهور بسبب حرارة الجو ( أكره الصيف ) لكن أقنعت نفسي بالخروج وتصوير هذا الموضوع بسبب أنه يناسب هذه الأجواء، هذا المكان هو أحد اثنين من العيون الجوفية المتبقية بالأحساء في قرية البطالية والتي كانت في الماضي ذات أعداد كبيرة! السكان المحليين يستخدمونها للسباحة والاستحمام قبل أن يذهب الماء في شبكات صرف لسقي النخيل في المزارع القريبة، خططت للتصوير في فترتي الصباح والمساء وكان الأمر يستحق كثيراً، هذه بعض النتائج.

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Camels from the Desert of Riyadh

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Hello all, something quick to share with you, when I return from a road trip I keep my eyes on the desert and try to see unique sights of camels in the open field, this is one of them and it was almost noon but still I loved the results. Hope you like them!

All photos captured in December 2015

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Note: All photos are owned & photographed by Zuhair Ahmad Al-Traifi, and you are not allowed to use them in any newspaper or magazines without permission. Using any photo online with a link reference to it’s original source & name is allowed. Failed to follow these instruction will have you face legal actions. Thank you for understanding.

ملاحظة مهمة: جميع الصور مصورة ومملوكة من قبل زهير أحمد الطريفي، ومن غير المسموح بتاتاً استخدامها في الجرائد والصحف الإلكترونية والمجلات بدون اخذ موافقة مسبقة. استخدام الصور على شبكة الانترنت مع وضع اسم ورابط المصدر الأساسي للصور مسموحٍ به. عدم اتباعك لهذه التعليمات قد يعرضك للمسائلة القانونية. شكراً لتفهمكم.

AlQarah Mountain – Documentary

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I saw a lot of artistic photos from AlQarah Mountain which is located in AlHasa, Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia but never seen what’s it like to be on the top of it, I spent one cold morning walking around a small area on the top of the mountain in order to explore the amazing view and the different texture up there, I admit the timing isn’t the best, but I wanted to document it anyway. By the way the name came from AlQarah village which is located directly west of the mountain

رأيت الكثير من الصور الفنية لجبل القارة المعروف والذي يقع في محافظة الأحساء بالمنطقة الشرقية في السعودية ولكن لم أرى حقيقة الكثير من تضاريسه في قمته الشبه مسطحة، أمضيت أحد الصباحات الباردة أتمشى في منطقة صغيرة لأستكشف بعض المناظر الرائعة والتضاريس المثيرة للاهتمام هناك، أعترف بأن الوقت لم يكن الأفضل ولكن أردت توثيق ذلك على أي حال. بالمناسبة اسم الجبل نسبة إلى قرية القارة والتي تقع مباشرة غرب الجبل

All photo taken in December 2015

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Street walk in my hometown village

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Hello all, because my father had to leave AlHasa, AlQarah about 40 years ago for work we live in Dammam ever since but we always kept visiting our hometown village because of our relatives and in different occasions. So it’s natural for me to photograph the village as I admit didn’t do it earlier but happy that I’ve done more then once since 2015. The important of document the lives and the streets of an area lies after a few years ahead, thats why only a few photographers form the region value that and thats what I see in my street photos. Here are a few photos taken in May 2015 as first walk in this village. I already posted a photo from this walk 2 years ago

مرحبا بالجميع، بسبب أن والدي غادر قرية القارة بالأحساء قبل قرابة 40 عاماً بسبب العمل نحن نعيش بالدمام منذ ذلك الوقت ولكننا كنا نداوم على زيارة القرية بسبب وجود أقاربنا ولمختلف المناسبات. لذلك من الطبيعي أن اقوم بتصوير القرية وأعترف أنني لم أفعل ذلك مبكراً ولكن سعيد بأنني قمت بتصويرها أكثر من مرة من 2015. أهمية توثيق الحياة والشارع لمنطقة ما تكمن بعد عدة سنين، لذلك هناك قليل من المصورين من المنطقة الذين يرون هذه القيمة وهذا ما أراه عادة في صور حياة الشارع. هذه بعض الصور التي قمت بتصويرها في مايو 2015 في جولتي الأولى. قمت سابقاً بعرض أحد الصور قبل سنتين 

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