抖阴短视频

JEDDAH: With the thousands of pictures coming out of 抖阴短视频 in full color these days, it is refreshing to find calm in monochromatic photographs, especially when they have been snapped by expats who see beauty through a lens.
Monochromatic photographs add a timeless quality to an image. With the help of social media, 抖阴短视频 is in the spotlight as outsiders finally look in.
British-Nigerian photographer Folake Abbas, a lecturer teaching academic writing and research methods to engineering students at Jeddah鈥檚 King Abdul Aziz University since 2013, has been taking photographs for as long as she can remember, and is gaining popularity in the Saudi art scene for her black and white photographs of the Kingdom鈥檚 varied architecture, cultural scene, street life and more.
She started taking photographs in the Kingdom 鈥渁lmost immediately after I arrived in Jeddah. A friend took me to Al-Balad and I fell in love with the place immediately, and I鈥檝e had a very strong connection to Al-Balad ever since,鈥� she told Arab News.

I will always remember 抖阴短视频 with a lot of fondness, for it was here that I discovered myself as a photographer.

Folake Abbas

鈥淎 lot of people there know me because I take their photographs most of the time 鈥� it鈥檚 a place that I鈥檓 drawn to and that I feel very comfortable photographing. I鈥檝e been there many times and have taken thousands and thousands of photographs to attest to that,鈥� she added.
Abbas has developed her style through the years, experimenting with different tones of gray and shadows ever since she, alongside a group of fellow Nigerian photographers while visiting home, challenged each other to switch from colored to monochrome as an experiment for the whole of 2019, participating in the hashtag #2019ayearinblackandwhite on Instagram, and she鈥檚 never looked back.
She told Arab News that she鈥檚 been inspired by some of the greatest black and white photographers of all time such as Ansel Adams, Vivian Maier, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Mary Ellen Mark and Dorothea Lange.

With time, she began wondering about what more the Kingdom has to offer and what hidden gems can be discovered. She鈥檚 frequented nearby Taif, Dammam and a few other cities throughout the years but it was only after the coronavirus disease pandemic hit did she realize she needed to see more.
鈥淚 hadn鈥檛 really moved around that much, it wasn鈥檛 until last year after the lockdown was lifted, knowing I couldn鈥檛 leave the country I thought, you know what? this is my time to start to explore 抖阴短视频, there鈥檚 something more for it and I鈥檝e got to get around,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he idea of having to stay cooped up in my apartment for the whole summer was just something I wasn鈥檛 ready to entertain.鈥�
She then started traveling around the Kingdom as a conscious decision, booking trips, connecting with people, and taking different tours.
鈥淲hen you live in a concrete jungle, there isn鈥檛 much greenery around here, and it鈥檚 very rugged, you just have no idea of what a country looks like. It鈥檚 not until you hit the road and go deep into a valley or around a bendy road such as in Taif that you really get to appreciate the country that you live in,鈥� said Abbas.
She said it was in 抖阴短视频 that she identified as a photographer the most. 鈥淚 will always remember 抖阴短视频 with a lot of fondness, for it was here that I discovered myself as a photographer. As I mentioned, I鈥檝e always taken photographs but being in 抖阴短视频 really solidified that for me. All I want to do is take photographs here, that鈥檚 all I want to do.鈥�

Folake participated in two group exhibitions, the first in November 2017 in Jeddah, and January 2021 in Riyadh and has had three solo exhibitions 鈥� October 2018, December 2019, both in Jeddah and the third in Riyadh in February 2020.
She visited AlUla in March and said the artwork she composed there is the closest to her heart, highlighting that it is a majestic and timeless place.
鈥淲hat I love about the photos that I took there is the fact that the whole place itself sort of makes you feel like you are in a time that is long forgotten and so to be in this place that is absolutely dripping with so much history going back thousands and thousands of years, to be in that space in itself was nothing short of spectacular. The photos that I took and loved the most (were of) the tomb in Hegra; it鈥檚 just a majestic building.鈥�
She said she experienced Saudi hospitality firsthand throughout her adventures in the Kingdom and highlighted their polite traits.
鈥淚鈥檓 very impressed as to how open the people I meet when I travel are. They will give you directions, they will get people to come and help you, they will even take you to where you want to go,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hat is really endearing to me.鈥� She added: 鈥淚鈥檝e traveled a lot around the world and I鈥檝e had wonderful experiences, but nothing quite like this.鈥�