RIYADH: Long before Saudi Arabia’s cultural and archeological treasures were known to the world, Mohamed Babelli had already developed an instinct for uncovering its archaeological gems.
Consultant engineer by profession and photographer by passion, Babelli’s journey into visual documentation began at an early age and evolved into a publishing project.
“I received my first camera as a gift from my father before a summer trip to Cyprus in 1978. Since then, photography was associated with travel,” Babelli told Arab News.
Mohammed Babelli’s journey into visual documentation began at an early age and evolved into a publishing project. (Supplied)
That early exposure shaped a lifelong habit of seeing places through a photographer’s lens. In the early 1990s, Babelli began exploring the outskirts of Riyadh with colleagues from around the world, documenting landscapes rarely photographed at the time.
