MAKKAH: Through a deeply personal lens, Saudi Arabia photographer Shaker Samargandi is presenting a contemporary vision of Madinah.
Born and raised in Madinah, he says his familiarity with the city’s rhythms and spaces has shaped his artistic vision.
Rather than treating the holy city as a staged subject, Samargandi approaches it as “a living memory.” Through his lens, streets, courtyards and architecture become narrative elements revealing the city’s layered identity.
Samargandi told Arab News that Islamic architecture, especially that associated with the Prophet’s Mosque, has been a central focus of his visual interest, given its spiritual and aesthetic values deeply rooted in history.
He says his focus is not directed toward the overall scene, but the fine details that reflect the philosophy and aesthetics of the structure, allowing the viewer to contemplate the relationship between form and meaning.
