Discovering the World Through the Lens of Hamza CHRIGUI.

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AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 18, HAMZA CHRIGUI FROM SIDI YAHYA, OUJDA, HAS ALREADY MADE QUITE A NAME FOR HIMSELF AS A PHOTOGRAPHER. HIS JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF PHOTOGRAPHY BEGAN IN 2018/19, DURING HIS HIGH SCHOOL DAYS. HIS CURIOSITY ABOUT EVERYTHING AND HIS DESIRE TO CREATE ART LED HIM TO PICK UP A CAMERA AND START EXPLORING.

IN THE BEGINNING, HAMZA WAS MAKING CONTENT FOR YOUTUBE AND CREATING VIDEOS FOR ALMOST A YEAR. HOWEVER, HIS INTEREST SOON TURNED TO EDITING VIDEOS, AND THIS LED HIM TO DISCOVER HIS PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. HE FOUND INSPIRATION IN PEOPLE, SPACES, AND PLACES, AND THIS INSPIRED HIM TO TAKE UP STREET PHOTOGRAPHY.

GROWING UP IN OUJDA, HAMZA FACED MANY CHALLENGES. THE STREETS LACKED ART, AND PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY. BUT THIS DID NOT STOP HIM FROM PURSUING HIS PASSION. HE LEARNED NEW SKILLS AND TRIED VARIOUS STYLES, INCLUDING BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY, AND LONG EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY.

FOR HAMZA, COMPOSITION AND LIGHTING ARE TWO ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PHOTOGRAPHY. HE LIKES TO TAKE HIS PHOTOS SYMMETRICALLY, AND HE PREFERS NATURAL LIGHTING, INCLUDING THE LIGHT OF THE SUN. HIS PHOTOGRAPHS ARE A REFLECTION OF HIS VISION, AND EACH ONE TELLS A MEANINGFUL STORY.

LOOKING AHEAD, HAMZA SEES PHOTOGRAPHY EVOLVING IN NEW AND EXCITING WAYS, WITH A RESURGENCE OF FILM PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY. HE IS CURIOUS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FILM AND WANTS TO TRY THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING IT. WHILE SOME MAY WORRY THAT AI WILL REPLACE PHOTOGRAPHERS, HAMZA BELIEVES THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PLACE FOR HUMAN CREATIVITY AND VISION.

HAMZA'S MESSAGE TO ASPIRING PHOTOGRAPHERS IS SIMPLE: DON'T WAIT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, MAKE IT FOR YOURSELF. WITH TIME, PATIENCE, AND A PASSION FOR THE CRAFT, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. AS DAVID ALAN HARVEY SAID, "DON'T SHOOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. SHOOT WHAT IT FEELS LIKE." AND THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT HAMZA CHRIGUI'S PHOTOGRAPHY IS ALL ABOUT - CAPTURING THE FEELING AND EMOTION OF A MOMENT AND SHARING IT WITH THE WORLD.

HAMZA CHRIGUI'S JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF PHOTOGRAPHY IS AN INSPIRING STORY OF CREATIVITY, PASSION, AND PERSEVERANCE. DESPITE FACING CHALLENGES IN HIS HOMETOWN OF OUJDA, HE HAS MANAGED TO DEVELOP HIS SKILLS AND CREATE A UNIQUE STYLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY THAT REFLECTS HIS VISION OF THE WORLD.

ONE OF THE MOST STRIKING THINGS ABOUT HAMZA'S PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE WAY HE CAPTURES PEOPLE, SPACES, AND PLACES. HIS ABILITY TO CONVEY THE ENERGY AND VIBE OF HIS SUBJECTS IS TRULY REMARKABLE. WHETHER HE IS PHOTOGRAPHING PEOPLE ON THE STREET, THE OLD MEDINA, OR THE SOUK, HE MANAGES TO CREATE A SENSE OF INTIMACY AND CONNECTION THAT DRAWS THE VIEWER INTO THE SCENE.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT ASPECT OF HAMZA'S PHOTOGRAPHY IS HIS FOCUS ON COMPOSITION AND LIGHTING. HE TAKES GREAT CARE TO CREATE SYMMETRICAL AND WELL-FRAMED SHOTS, AND HE HAS A KEEN EYE FOR THE WAY LIGHT INTERACTS WITH HIS SUBJECTS. BY PAYING ATTENTION TO THESE DETAILS, HE IS ABLE TO CREATE IMAGES THAT ARE BOTH AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AND EMOTIONALLY RESONANT.

LOOKING AHEAD, HAMZA IS EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND IS EAGER TO CONTINUE EXPLORING NEW STYLES AND TECHNIQUES. HE SEES FILM PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY MAKING A COMEBACK, AND HE IS CURIOUS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING FILM. HE ALSO BELIEVES THAT AI WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE CREATIVITY AND VISION OF HUMAN PHOTOGRAPHERS.

AS AN ART MAGAZINE EDITOR, I FIND HAMZA'S STORY TO BE A POWERFUL REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PURSUING YOUR PASSIONS AND FOLLOWING YOUR DREAMS, EVEN IN THE FACE OF OBSTACLES. HIS DEDICATION TO HIS CRAFT AND HIS WILLINGNESS TO EXPERIMENT AND LEARN ARE TRULY INSPIRING. I BELIEVE THAT HIS WORK HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS AND TO HELP US ALL SEE THE WORLD IN A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL WAY.

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