The Absence of Sadness

My Scholarship entry - Photographs taken in Syria

Syria | Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | 5 photos

A Syrian born and raised in Damascus - Syria , Studied communication arts at the lebanese american university in Beirut - Lebanon , Moved to New York because of the unfortunate events that are taking place back in my hometown. Everyone has they're own way of describing what they see and feel around them , of the people they encounter throughout they're journies , the beauty of the cultures they get introduced to in the different cities they get a chance to visit every now and then . Photography is my way of describing all of what i see and feel around me . From the beauty of things , to the stories that every person i get to meet has to say , from the agonies or the sense of belonging that people such as my self lost in war and are seeking it elsewhere . all , i cant describe it through words as much as i can through my photography . photography - my camera and lens - are what i believe to be the link between myself and whatever this world has to offer to me that captures my eyes . Heres a link to my website below , still in the process of being finished , have a few photos yet to upload, but just so you can have an idea of my work .

thank you

sima ajlyakin