Latif Al Ani
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (517 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3775742700 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Today, his photographs give testimony to an era long gone. His exhibition at the Iraq Pavilion during the Venice biennale in 2016 focused on works from the early period of his career, which reveal both Iraq’s modernizing trends and the retention of ancient traditions as particular themes of Al Ani’s work.. Al Ani portrayed Iraq’s culture in all of its abundance and complexity: besides documenting its westernized everyday life, the political culture and industry, he also captured images of Iraq from the air, for the Iraq Petroleum Company. Under Saddam Hussein’s oppressive regime, however, Al Ani ceased photographing. Known as the “father of Iraqi photography,”
(Rebecca Fulleylove It's Nice That) . Latif Al Ani has become known as the 'founding father of Iraqi photography' his images crystallise the 'golden age' decades of Iraq like no one else has or will ever be able to do again