Ismail Zaidy is a self‑taught Moroccan photographer who turned the rooftop of his family home in Marrakech into Studio Sa3ada, a “Studio of Happiness” and his primary creative sanctuary. In this Emaho interview, he speaks about capturing memory, family, and everyday poetry from above, tracing his journey from mobile‑phone experiments on the rooftop to international recognition in contemporary art and fashion.
In his interview with Emaho, Pierre Terdjman traces a trajectory from frontline photojournalism to redefining how images live in public space. From conflict zones to the streets through Dysturb, his work challenges visibility, memory, and authorship—transforming photography into a civic act that resists erasure and reclaims attention.
Baghdad photographer Aymen Al-Ameri reframes post-conflict resilience in his Emaho interview. Through poignant portraits and urban aftermaths, he captures Iraqi cultural memory and daily endurance—from endangered marshes to Baghdad streets—transcending war narratives for intimate human stories.
In this Emaho Magazine interview, Colombian-French photographer Karen Paulina Biswell reflects on 14 years collaborating with Emberá-Chamí artist Maria Amilbia Siagama. Rejecting extractive gazes, she explores shared authorship, photographic negatives in “Adua,” Glissant’s opacity, and decolonial rituals—questioning identity, legibility, and trust across Paris and Bogotá.
French photographer Mathias Depardon charts fragile identities and power in Transanatolia, Tigris-Euphrates basins, and sand extraction crises. From Kurdish borders to GAP dams’ ecological toll, his slow journalism probes geopolitics, environment, and forgotten voices across Turkey, Iraq, and beyond.
From capturing childhood’s vanishing essence on film to radicalizing her view at Johannesburg’s Market Photo Workshop, Michelle Loukidis now shapes Africa’s photography scene. This Emaho interview explores The Lens Collective’s women-led mentorship, Tombe magazine’s critical platform, and urgent narratives from emerging talents like Lindokuhle Sobekwa.
