Portfolio · 2026
Photographer & Director of Photography
Products · Architecture · Fashion · Documentary · Film
Cairo, Egypt → Riyadh, KSA from November 2026
Featured projectDocumentarySudan 2023
A women’s platform by Capture Media, funded by USAID: research, a week of workshops, exhibitions and events across Sudan, and a documentary on Sudanese women in politics, community and art.
My roleProduction & direction teamLightingEvent photography
Watch the filmBuilt on research by Eman Omer and Weam Shawgi. Each interview has its own lighting world: magenta, teal, warm practicals, stained glass.
The platform’s launch on International Women’s Day: speeches, the premiere and a full hall, with the US Ambassador to Sudan in attendance. Photographed by me.
Moving image
From a documentary screened at Expo 2020 Dubai to brand films and interview series in Cairo.
DocumentaryDirector of Photography2021
A short documentary screened at Expo 2020 Dubai, following young women through Khartoum’s lecture halls and classrooms.
Brand filmDirector of PhotographyBeauty
A brand film for a Sudanese cosmetics label: the founder’s interview in warm, sculpted light on a painted backdrop, plus a bright launch reel for a new product.
CommercialDirector of Photography2024 – Now
Commercial videos for brand clients in Cairo, from a uniform factory to interview-led content for two education brands.
Digital contentFilmed & edited15+ episodes
A social media series built on one set: warm practical light and a cinematic look that holds from episode to episode.
Also: event photography and the highlight film for a panel discussion at an international cultural institute in Cairo.
EducationOxygenVideographer
Promo for the Plastic Engineering course on Kabsola, an e-learning platform, moving the presenter from a factory to Taizhou, China.
Stills
Products, fashion, industry, film sets and events: still images are where I started, and still my strongest work.
ProductStudio
Product and campaign photography for a perfume and skincare brand: motion, texture and warm light.
ArchitectureKhartoumZain Sudan · Murtada Muaz
Commercial towers, sites under construction and retail interiors, shot for architecture firms and corporate clients.
FashionCairoLive coverage
Designers’ looks shot live on the runway, with the garment and the face both sharp.
CampaignPhotographer & 2nd cameraCairo
The promo for a live concert, shot at golden hour in Cairo’s old streets.
Film stills & BTSCredited in the titles2026
Stills and behind-the-scenes photography for a short film: the set, the cast between takes and the location recce.
IndustrialSudan · Cairo
Corporate coverage of an industrial plant in Sudan and a photo story of a Cairo garment factory: the machines, the floor and the craft in people’s hands.
AgricultureCommissionedDay & night
For an agricultural company: the harvest, its machines and crews, and the grain moving after dark by a single light.
SportsEvents & foodCairo
Training-day coverage for a youth football academy, and an outdoor evening gathering: guests, buffet and table details.
Behind the lens
From factory floors to the open desert, with a small crew I trust: we light the set, frame the shot and keep the room calm, so the people in front of the camera can be themselves.
Clients & employers
Experience
| Years | Role | Company | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 – Now | Director of Photography | Televzyon | Cairo |
| 2024 – Now | Director of Photography | Break Point | Cairo |
| 2023 – Now | Photographer & Videographer | Omdurman TV | Cairo |
| 2018 – Now | Founder | Muhtadi Production | Khartoum, Cairo |
| 2022 – 2024 | Videographer | Oxygen (Kabsola) | Khartoum |
| 2020 – 2023 | Photographer & Videographer | Degraphy Studios | Khartoum |
| 2018 – 2023 | Photographer | Capture Media | Khartoum |
| 2021 – 2022 | Social Media Manager | Mimah Company | Khartoum |
Toolkit
Diplomas in Graphic Design (2024), Video Editing (2023) and Business Administration (2022) · BSc Medical Laboratory Sciences · Arabic, English