From Afghanistan to Sudan: Dubai expat’s Quaranteen Project reveals slice of life during the pandemic

I hoped to communicate my appreciation for my family, how we worked together to accommodate our busy schedules. The time I spent with them helped make up for everything that was no longer safe to do. I also wanted to share how new everything felt in the house I have lived almost all my life in.

I learned how to use a film camera, and what photos from a film camera look like compared to those that I am used to seeing. I learned a bit about the lives of other teens around the world too. I learned, how people interpret photographs... I learned that photos could give context to words, and vice versa. I was also reminded of how you can’t see a full picture from just one perspective, and of how beautiful that full picture is.

I wondered if they will ever understand my emotions through some of these pictures.

There was one particular picture that really stayed on my mind, and it was one where we came together as a family to pray. And through this I learned, no matter the situation it’s best to pray together.

I felt it was an amazing experience... to show the world what I can do with a camera.

A lot can be told through one photo.