Finished shooting yesterday’s Saudi wedding at 3am and took the noon flight back home. Rushing from one car to another, and on the plane I finally sat for an hour to think calmly. Observing the Saudi man sitting across me, working on his laptop throughout the flight, I started wondering. We take our jobs for …
Weddings in the Arab world usually begin late in the evening. Tonight’s Saudi bride has started getting ready at 2pm but has asked her guests to arrive at 10pm so that she can enter the grand ballroom at 11pm. In Saudi, and all the neighboring countries, this is considered normal. I’m expecting the wedding to …
As the young Saudi woman browses through the many books in a local setup market she checks her phone. Everyone here is plugged to a smart phone. I think I saw my 7-yr-old cousin with a phone, too. She has an Instagram account too. @tasneemalsultan for @burndiary
When I’m in Saudi on a Friday, my father will always have us join him to the Friday prayer at the mosque. He’ll ask us to listen to the lecture, and then debate at home and see if we can apply anything we’ve learned. Since we were schooled in England, we went to a catholic …
Hi! This is Tasneem! @tasneemalsultan I’m a Saudi/American photographer shooting mostly weddings in the Middle East and anywhere I get to travel to. Very happy to have the opportunity to share my life on Burn Dairy for a week. Super nervous too! This is my father drinking his tea, in Saudi, as he usually does …
My last post as Burn Diary contributor, and I’m taking a wee bit liberty with this one. It’s a recent scan of a picture I made for my ongoing personal series, Komorebi. This week has been great, and I’d like to thank @kayaleeberne, @diegorlando, and @davidalanharvey for the opportunities, help and generosity. Thank you, Instagramers, …
Today’s been a gloomy day in Shanghai. Now, finally, nightfall. @zhaosheila for @burndiary
On a mild day like today, locals enjoy outdoor activities and soaking up the winter sun at Fuxing Park. The park was designed by the French in the early 20th century. It’s also one of my preferred parks around Shanghai’s French Concession. @zhaosheila for @burndiary
Last night, I went to a Christmas party where I met Mama G, (@Gillian.aka.mamag). She had a wonderful presence, beautiful hot pink hair, and an interesting life, so I decided to make a portrait. Mama G ran away from home in Kuala Lumpur to New York City in the 80s, held 3 jobs at once …
Michael Loyd Young Beer, Bait & Ammo A SOUTHERNER…by definition is an American who lives in the south…It’s more than that…from Texas to the Carolina’s the south is a way of life. Considered Rednecks, Bubbas and Good Old Boys they live by an unwritten code. If you kill it you grill it, if you catch …
