His passion for photographing heritage and diaries of Emiratis
Khalifa Al-Mafalani .. a cameraman without a camera is content with a phone
The little details are Al Maqfalani's passion for photography
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Al-Mafalani: I had important family support, and my sister is the first critic of my work.
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A unique artistic experience that the young Emirati photographer, Khalifa Musa Al-Mafalani, is going through by relying entirely on a new photographic experience, not by using professional cameras, but by using mobile phones. .
Critics of the new technology unanimously agreed on his distinguished vision and his success in devoting an integrated artistic experience that enabled him to topped the list of the first digital accounts in the field, due to what Al-Mafalani offers in terms of renewed vision and artistic works centered mostly around Emirati diaries and some details of life that seem inclined to capture appearances Emirati heritage and originality and local customs and traditions.
Old tendencies
In his dialogue with "Emirates Today", Al-Mafalani stopped at the beginnings of his interest in the art of photography in 2015, and his constant passion for seeing works and photographs that attracted his attention and pushed him to adopt the idea of engaging in the details and worlds of this attractive creative art and bias in it to adopt contemporary techniques that were not Certified before, explaining his idea by saying, “I loved joining the world of photography because I was drawn to the magic of the image and cast it. I was a passionate follower of accounts whose names stand out, but I never owned a camera, and I did not think until today about owning it, and I chose to start with mobile phone cameras. To document some details of my daily life, I was deliberately photographing what I see capable of attracting my interest, but I never intended to generalize my experiences on (social media), but rather I was content to put them on my page only.
Al-Mafalani added, "The circle of interest in my work expanded at a later time to attract the attention of a larger segment of followers through the digital space, and the positive comments began and then continued to the point that some believed that I use professional cameras that guarantee me these beautiful results." However, the truth - as it goes back to confirm - He depends entirely on his mobile phone camera, which he considers one of his basic tools in the field, along with some simple editing programs that take over the task of fixing some technical details that do not compromise the quality of the captured images from a technical and aesthetic point of view.
Close to heritage
Regarding the most important topics that appeal to him in this field, Al-Mafalani talked about his focus during this period on highlighting the places and heritage manifestations scattered throughout the country, explaining by saying, “By virtue of my current residence in the Emirate of Fujairah, I took many important heritage photos of some of its prominent landmarks, some of them were The heritage castle and a number of historical and heritage places that the emirate abounds in, at a time when I discovered my tendency to photograph natural places such as the sea and the charming nature that I was involved in documenting with my lens.
Family motivation
On the other hand, the young Emirati photographer described the interaction of his fans through his official account on the “Instagram” platform as a catalyst to continue the path of successes, indicating their taste for the aesthetics of images and works that he is keen to publish on an almost daily basis by virtue of his full devotion to this hobby, completion of the study phase and entering the research phase About a job opportunity that suits his artistic inclinations, while Al-Mafalani drew attention to the value of the family support he received from his family, especially from his sister, whom he considers the first critic of his work, saying, “My sister undertakes the task of giving opinion and advice and evaluating the aesthetics and details as well as the techniques of the images that I publish, and also do not hesitate to request amendment Or deleting any image even if more than 7,000 people have already watched it, ”adding,“ I often receive requests to photograph advertisements bearing a promotional nature for a number of brands and private commercial projects, out of admiration for the works that I publish through Instagram, to the point that some approved and documented classifications On the virtual spaces, my official page has been listed more than once among the top 10 sites specializing in the field of photography, and this is something that definitely makes me feel joy and overjoyed. ”
Young generation
Khalifa does not deny that he was influenced by previous youth experiences in this field, considering that his constant knowledge of these experiences has clearly contributed to the refinement of his artistic talent and his mastery of the hobby of photography: “There are many names that were able to impress the public for their unique works in terms of content. And the creative form, and this is something that is counted for these youth experiences that are always looking for distinction and new ideas, which may lead me in the future to the idea of establishing a group of mobile photography creators, which is a dream I hope to achieve.
Unexpected moments
Khalifa describes his journey with the world of mobile phone photography as enjoyable, considering his constant correspondence to the worlds of technology that are presented every time and the smart technologies that are renewed in every generation, after Al-Mafalani started his first experience in the field of photography with the phone «iPhone 6» moving then to the seventh generation, before To adopt the last generation of these smartphones simply commenting: “I know very well that I am not the only one relying on mobile phone methods to present successful works of art, but I think I was able to draw attention to the fact that it is always possible for each of us to present distinct ideas in the simplest methods and techniques, and the most important here is The idea and the ability of each one to present it in an unprecedented way attracts attention ».
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