Please welcome special guest: Photographer Yassine El Mansouri
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One chilly afternoon I was surfing the Internet looking for a bit of inspiration when I happened upon Yassine's blog. What a treasure! Feeling quite fortunate to have found something so wonderful I vowed I would do more than simply view his photos. So here, now I compell you to enjoy the photography that I have enjoyed, I encourage you to get to know Yassine...
Q: "What's your full name?"
A:"Yassine El Mansouri"
Q: "Where are you from?"
A: "I'm from Morocco, and live now in Arlington VA, DC metro area"
Q: "How did you get started?"
A: "How did I get started! Well as a kid in Morocco my father had a small darkroom that he improvised between two closest. I used to spend time watching him develop pictures of me and my sister. It was one of his hobbies. Then around teenage hood I picked up one of the cameras he left behind, and started taking pictures of my sister, friends skateboarders."
Q: "What inspires your photography/style?"
A: "What inspires me! Light, light, lights, the way we live. Life, solitude, people as they are, and the forgotten beauty"
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Spectacular.
To see more of Yassine's work visit: http://www.yassinephoto.com/ or http://lhayat.blogspot.com/