Dripbook | Books from Mariam El Mofty

Sketchbook

None (Mariam El Mofty) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:11:21 -0000

Sketchbook

- in Photography from Mariam El Mofty

Portraiture

None (Mariam El Mofty) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:42:32 -0000

Portraiture

- in Photography from Mariam El Mofty

Portraiture as a genre has infinite ways to approach it. Currently I am at the stage of portraying people on an intimate level, which is about connecting with my subjects. If my attempts are successful, viewers can easily relate to that captured "moment" or expression. That remains to be the challenge in each portrait yet to come.

Swirling

None (Mariam El Mofty) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:16:34 -0000

Swirling

- in Photography from Mariam El Mofty

The whirling dervish dance is known as a form of rememberance of God by Sufi Muslims; consequently to reach euphoria. The dance usually starts with recitals, paving the way for the dervishs to swirl round and round uplifting their moods to the high skies of divine spirtuality. The dervishes keep floating in their own realm, pleading God with no shields in between. Their swirling, together with the whirling of the white skirts and the recitals create a strong metaphysical relationship between the dervishs' soul and God. These emotive photos are a simple depiction of a divine atmosphere.