Shoot As You Walk in Jerusalem, Palestine
Posted: March 28, 2012 in Radio / TVTags: Jerusalem, Palestine, Photography, Shoot As You Walk, فلسطين, القدس, صوّر عالماشي
Ymn Merhebi (Original Post)
What is photography if the picture isn’t imprinted in the heart before being captured by the lens? Shadows, nothing more. More than you already know, photography has recently become a growing passion to me. Nothing seems to quench that thirst of photographing everything and everyone lately and to be honest, the Shoot as you walk events take most of the credit.
My heart sank deep inside as I went over the album “Shoot as you walk – Jerusalem 1″. Some of the photos were blurry..Is it possible? Not really, my tears simply made them so. Jerusalem by amateur photographers. Just natural, everyday simple shots and I could easily relate because of the similarity of Tripoli’s allies to Jerusalem’s . My thoughts drifted away and I imagined joining them with their journey… What a happy thought!
I’m writing this post for two reasons. First to congratulate the “We Love Tripoli” for making the “Shoot as u walk” event spread in many countries & second to salute to the young Palestinian team that took the journey despite all the agony they went through. I leave you with some of the photos.
Shoot As You Walk 29
Posted: March 11, 2012 in BlogsTags: Lebanon, Photography, Shoot As You Walk, Tripoli, لبنان, نحن نحب طرابلس, We Love Tripoli, صوّر عالماشي, طرابلس
A wondrous walk to the core of Tripoli
Posted: March 11, 2012 in BlogsTags: Lebanon, Photography, Shoot As You Walk, Tripoli, لبنان, نحن نحب طرابلس, We Love Tripoli, صوّر عالماشي, طرابلس
Ymn Merhebi (Orginal Post)
Perhaps it’s not the best shoot as you walk journey I’ve been to, but so many thing got in the way that made it nevertheless unforgettable. It’s been such a long time since I last went on a journey to the center of Tripoli that I’ve missed everything about it.
We went to Daher El Mogher and I’m sure many of you have heard the name in the infamous Tripoli’s anthem (I only knew it rhymed with “ros el sakhar”) but when we got there, I was surprised how familiar the place was. The stairs from Qobbeh that led to Abou Ali river that we used to take when heading to El Tal back in uni days were actually the strings that connected Daher El Mogher. Sadly nothing has changed since then, at least for the better.
When we got into the narrowest allies there, the inhabitants were very friendly with us and I just love that sweet sweet accent- Tripoli’s specialty. Unlike what everyone tries to publicize, they were very hospitable, smiling at our cameras and I love how the kids were making us the joke with the excessive numbers of photographers around them ![]()
On the way, two pieces of information from both Tahas made the journey worth taking. Taha N asked me if I knew why it was called ” Daher El Mogher”. Of course I had no idea, then he said smiling: Megher is the plural of Mghara (cave) , it’s because of the rocks’ structure that the whole area is built upon. Taha B said it’s the only place in Lebanon where you can buy 5 items with a 250 L.L coin!
I heard the sound of water roaring around. I feared it was a broken pipe and that we might get soaked but Taha said wait and you’ll see. I reached the end of that tight alley to find this incredible view of Kadisha River that was the source of the sound.
We just sat there and contemplated the nature for a few minutes. The view was breathtaking and we were really tired. This is the farthest place we’ve been to in our shoot as you walk journeys. Suddenly Farah shouts: A ladybug! Where? And we both leaned down trying to catch it. With the help of Hassan K we were able to catch it. It was very fast and when it crawled on my hand it tickled and this really filled my heart with joy.
These were the highlights of journey 29. Meeting with friends, Farah, getting a new piece of information, photography and a marvelous walk. Believe it or not, I’m looking forward to the next journey…
Some of the photos I took today:
The Serenity Of Photography
Posted: March 11, 2012 in BlogsTags: Lebanon, Photography, Shoot As You Walk, Tripoli, لبنان, نحن نحب طرابلس, We Love Tripoli, صوّر عالماشي, طرابلس
Bilal Kamoon (Original Post)
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“A good photographer must love life more than he loves photography.” ~Joel Strasser
Shoot As You Walk 28
Posted: March 4, 2012 in BlogsTags: Lebanon, Photography, Shoot As You Walk, Tripoli, لبنان, نحن نحب طرابلس, We Love Tripoli, صوّر عالماشي, طرابلس
Shoot as you walk – Zaghouan (1)
Posted: February 26, 2012 in EventsTags: Shoot As You Walk, Tunisia, We Love Zaghouan, تونس, زغوان, صوّر عالماشي
Organized by: We Love Zaghouan
Date: 26 Feb 2012
Place: Zaghouan
State: Tunisia
Nour Kabbara on Helwi Beirut – Tripoli Photography
Posted: January 4, 2012 in Radio / TVTags: Lebanon, Photography, Shoot As You Walk, Tripoli, لبنان, نحن نحب طرابلس, We Love Tripoli, صوّر عالماشي, طرابلس
The talented photographer Nour Kabbara speaking about her experience with We Love Tripoli and Shoot as you walk project on LBC’s Helwi Beirut. Nour inaugurates her first photo exhibition Uncommon Pictures “An Emotion For Each” at Nawfal Palace on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 5:00pm.https://www.facebook.com/events/168153653286772/
2nd Anniversary, and the best is yet to come…
Posted: November 22, 2011 in BlogsTags: Lebanon, Photography, Shoot As You Walk, Tripoli, لبنان, نحن نحب طرابلس, We Love Tripoli, صوّر عالماشي, طرابلس
Ymn Merhebi (Original Post)
Two years, 25 journeys, more than 300 photographers (professional & amateur) and one beloved city. I still find it hard to believe that two years have already passed for the shoot as you walk group’s events! It really seems like yesterday, perhaps because we never count our happy moments, and that time actually flies by!
The funny thing is that “Shoot as you walk” events are organized by the “We Love Tripoli” association when they could be an organization standing by itself. Almost a year ago, a photo exhibition was held at Nawfal palace that showed a collection of photos by the shoot as you walk photographers. Two seasons of Ramadaniyat followed that were a huge success because they showed the city’s life at night and in Ramadan. And recently a website was launched to gather all of the photos of the journeys and events, all the media appearances, videos and blogs. Check it out: www.shootasyouwalk.com
To my fellow shoot as you walkers, I wish you a very happy anniversary. To everyone who follows our updates and news and get to know the different faces of the old Tripoli, stay tuned for the upcoming journeys and you’re more than welcome to join us. In fact, the open facebook invitation always says:” In the aim of getting introduced to some of the historical quarters of Tripoli, and showing the world that our city is a place of peace and safety; “We Love Tripoli” group invites you to a shooting journey. Bring your traditional cameras, digital cams, mobile cams, video cams or just come as you are
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