These following photographs are taken exclusively by Emirati female artists, none of whom have ever exhibited their work in public before. These Middle-Eastern women are applauded for their honesty, and their audacious expressions of female empowerment. Gulfography is an online gallery dedicated to showcasing photography from the Gulf region of the Middle East. Their mission is to present a new vision of the Gulf that expresses its unparalleled beauty, tradition, and boldness.
Gulfography was inspired by an exhibit called Privately by Shammi Samano in Dubai, which showcased the photographs of a young female college student. The exhibit was praised for being a “remarkably honest and spellbinding” look at lives of young women in the United Arab Emirates.
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Images via Gulfography
