MostafaHamad

My name is Mostafa Hamad. I was born in Baghdad/IRAQ on Oct 31, 1990. I am currently studying Mechanical Engineering in Germany.

After the US invasion to Iraq in 2003, I left Iraq to Syria where I stayed for 2 years. In 2005, I travelled to Germany where I have been living since.and where I decided to forget the tragedy and start a new life.

Photography and design have been my best means to express myself and my
feelings towards the difficulties I have been through in the past. This also
explains why there is always this touch of sadness clearly shown in my
photography artwork.
With photography, I started in late 2011. My first photo was published on
August, 17, 2011.


{Achievements}
2012 “Alienation” (January)
was finalist at the competition 'Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum International Photography' in United Arab Emirates.

2012 “Alienation” (March)
was published in ' Award Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
International Photography' book.

2012 “The Dead Ship” (April)
Five days in a row a 'The Dead Ship' Picture of the Day in The National
Geographic Europa (From 23 to 28. of April of 2012).

2012 “The Dead Ship” (April)
Top 50 black and white images in Germany.

2012 “Sunset of the sea” (June)
Pictures of the Day in The National Geographic (From 14 to 18 of June of 2012).

2012 “The Dead Ship” (June)
Picture published in "Picture Magazin" German photography magazine.

2012 “The Rainbow of Istanbul” (August)
National Geographic wordwilde Weekly Wrapper.

2012 “The Rainbow of Istanbul” (August)
Picture of the month on National Geographic wordwilde.

2012 “One day Time lapse” (September)
National Geographic wordwilde Weekly Wrapper.

2012 “One day Time lapse” (October)
Picture published in "Picture Magazin" German photography magazine.

*Most of my pictures have been published on the largest foreign (Non-/
and photography) pages on social websites. And have most
interesting pictures on flickr.
*Participated by more than Gallery in Iraq, Italy,
Poland, Portugal and Brazil.