“I feel like I reach a new space of my mind when I take photos, there’s so much excitement, satisfaction and happiness in photography for me. It’s an expansion of my mind that I like to visit as often as possible.”

Wassim Farah´s work is all about feeling something. Wether it´s something good or bad, happy or sad, he wants to stimulate the viewer´s awareness of an emotion, and his images to stick in our minds and at the same time it´s his way to process emotions of people that he is surrounded by.

How was photography introduced into your life?

Art and photography was introduced to me at a very young age. Growing up I painted, sculpted and messed around with my parents cameras. Art became a huge part of me. But photography didn’t become my main vessel for expression until after high-school when I bought my first camera. It very quickly became something I would drown myself in and dedicate all of my time to.

What gets you excited and driven to achieve?

There’s something really rewarding about creating something new, and seeing how far I can take my ideas. I feel like I reach a new space of my mind when I take photos, there’s so much excitement, satisfaction and happiness in photography for me. It’s an expansion of my mind that I like to visit as often as possible. The feeling it brings me alone, drives me to achieve, but seeing other photographers and artists producing amazing work and doing so well really drives me to do the same.

Where do you get your inspiration from?

Daily experiences with people are inspiring to me, I feel a lot of empathy when I’m with people I can feel and process their emotions and live through them. I’m also a very sensitive person and my work shows that. I try to portray as much feeling as possible, so surrounding myself with interesting people has helped me to grow as an artist.

What is the essence of a good picture? And what do you want to capture in your work?

I want to capture timeless and iconic photos that are full of emotion; I want my work to stick in someone’s mind where it can be revisited, reminding them of when they saw it or the feeling they had when seeing it. Whether they were joyful or saddened I want the viewer to feel something, even if they don’t understand my photos and are feeling confused at least they’re feeling something.

What did your life teach you yesterday?

Yesterday taught me blue is yellow.