Kuwaiti photographer Hasan Alsaffar shooting mesmerizing portraits that connect us to the lives and rich stories of his subjects

Kuwaiti photographer Hasan Alsaffar shooting mesmerizing portraits that connect us to the lives and rich stories of his subjects.

Kuwaiti photographer Hasan Alsaffar takes his works to a new level.

I started to teach myself about photography back in 1987. About a year later, I became interested in scuba diving and became a certified dive instructor. Before long I combined these two hobbies to document the beauty and wonder of the underwater world in Kuwait, other areas of the Arabian Sea and in the Red Sea.

As I got caught up with the demands of everyday life, I found I didn’t have much time for diving anymore, but I still held my passion for photography. While traveling in Europe, I enjoy taking pictures of the cityscapes and candid street photography. In the USA I was able to participate in a workshop concentrating on photographing people and also joined a workshop focusing on landscapes and nature.