MOHAMMED SOMJI

Director and Curator
Photo Plus (United Kingdom)

Mohamed is the Director of Photo Plus in the UK and Gulf Photo Plus in the UAE, a community organization cultivating visual practices in photography in the UAE, and across the wider MENASA region since 2004. As part of the organisation's commitment to developing visual and critical literacy, the organizations engage the community with regular educational and art programming, exhibitions of work from and about the region and providing resources for photographers from film developing and processing to fine art printing, a photobook store and more.

Mohamed is also a practicing documentary photographer whose practice locates and probes schisms in contemporary life, challenging the status quo with sensitive, critical commentary on the politics of representation.

Spoken Languages: English

Website: www.photo-plus.uk