about – kassim dabaji

Education

2011 : Master’s in Photography (Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts)
2009 : Bachelor in Photography (Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts)
2008 : Bachelor in Architecture (Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts)

Workshops in photography

2009 : Dung Trung Vo (War photographer)
2009 : Djibouti, Africa in collaboration with the French cultural centre of Djibouti
2009 : Franck Boutonnet (Wedding photographer)
2009 : Robin Laurence (Reporter)
2008 : François Leloup (Reporter)
2008 : Mathieu Cellard (Food photographer)

Professional experience

2021 : Photographer for Abaad (Resource Center for Gender Equality and part of UN
ECOSOC accredited organization) – Campaign on changing the perception on gender
and preventing violence against women and girls.
2021 : Photographer for Orient 499 shop – spring summer collection 2021. Beirut, Lebanon
2020-present : Photographer with UNICEF. Beirut, Lebanon
2020 : Sotheby’s – painting photography. Beirut, Lebanon
2020 : Ricardo Karam television presenter – Portraits
2020 : Standard café and bar – Food and cocktails photography. Beirut, Lebanon
2019 : Ali Cherri “The book of mud” – Book photography
2019 : l’Atelier du miel – Product shoot for a catalogue. Beirut, Lebanon
2019 : Galerie Mark Hachem – Hussein Madi painting photography. Beirut, Lebanon
2018 : Cover for UNICEF exhibition “Haneen” in Beit Beirut Museum. Beirut, Lebanon
https://www.unicef.org/lebanon/haneen
2018 : Photographic documentation of a new card system for Syrian refugees with
WFP (World Food Programme). Beirut, Lebanon
2017 : Photographer for Nada Zeini – Jewelry photography
2017 : Freelance project with Aida Kawas at Orient 499 shop – Scarves and postcards
2017 : Exhibition at Salon d’Automne in Sursock Museum. Beirut, Lebanon
2013-2018 : Photographer at Mind the Gap Design and Communication agency. Beirut, Lebanon
– Manage the photo-shoot for the company’s portfolio
– Develop the scenes to be used for the photo-shoot
– Work alongside designers for the art direction
– Edit photos as needed to make them ready for publishing, digital or in printing
– All website photography taken and retouched (mindthegap.agency)
2011-2013 : Assistant photographer with Elie Bekhazi
– Equipment, lighting and art direction
2011 : Balkis’ juice – Factory photography. Beirut, Lebanon
2011 : Edrafor Contractors – Photography of the company’s various sites. Beirut, Lebanon
2010 : Aleph printing company. Beirut, Lebanon – Brochure photoshoot
2010 : Videographer on the documentary for La Francophonie; “L’Alphabet Phénicien”. Beirut, Lebanon
2009 : Photographer and videographer on the documentary “l’École des trois docteurs”. Beirut, Lebanon
2009 : Videographer for the Lebanese band Machrou3 Leila “Raksit Leila” video clip
2009 : Set photographer in the Lebanese movie “Un Homme d’honneur”. Beirut, Lebanon
2009 : Photographer for the painter Mona Trad Dabaji
2008 : Architect at ‘Nada Debs’ design. Beirut, Lebanon
2007 : Architect at Jaafar Tukan Consolidated Consultants. Amman, Jordan

Selected group exhibitions

2020 : Galerie Janine Rubeiz “October 17,2019”. Beirut, Lebanon
2020 : Galerie Janine Rubeiz “Beirut 2020”. Beirut, Lebanon
2019 : Galerie Epreuve d’Artistes “Les artistes s’amusent”. Beirut, Lebanon
2018 : Beirut art fair. Beirut, Lebanon
2017 : Sursock Museum – “Salon d’Automne”. Beirut, Lebanon

Publications

Skills

Analog photography (35mm, 60mm, large format, darkroom techniques)
Digital photography
Adobe (Bridge, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Premiere pro), Capture one

Languages

French (Native language) – Arabic (Native language) – English (Fluent)