Mohammed Zakaria
Born in Doha, Qatar in 1986 to Palestinian parents, moving to Amman, Jordan shortly after, where he currently lives and works, Zakaria completed a bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems from the University of Jordan.
Zakaria's passion for the arts started from shooting and making skateboarding videos as a teenager, after which switching from the moving image to the still one. His interest in photography lies in the honesty of the medium.
Zakaria uses photography as a tool to investigate concepts generally overlooked for their familiarity and ostensible simplicity.
Outside of photography Zakaria is an entrepreneur having established Philadelphia Skateboards; an arabic skateboard brand established in 2009, and Seven Hills; a grassroots skate organization that works to build skateparks, public spaces, and provide free skateboarding programs for the youth of Jordan.
