The author began photography after the death of their father to capture memories and moments. Over time, they recognized its potential as a valuable asset for professional development and personal connections, leading to friendships across diverse cultures. Photography has transformed their perspective on life, teaching them patience and the ability to appreciate beauty in everyday moments.

1. Professional Photography
Mohammad Yousef Almutawa
Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and professional
development.
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2. The beginning
• The first time I decided to pick up a camera was
right after my father's death. I realized at that point
that I didn't have a lot of pictures to remember him
by. So, I decided to give photography a shot and
capture all the good moments that happen in my
life and the people around me.
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3. The Need to Develop
• Up until five years ago, photography was an entertaining passion, and I didn't
see a reason to develop it or take it to the next level. But, one day it hit me, I
realized the incredible potential to support any kind of business that myself or
my family embark upon and that this hobby can become a great second source
of income. That's when I decided to integrate photography into my work and
my family's work. I decided to invest in myself and become a content creating
force that can be useful to any business while still enjoying myself.
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4. The Perks
• I have to admit that photography
made me meet and become
friends with a lot of people with
d i ve r s e b a c k g r o u n d s a n d
ethnicities. It forced me to want
to learn about all kinds of
cultures. For some reason, people
tend to be more curious and
most of the time approach me
for conversations when they see a
professional camera in my hand.
And that gave me lots of good
opportunities to interact with a
large number of interesting
people and create long lasting
friendships with them.
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7. Stop and enjoy the moment
• Photography taught me
the meaning of patience
and persistence. It taught
that sometimes in life you
have to slow down, take a
d e e p b r e a t h a n d
appreciate the beauty of
every fading moment
around me. And thanks to
photography, I learned to
see things around me
w i t h a d i f f e r e n t
perspective.
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10. Now The Fun Never Stops
• I have to say that this beautiful
activity changed my life for the
better. Photography's amazing
effects spilled onto every single
aspect of my life whether
personally or professionally. I've
learned to see the beauty in
everything and approach matters
with a different perspective and
take into consideration the
opinion of a fresh set of eyes. I
feel like I acquired the gift of
vision to create beautiful images
with the use of my camera, and
my laptop and that in itself is
priceless to me.
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Thank you…