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Light · Shadow · Memory

Monochrome

Light reduced to structure: shadow, repetition, gesture, and architectural form.

Without colour, relationships become more direct. Shape and light carry the emotional weight.

SeriesMonochrome

PlacesAlexandria, Egypt · Dubai, UAE +9

Period2023–2026

Frames322

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322 photographs / open any frame

Egypt Taxi Speed, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

CAR Speed Jordan, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Night Beran Zarqa Berain Light, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

CAR Speed Jordan, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Black and white photograph showing a modern curved structure with illuminated Arabic calligraphy and a bright full moon visible in the black sky above the glass entrance.

0 4 X 4 CAR RED Deadsea, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Black and white photograph of a deep-set multi-pane window with textured glass reflecting foliage and architectural elements, casting sharp sunlight and shadows across the thick plaster sill.

CAR Speed Jordan, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Black and white night photograph showing a curving modern building with illuminated arabic calligraphy windows and a bright full moon in the dark sky above.

Monochrome photograph of an ancient, weathered stone structure featuring rough-hewn stacked boulders and a lintel doorway against a pale, even-toned sky.

Zoba Traditonal Dress, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

People Dance Folklore Jordan Blama Garesa, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Black and white photograph of a man in a striped shirt walking down a narrow street lined with parked cars, overhead awnings, and tall buildings.

Gharesa Band People Arab Bani Hasan Dance, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Monochrome street photograph of a horse-drawn carriage with a driver holding the reins and two passengers seated inside, moving along an asphalt road with tall palm trees in the background.

Zoba Traditonal Dress, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Monochrome street-level photograph featuring a dark-and-light vintage taxi car moving from left to right across the foreground, with a large classical stone memorial colonnade and palm trees behind it under a cloudy sky.

Zoba Traditonal Dress, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Animals 2 Birds Looking Black AND White 2, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

People Dance Folklore Jordan Blama Garesa, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

People Dance Folklore Jordan Blama Garesa, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Black and white photograph of ancient stone ruins, featuring a double arched window framed by weathered basalt blocks and a smooth gradient sky above.

A person wearing a light-colored hat and white robe stands inside a vaulted stone chamber with arched ceilings covered in faded paintings, looking toward the wall.

Church Amman Alabdali Building, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

People Dance Folklore Jordan Blama Garesa, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Monochrome interior view focusing on a multi-pane metal window set within a deep, textured concrete sill, with bright sunlight casting sharp shadows and reflecting external foliage across the glass.

Animals 2 Birds Looking Black AND White, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Dubai Water SEA Arch People Ship, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Black and white photograph of piled basalt rocks and ancient stone wall ruins in the foreground, with a distant low horizon and hazy sky visible on the left.

People Dance Folklore Jordan Blama Garesa, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Low-angle monochrome photograph of weathered stone ruins and piled basalt rocks beneath a cloudy sky.

Monochrome interior view focusing on a multi-pane window recessed in a textured plaster wall, with angled sunbeams falling across a upholstered sofa back in the foreground.

Church Amman Alabdali Building, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Monochrome architectural photograph of a dark stone wall with a small barred window, featuring dense, shadowed bushes along the lower foreground and a thin diagonal wire stretched across the upper left.

Architecture Chirs Light Place Tables Coffee, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

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Monochrome, frame by frame

Egypt Taxi Speed, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 01Egypt Taxi Speed

Monochrome street photograph of a horse-drawn carriage with a driver holding the reins and two passengers seated inside, moving along an asphalt road with tall palm trees in the background. — 02Alexandria Taxi

Dubai Water SEA Arch People Ship, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 03Dubai Water SEA Arch People Ship

Monochrome landscape photograph featuring a large striped hot air balloon on the left, rugged desert mountains in the background, two tiny human figures standing in the lower center, and pickup trucks parked across the flat sandy ground. — 04Scale of Silence

A black-and-white photograph looking down a dusty corridor formed by rugged, stacked stone walls, featuring a prominent arched doorway leading to a bright opening in the background. — 05Stone Threshold

Monochrome interior view of ancient stone ruins featuring a curved stone archway on the left and a large, textured masonry wall on the right illuminated by strong, low-angle light. — 06Stones of Time

Zoba Traditonal Dress, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 07Zoba Traditonal Dress

4 X 4 CAR RED Deadsea, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 084 X 4 CAR RED Deadsea

CAR Speed Jordan, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 09CAR Speed Jordan

Cloud Jbeeha, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 10Cloud Jbeeha

Animals Maha Jordan Azraq, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 11Animals Maha Jordan Azraq

Madaba Church Nebo Mount Door, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 12Madaba Church Nebo Mount Door

OLD MAN Read Quran Masjid Ramadain, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 13OLD MAN Read Quran Masjid Ramadain

Cloud Jbeeha, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 14Cloud Jbeeha

Cityscape Boat Building River, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 15Cityscape Boat Building River

People Amman City Center MAN Walk Black AND, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 16People Amman City Center MAN Walk Black AND

Tarabzon People Landry Woman White, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 17Tarabzon People Landry Woman White

Monochrome architectural photograph shot from below, showing angular panels with circular indents and a large glass dome reflecting bright sunlight through a geometric metal lattice. — 18Architecture of Light

Boat SEA Dubai People, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 19Boat SEA Dubai People

Dubai SEA View Seagall Building, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 20Dubai SEA View Seagall Building

OLD MAN Read Quran Masjid Ramadain, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 21OLD MAN Read Quran Masjid Ramadain

Cars Jaguar, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 22Cars Jaguar

0 Woman Work Made Bread Graessa Black White, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 230 Woman Work Made Bread Graessa Black White

Wadi RUM Hotair Baloon, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 24Wadi RUM Hotair Baloon

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