Mosab Abushama - مصعب أبوشامة

I’m happy to share that I’m currently putting together my photobook Tadween. Tadween is a collective memory of Sudan, built from my personal archive between 2018–2024. It’s a book about holding on to memory, something for our generation, and a record for the generations to come. This work is not only documentation. It’s not only photographs. It also carries sound, voices, places, and traces of bodies and lives that remain present even when they’re no longer visible. I’m hoping to release the book before the middle of this year, inshallah. بالعربي يخونا شغال في مشروع كتاب فوتغرافي صوتي عن حاجات مشتركة بيناتنا بتربطنا بالسودان في فترة من 2018 - 2024، ان شاء الله قريب حشاركم تفاصيل اكتر عنه

Avec @arthurlarie nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à l'exposition "Quant au Soudan, je le porterai en moi" qui ouvrira ses portes du 14 mai au 20 juin à la librairie Maupetit à Marseille. Réunissant six jeunes photographes soudanais.es, cette exposition entend offrir un autre regard sur la guerre qui fait rage au Soudan. Armé.es de leur appareils photos et parfois d’un simple téléphone portable, Mosab Abushama (@_abushama ), Israa Al-Rayah (@israa.alrayah ), Jood El-Sheikh (@seekinglight___ ), Mohammed Jaafer (@mohammad.jaafer ), Marwan Mohammed (@mero_6667 ) et Ammar Yassir (@theammaryassir ) ont documenté leur quotidien au cœur des combats et leurs chemins d’exils. Loin des images frontales illustrant généralement les conflits armés, ces artistes ont décidé de photographier l’intime, les cicatrices invisibles et insidieuse que la guerre a creusé dans leur chair. Autant d’histoires personnelles qui font écho à celle du Soudan tout entier. En exil pour la plupart, ils tentent de retisser les fils de leurs vies suspendues et de se réapproprier la mémoire d’un Soudan qu’ils.elles refusent de voir disparaître. Le vernissage aura lieu le 14 mai à 17h30 à la librairie Maupetit et sera suivi d'un concert de musique soudanaise au Grand Bar du Chapitre à Marseille à 20h. « Quant au Soudan, je l’ai porté au plus profond de moi partout où je suis allé, et le porterai partout où j’irai. C'est la première douleur, la douleur originelle et éternelle » Al-Tayeb Salih (1929-2009), écrivain soudanais Cette exposition a été réalisée avec le soutien de la @librairie_maupetit de la fondation @avaaz_org . Graphisme : @paulmesnager

In April 2024, photographer Mosab Abushama (@_abushama ) returned to his neighborhood in Omdurman, Sudan, after the war had broken out. Going back to the places that once held everyday life, streets, homes, and familiar corners that were once part of a daily routine are now preserved only through memory. ‘Breath Please’ by Mosab Abushama traces the photographer’s neighborhood before and after the outbreak of war in Sudan. Through this series, the photographer documents spaces that used to be part of his life, now marked by destruction and abandonment. The images reflect an attempt to hold on to what everyday life once looked like: the streets people walked, the houses where families lived, and the places where communities gathered. Returning to these locations shows how conflict reshapes both physical spaces and memories alike. Mosab Abushama is a photographer, filmmaker, and visual storyteller from Sudan, whose work confronts themes of cultural identity, conflict, and human resilience. His work ‘Life Won’t Stop’ was awarded in the 2025 World Press Photo Contest. See this image via the link in bio. — 🔗 The winners of the #WPPh2026 Contest will be announced on 9 April and the World Press Photo of the Year winner on 23 April! Sign up to our newsletter via our link in bio to be among the first to know who they are.

On 11 April 2019, President Omar Al-Bashir’s 30-year military regime was ousted from power in Sudan, following months of peaceful mass street protests demanding freedom, justice, and peace. This marked the end of decades of suppression of freedom of opinion and expression. On this day, people took to the streets to celebrate a moment many believed signaled a new beginning. “This series documents that day, when hope briefly filled public spaces, and the city reflected a shared sense of possibility before the uncertainty that followed,” says photographer Mosab Abushama (@_abushama ). Seen here, photographs from the project ‘After 30 Years’, in Sudan on 11 April 2019, by Mosab Abushama. Four years later, almost to the day, the efforts to achieve the peaceful, just, and civilian-led future that ordinary Sudanese had called for during the revolution and the transitional period came to an abrupt end. A new and brutal war erupted, rapidly spreading across the country. It ushered in a devastating reality in which, once again, millions of Sudanese find themselves trapped amid relentless violence and widespread human rights abuses on a staggering scale. Mosab Abushama is a photographer, filmmaker, and visual storyteller from Sudan, whose work confronts themes of cultural identity, conflict, and human resilience. His photograph ‘Life Won’t Stop’ was awarded in the 2025 World Press Photo Contest. See this image via the link in bio. — 🔗 The winners of the #WPPh2026 Contest will be announced on 9 April and the World Press Photo of the Year winner on 23 April! Sign up to our newsletter via our link in bio to be among the first to know who they are.

The groom poses for a portrait at his wedding on 12 January 2024, in Omdurman, Sudan. In Sudan, announcing a wedding with celebratory gunfire is a tradition. The weapon symbolizes both the joy of marriage and the reality of war. ‘Life Won’t Stop’ by Mosab Abushama (@_abushama ) captures a moment of the war in Sudan, which has caused widespread destruction, displacing millions of people and triggering one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. And yet, as the conflict escalates, plunging the country deeper into despair, many continue to seek normality in the chaos. In January 2024, the photographer was asked by a friend to document his wedding in Omdurman, a city constantly targeted by airstrikes: “It was a time none of us ever expected to live through,” he says. “I was very anxious, as the days were filled with clashes and random shelling, and I feared that this wedding might turn into a tragedy – that we would go from a moment of joy to one of mourning. Fortunately, the wedding went smoothly and simply, with only a few family members and friends who had remained in the city. There were some songs playing under the sound of gunfire.” Mosab Abushama is a photographer, filmmaker, and visual storyteller from Sudan, whose work confronts themes of cultural identity, conflict, and human resilience. His photograph ‘Life Won’t Stop’ was awarded in the 2025 World Press Photo Contest, read more via the link in the bio. - 🔗 The winners of the #WPPh2026 Contest will be announced on 9 April and the World Press Photo of the Year winner on 23 April! Sign up to our newsletter via our link in bio to be among the first to know who they are.

Eat that elephant - A series of photos from #New_York

Hello friends, As I continue working on Tadween, my photobook about collective memory, I wanted to share a small prototype, images and sounds from the project. I’m curious to hear from you: what did you feel while watching? what memories or places did it take you to? Grateful for your thoughts 🤍 شبابنا الحلوين دا فيديو فيهو جزء من صور من كتابي الفوتوغرافي تدوين و بعض الاصوات ضمن الكتاب عاوز اعرف منكم ، الصور و الاصوات دي بالنسبة ليكم شنو ؟ او حاجات اتذكرتها او تتمنى تسمعها ؟ شكراً 🤍

Eat that elephant - A series of photos from #New_York

Mosab Abushama - Sudan 🇸🇩 | is a photographer, filmmaker, and visual storyteller. He has received several accolades for his work, including support from the Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP) and the Magnum Foundation. In 2024, he was honored with the Prince Claus Fund's FELLOWS Award, and his photograph "Life Won’t Stop" won the Africa Singles category at the 2025 World Press Photo Contest. Currently, Abushama is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Film/Video and Photographic Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Tadween ​Tadween is Mosab Abushama's deeply personal documentation of Sudan’s crisis, where the Arabic concept of documentation has tragically become synonymous with 'artillery bombardment' since the war erupted in April 2023. Armed with only a mobile phone, Mosab captures both personal survival and collective resilience, offering a raw, unfiltered look at a war largely overlooked by the world, highlighting the devastating reality he witnessed firsthand—from volunteering in a bombed hospital to documenting communities holding onto hope—ultimately serving as a powerful testament to the practice of documentary storytelling that resists erasure and ensures Sudan’s suffering is not forgotten. Link in bio for complete participant info on AFF website. #aff #aff2025 #affexhibitingartist

Photography from Sudan at @reeperbahn_festival 2025, curated by @ala.kheir , coordinated by @larissadfuhrmann , artists involved @ala.kheir @aya_sinada @_abushama . Since April 15, 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a war that has torn millions from their homes, scattering families across borders and into makeshift shelters in search of safety and survival. One of the gravest humanitarian crises of our time unfolds largely unseen, leaving Sudanese voices unheard as their lives are shattered day by day. This collection of images offers an intimate testimony. Through the lenses of three Sudanese artists, photography becomes both witness and memory. A personal encounter with war and displacement, where loss, resilience, and fragile threads of belonging are held within each frame. Mosab Abushama documents the profound human and material impact of the war. His photography captures the destruction of neighborhoods, homes, and public spaces, often contrasting “before and after” images to reveal the stark loss of everyday life, while highlighting the quiet resilience of those continuing daily life amid chaos. Aya Sinada, displaced from Khartoum to her ancestral home in northern Sudan, explores the stillness and healing of the landscape. In a place untouched by engines, warplanes, and artillery, the Nile emerges as a sanctuary of silence, reflection, and survival, where life slows and trauma can be gently absorbed and transformed. Ala Kheir documents the human impact of displacement, portraying families forced to flee their homes and navigate life amid uncertainty and loss. His work emphasizes both the resilience and vulnerability of those uprooted, capturing the physical and emotional toll of conflict while preserving the dignity and humanity of Sudanese people caught in the midst of war. Text by @ala.kheir Photographs from the festival under courtesy of the organisers. #sudan #sudanesephotography #keepeyesonsudan

🏆32e PRIX BAYEUX 🏆 @prixbayeux Si les journalistes de terrain s’effacent derrière l’information, il est une manifestation qui leur rend hommage.�Un rendez-vous citoyen autour d’expositions, de soirées cinéma, de débats, d’émissions de radio et d’un salon du livre... �🗓 6 – 12 oct. • Bayeux (14)� 📷 Photo : Mosab Abu Shama @_abushama #PHOTO565 #FashionPhotography #EmergingArtists #ModeEtPhoto #ArtFair #PhotographieContemporaine

Turkish in comments/Türkçe yorumlarda. As part of the Türkiye Mobile Photo Awards 2025, the Turk Telekom Grand Prize and the title of Photographer of the Year have been awarded to Sudanese photographer Mosab Abushama @_abushama for his compelling image titled “Life Won’t Stop.” Taken during a wedding in Omdurman amidst Sudan’s ongoing civil war, the photograph offers a quiet yet powerful depiction of how life continues despite the weight of conflict. A groom sits calmly in front of an embroidered red rug, dressed in a pale suit, holding a handgun, with a shotgun resting beside him. At first glance, the scene appears composed and peaceful — yet beneath its stillness lies the shadow of war, the burden of memory, and a silent resistance. Abushama recounts: “My friend called to invite me to his wedding. At first, I hesitated because Omdurman was being shelled. But the wedding went ahead — with family, a few friends, music... All day long, I couldn’t stop thinking about that song by Soad al-Kabli: ‘When the drum is beaten, we say the world is still good.’” “Life Won’t Stop” honors the traces of life that persist in the midst of war — the resilience of collective memory and the continuity of culture. In this image, the wedding becomes more than a moment of joy; it transforms into a declaration of existence. An international jury composed of Ed Kashi, Michael Christopher Brown, Laura El-Tantawy, Ahmet Sel, Mustafa Seven, Dina Litovsky, Nadia Shira Cohen, and Ismail Zaidy selected the image as visual narrative of the year, praising its poetic strength, visual clarity, and emotional resonance.