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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

Frames328

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328 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

A woman stands on the right side of a wide, sandy desert path, looking toward towering dark rock formations under a bright white sky in a high-contrast monochrome photograph.

Black and white photograph showing a person standing on a sandy rise looking out toward massive rock cliffs across a desert canyon.

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.

Monochrome image of a person standing on top of a rocky cliff looking at three airplanes flying in formation with vapor trails on the right.

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.

Monochrome architectural photograph showing a ruined stone wall made of dark basalt blocks, featuring two square window openings and an arched doorway framing a bright sky in the background.

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.

Monochrome photograph of crumbling stone ruins and jumbled basalt boulders, highlighting rough textures, broken walls, and weathered masonry against a pale 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.

Black and white photograph of ancient stone ruins, showing a crumbling masonry wall with two open windows and a foreground filled with piled dark boulders under a clear sky.

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.

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Monochrome, frame by frame

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

Zoba Traditonal Dress, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 02Zoba Traditonal Dress

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. — 03Vaulted Chamber and Figure

Black and white street photograph of an outdoor market scene in Alexandria, showing a young worker holding a wooden beam on the left, a seated man behind him, and an older man standing in a doorway near hanging ropes and a large plastic drum. — 04Before the Holiday

4 X 4 CAR RED Deadsea, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 054 X 4 CAR RED Deadsea

People Dance Folklore Jordan Blama Garesa, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 06People Dance Folklore Jordan Blama Garesa

Bicycle SEA Cityscap Road, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 07Bicycle SEA Cityscap Road

CAR Speed Jordan, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 08CAR Speed Jordan

Flower Spring, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 09Flower Spring

Woman Garesa Traditionals OLD, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 10Woman Garesa Traditionals OLD

Animal Hours Jana, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 11Animal Hours Jana

Alazraq Umra Palace, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 12Alazraq Umra Palace

High-angle black and white night shot of urban roads with long-exposure light trails from cars, buildings, and distant city lights. — 13Night Veins

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

Masjid DOM Lights, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 15Masjid DOM Lights

Tree Feild Green Spring, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 16Tree Feild Green Spring

Amman Citadel Heracles Temple, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 17Amman Citadel Heracles Temple

Architecture Hotel Squers Blue, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 18Architecture Hotel Squers Blue

OLD Bridg Hashmiah, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 19OLD Bridg Hashmiah

Dubai Green Bird, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 20Dubai Green Bird

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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