Hassan Hajjaj

Hassan Hajjaj (born 1961), is a Moroccan contemporary artist and photographer. He lives and works between London, United Kingdom, and Marrakesh, Morocco. He is known for his portrait photographs.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hassan_Hajjaj&action=edit Quotes I don't want to be a really intellectual artist because the work is for the people.https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/hassan-hajjaj-feature-photography-08-10-18?hl=en-US#:~:text=I%20don't%20want%20to,work%20is%20for%20the%20people.%E2%80%9D&text=Lately%2C%20Hassan's%20career%20has%20taken%20a%20more%20glamorous%20turn. Throughout my life, freedom has always been important to me. I believe that if I want people to respect my freedom of vision, thought, and expression, I also have to respect other people's freedom...https://www.stirworld.com/inspire-people-my-rockstars-series-by-hassan-hajjaj-refers-to-hip-hop-culture-and-identity?hl=en-US The work gives you an idea of what kind of people I am attracted to and influences me, who has inspired and helped me out...https://artbreath.org/interviews/hassan-hajjaj?hl=en-US#:~:text=You%20know%20that's%20kind%20of%20the%20ultimate,living%20that%20life%2C%20even%2C%20they%20are%20surviving. I wanted to use that name and give and take it back to my friends and make these characters as my Rock Stars. They are sort of not mainstream, they are the underdogs, they are the real artists...https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/hassan-hajjaj-feature-photography-08-10-18?hl=en-US#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI%20don't%20use%20lighting%2C%20I%20only%20use,he%20invested%20in%20%E2%80%9Ca%20lot%E2%80%9D%20of%20parties. I don't use lighting, I only use daylight, so I shoot in the streets. All my shoots are in the street. It's easy for me to shoot as everything's already there.https://www.canon-europe.com/pro/stories/candid-conversations-eliska-sky-hassan-hajjaj/?hl=en-US#:~:text=I've%20always%20said%2C%20%22If%20you%20really%20want,that's%20when%20you%20have%20that%20great%20moment. If you really want a fashion shoot, get a fashion photographer, because I've always refused to take pictures with models in the picture. I try to have real people. There is some strength in art... art can really touch a nerve. It's like music, it doesn't have any barriers. Growing up in Morocco gave me my tools and my tradition, and an understanding of my country and culture. London was about discovery...https://artbreath.org/interviews/hassan-hajjaj?hl=en-US#:~:text=There%20is%20a%20dialogue%2C%20there's%20questioning%2C%20there,all%20that%20is%20missing%20is%20mint%20tea. References