Murad Al-Daghistani
Murad al-Daghistani, Murad Ajamat ( kum, Murat Acamat, 1917–1984) was a pioneering Iraqi photographer of Kumyk descent. who was active in Mosul from the mid-1930s, and later worked in Baghdad. He achieved international recognition for the quality of his photographs which recorded scenes of every-day life and people. Life and career Murad al-Daghistani was born in 1917 in Mosul, Iraq. His father was Abdul-Hamit Ajamat, a Kumyk engineer who participated in building the Iraqi railroad. It is not clear how Dagestani was exposed to early photography. Mosul was a city that had an established photography and film-making industry dating to the late 19th century. Local men were using cameras to assist archeologists from around 1895. Following the first world war, a photographer named Tartaran, set up a studio at the entrance to the Mosul Elementary School. It is possible that Dagestani observed the photographer at work during his school years. Even before he had graduat ...
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