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Description:

Two Years back my brother told me to join this website that is about sharing photographs, and I looked at him and said “metfaayeg” lol after repeating this scenario I decided to give it a shot and see what’s in this site that made him tell me to join.

In the beginning, I wasn’t into photography; I used my mothers Canon Powershot A75 a simple point and shoot camera with basic semi manual control. My target then was to share my daily life activities, and I focused on capturing moments from my perspective. Until summer 2005 my brother wanted to buy a camera for his birthday, so pushed my nose in the topic and got me a copy. It was the Canon Powershot S2 IS. This camera was a dream comes true for me! The lens was big it had a 0.5 second startup with 12X optical zoom. That was the period that I started to see the world from a different angel, and focused on capturing my activities with an artistic touch. Until the big opportunity knocked my door, it was a project that I will never forget the founders of it, they know them selves. That project is one of the keys that started the photography me. So I stole my dads Canon Powershot Pro1, the 8 mega pixel beast, it’s a semi-semi professional camera; again a dream come true lol. That wasn’t enough I said to my self so I attended a “Crash Course in Photography” which was excellent, I understood how the camera works, how to optimally use the camera and its features. After six months of hard work, dad finally realized that I’m fit to upgrade to the DSLR world, and bought the Canon EOS 30D; now that! I mean THAT is a Dream that comes true!!! looool, using a single lens reflex camera is truly on of the most amazing thing about photography, just the sound of the shutter was enough to make my day, it was hard to move from an Compact Digital camera with LCD view finder to an DSLR with wysiwyg (what you see is what u get) viewfinder, but getting over this problem wasn’t a big deal. During summer 2006, I took another course in photography, but this time it is a specialized in photojournalism, it’s an 8 weeks online course. And during this course, I also worked in Al-Bayan Newspaper agency. On august the 14th, I participated in the Dubai Summer Surprises Photography Exhibition. U should’ve been there, seeing my photos hanging there just made me feel proud and made dad and mom proud too! I was also interview that day! It was one hell of a party. Today, I’m an official photographer of my college, and I also started my part time job with Emirates Today and Emarat al youm Newspapers.

There are some people I really want to thank them for their support; I don’t want to say their names because I’m afraid that I’ll forget some hehe.

And that’s a little brief story of me :D

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Awards:

"3rd Place in Shiekh Majed Bin Mohammed Media Youth Award 2008 Journalism Category.

"Peoples Choice Award" in Lenz Photography Competition 2007.

"1st Place in UAE People Category" & "2nd Place in UAE Land Category" in Noor Ali Student Documentary Photography Awrad 2007.

3rd Place in UAE Leaders Category in 2008 session.

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Cameras:

Canon EOS 1D Mark III

Canon EOS 1V

Canon Power Shot G12

Canon EOS 30D. -RETIRED-

Canon EOS 30V. -RETIRED-

Canon Power Shot G7. - RETIRED-

Canon Power Shot Pro 1. -RETIRED-

Canon Power Shot S2 IS. -RETIRED-

Canon Power Shot A75 -RETIRED-

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Hasselblad Users Group 86,482 photos, 3,962 members
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Camera Toss 7,517 photos, 8,723 members
What's in your camera bag? 1,697 photos, 3,193 members
Canon EOS-1D III Users 24,543 photos, 1,170 members
Sports Photography 246,025 photos, 19,475 members
Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM 23,612 photos, 1,158 members
Yamaha FZ6 Motorcyles 657 photos, 139 members
SPORTS ACTION 243,826 photos, 19,091 members
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Testimonials (16)

ĆãŢčĥ мĕ ĩҒ ЎόÛ ĊáΠ ♥ÛÂÈ♥ says:

"One word:

he is a "DUDE" hehehe"

16th November, 2007
*'* muerto alma *'* says:

"Simply he's a very nice guy ................... but very annoying especially if he has his weapon .....
Honestlyyy... one of the best guys i ever worked with, friendlly, sweet & helpfull.... u can c through his pix that we have a real pro photographer here =) & i like the mixture in his photos
he's not only a great photographer, but also a good person

PS : >_< stop bothering this lil gurl with ur terrible camera each time we meet ................ GOOD LUCK ^_^"

1st January, 2007
* Honest * says:

"Za3tooor is an up and coming young photojournalist. He photographs with a passion and this is observed through his exciting energetic sports photography.

An absolute fast learner, I must admit I witnessed his photographic skills boom since he started; I’m impressed at all he has achieved.

He is now an official photojournalist and is embarking on his journey into the professional world.

Never stop taking pictures little brother.

As your motto goes
" اذا مب بالطيب، بالزوووم"

Go get em man.

Your big sis
Honest
28-11-06

p.s. don’t forget us when ur all famous."

28th November, 2006
AL.عafra ~ AD <3 ~ says:

"We all proud of you wallah ,,
tabark ALra7man ..

wish you the best bro ^_^
Allah enawer 6regek we wafegk

yours,

Rand"

21st November, 2006
ℓüñäŤ!Qüё says:

"May Allah bless every step you take and every move you make throughout your life"

12th October, 2006
SERENDIPITY™ says:

"Za3torinooooo.. my adopted lil bro :p he’s one of the good ppl I met in flickr but became a family in DA (what a life *roll* ) his photography has evolved sooo much .. the way he c things 2 .. he has a very sweet personality always there defending & fighting against the bad ppl *strong* .. I can c him more in photojournalism .. & I wish he go further with it .."

3rd October, 2006
Bo AhmaD says:

"Za3tOoOr..is really good photographer.. his PiCs are always lovely, creative and fabulous
wish him a good future =)"

9th February, 2006
Co®tex™ says:

"Za3tOoOr u ROCK
ur photos & ideas r excellent and even more.Ur work grabbed me,WHAT A SKILL!!

good luck in work
good luck in life =)"

31st January, 2006
عبير* says:

"ZA3TOOR IS A PERVERT WHO ACTS LIKE A BIG FAT GIRL! lol jk!!!! =D this guys ROCKS!! hehe..hes cool..im cooler :P hes funny..im funnier..ok this is supposed 2 be bout za3toor, not me =P
ok every1 who wrote a testimonial b4 me said that za3toorio is 1 of the most fun ppl n hes really funny n crazy..BUT I HAVE 2 REPEAT THAT CUZ ITS SO TRUE! so za3toor ur really fun and funny and crazy =P u eat a lot but its ok..=P
i wanna write a really long testimonial but theres not much 2 say cuz everything was said already :S SIMBA U ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!"

24th November, 2005
Bayoona says:

"Za3t0o0r is such an amazing friend .. mashalla 3aleih .. spreads joy wherever he goes .. veeery down to earth and gets along with absolutely everyone ! the world is lacking people like you bro so MAKE LOTZA BABIEZ loool *_* enshalla dayman enchoofek metwannis oo keep up the amazing work on Flickr man *_* ROCK ON"

17th November, 2005
mKm_BoY <Baack> says:

"Za3tOoOr! ur just 1 of a kind!!

u have really lovely shot!! co0ol portraits ... well ... all i can say is ur unique!!

good to have u with us ;)"

23rd October, 2005
][§¤°^ _ Mr. Dreamer _ ^°¤§][][ says:

"Ma7aD yEsWaK yA zA3ToOoR
In ElY '3AlEe O bAsS
AnD sToP sAyInG tHaT yOuR sTuPiT ^_*"

18th October, 2005
§ǘρėŖ ▪ эånżőŎћ </3 says:

"I dnt knw this DUDE =P .. but he seemz friendly n sweet.. amazing photographer too ^.^ !!"

14th September, 2005
MD..>> says:

"za3toorio is one of the cutest people i have met on flickr! he's so funny and i have a blast laughing with him. because he is so down-to-earth, it's so easy to get close to him and share personal experiences and become better friends.

i wish u all the luck in the world my dear za3toorio - with ur new life that begins with university and with everything else that life throws in ur way.

and oh, he's going to kill me for saying this but he keeps eating rice and having *stomach* problems and keeps moaning abt it hahahhahaha...and his favorite sound is the MSN Wink called 'Crying' (more specifically, the part where the ice-cream cone falls). i knowwww...he's so nasty hahahhahhaa awwww....i love u :P

oh he also has a tendency of seeing 'MD' all over lol...like MD on his stereo system...and MD when he drinks (mountain dew) lol...he's such an amazing guy...and his pics are also just a part of his nature.

good luckkkkkkk za3toorio with everything and i hope ur wife Mrs Yin is doing well, selling fake watches with you hahahhahahaha :P:P"

14th July, 2005
iNdEpEnDeNt! says:

"Hey, za3tOoOr
I thought I’d write a testi 4 u cuz u deserve one.. You seem like a good guy, and I like it when you comment on my stuff.. I guess u were always there right from the beginning and I like that about you..!! :) I love ur pics, they r pretty amazing, I like ur threads cuz they r funny and cool..

Keep up the good work ^_^"

9th July, 2005
RiftDweller says:

"He is one of the nicest people you know.
One of the craziest also. Looks calm,but under his big kind exterior is a crazy boy waiting to jump out. The closest person to my heart,my little bro (he is really big but still little to me) Keep the pictures coming dude."

3rd April, 2005