I WAS NOTHING IN PHOTOGRAPHY BEFORE JOINING FLICKR!



Hi, my name is Hamed and I count myself as an amateur photographer. I remember buying my first camera just in May 2006 after which I started learning the basic photography concepts by my own and with the must-know tips and tricks; so all my former photographs in my albums are taken by cameras, which hopefully my friends let me borrow!

In September 2008, I bought my current camera which is a Nikon digital SLR, for taking photos of my recently born princess - Delaram.

At the same time, I became interested in scuba diving, and started shooting some underwater photos with cheap point & shoot cameras.

I didn't shoot any political or journal photograph before the 2009 Iranian presidential election and its aftermath.

In June 15, 3 days after the election, when I went to the demonstration with my camera and shoot some shots and took some movies, it was my first experience of photojournalism.

After receiving hundreds of comments and feedback and thousands of visitors in a few hours, I decided to continue this job.

Next night, when I went to Vanak square for taking photos and shooting videos, I got arrested. Fortunately using the darkness I could hide my photo camera in a gutter. But since they arrested me while using my handy-cam, I couldn't do anything with it.
At early morning they let me go home, but without my handy-cam, my car and my identification cards.
I went back to the place and get my camera and went home.

At the day which I freed, I attended another demonstration and shoot some shots which relatively were better than my first experience.
Those photos were widely used in the media, including international TV news, web sites, newspapers and journals.
One of them even used as the of Spiegel magazine without my permission.

At one of these days, we have received a news that foreign press and specially photographers are prohibited in attending any demonstration or any other protest. So me and other amateur photographers were the only source for saving these snapshots. This was the main reason for taking this task more serious and keeping it up.

I took more photos till I arrested for the 2nd time at June 28, which they grabbed my underwater camera. (I was using my underwater camera because it was very smaller than my DSLR)


I'm also an activist in the field of human rights, and kids rights. You can ask for more info if you are interested in this field, or want to donate.

And regarding my photographs, please note that all your comments are welcome. I’ll be more than glad to hear from you... guiding me through the right steps involved, and helping me to improve my skills through your experiences.

And at last please notice that almost all my photographs are filed under the Creative-Commons License (Attribution 3.0 is personally preferred). The copyright status of each photograph is available in its related Flickr page under the Additional Information tab. Using my photographs, you are supposed to attribute it to my full name in English (Hamed Saber) or Persian(حامد صابر) with a link back to my Flickr page (http://flickr.com/hamed).

FYI: The compete legal codes of CC can be found here and a simplified human readable! version will be available here.


Since 16 July 08:

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Photos of Hamed Saber (136)

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  • Hot Girls With Big Boobs by julie amanda
  • 2013 Bigger Boobs by julie amanda
  • Loop light by Mohammad Ghorbani Nia
  • Poonam Jhawer Red Chilli Photo Shoot for Valentine Day by julie amanda
  • Kelly Brook Best photoshoot of 2013 Swim Suit.4 by julie amanda
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Hamed Saber's favorite photos from other Flickr members (107)

  • DSC02654 by onlymehdi
  • Iranian girls .. by deathlessness
  • For my lost draems ... by deathlessness
  • Peaceful Heart .. by Somayeh T
  • 8-Ball Team by Somayeh T
  • Cyrus the Great Cylinder by Shahireh
  • آیین تقوا ما نیز دانیم ؛ لیکن چه چاره با بخت گمراه ؟ by e 11 e v e n
  • it was always meant for you by Baner
  • Martini! by Merly *Sunflower* Busy *on and off*
  • I'm finally free by See Sharp
  • The Watcher by Recovering Sick Soul
  • Nasir-almolk by Maryam.z
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Testimonials (12)

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    Gunapie says:

    "I have known Hamed for several months on Flickr. He has a special gift for art, truth and friendship. I am blessed to know him. He has helped me to expand my view of the world and develop real friendship and connections within our human family. Thank you, Hamed."

    26th December, 2007

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    MOHSEN MaSoUmI says:

    "one of kind people , one of best boss :D , one of friendly friends
    really gentleman.
    and i miss you hamed"

    2nd December, 2007

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    kavehkhkh says:

    "Hamed's enthusiasm for photography is inspiring. He has good eyes, great friends, and a bad camera. Don't let his craziness cloud your judgment and lead you to believe that he might be crazy: He is crazy!"

    11th September, 2007

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    dgarlits says:

    "Thanks for sharing your country and it's beauty with us!"

    13th July, 2007

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    1Ehsan says:

    "Hamed is one of my best friends.
    At first he was only a Virtual friend in Virtual world but today he is one of my best real friends .
    I wish the best for him ..."

    11th May, 2007

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    ra4nd12y59 says:

    "Kudos to Hamed Saber and to the internet community of flickr. We are entering a new paradigm where people can connect to other people, minds to minds and hearts to hearts. We can now transcend the limitations that governments would impose upon us and reach across the artificial borders of nationalism and make friends thereby creating a truly global community. People like Hamed, with his gift of an eye for beauty and truth, coupled with his humanity and humor, give us true insights into the lives of our "enemies". It is much harder to kill a man when you have seen into the beauty of his soul and you have seen the sparkle of his smiling eyes. It is difficult to drop bombs on families when you have seen how much they resemble your own family. Thank you Hamed for having me as a friend and thank you for your art."

    8th April, 2007

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    Kelly Cheng says:

    "Hamed is a serious man. Not that he has no sense of humour, on the contrary, he can be very funny. He is an engineer, he plans, he is systematic and intelligent, a natural leader. He is kind, generous and honest. He does not like junk food, such as potato chips, unlike his friends. He likes things to be natural; he rather snacks on fruits and nuts and of course, everything made by Somayeh. Hamed and Somayeh would try to rise when the sun rises and take a walk at a park before going to work. Yes, he is serious about living, with a romantic heart, an idealistic vision and a progressive mind."

    28th March, 2007

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    Farnooshtango says:

    "Hamed is so kind and caring, and has a great perspective on things. He manages to lighten me up and give me an angle I didn't really look at but is probably best for me to consider! He is also a great photographer that I look forward to getting to know more as we share our lives thru photos on Flickr. Thank you Hamed!!"

    17th January, 2007

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    my mailo says:

    "He sees, with his eyes and touches all of the world's sightly.
    He thinks and in his depth of his thought, we can observe the creating of beauties."

    10th December, 2006

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    Roozbeh Feiz says:

    "Since my short acquaintance with him I have always wondered who he really is, beyond his name and beyond his skin. Although very active in social activities, I think he is one of those personalities not very easy to know deeply. He belongs to the kind that I can call a little bit complicated. A complexity, which may lead to his relative unpredictability.

    Visible enough he is an ambitious person with high social motivations who has succeeded to gather colorful of people with different personalities together. Hamed is the essential part of our gatherings, a person without him our community could hardly shape and grow the way it is growing now. Thank you Hamed and continue your good efforts!"

    6th September, 2006

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    Westwinds_西风 says:

    "Hamed Saber give me a true impression of Iran.
    I love his shots."

    31st July, 2006

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    J Gilbert says:

    "Hamed is a new photographer, but he has a fantastic eye and real skill with the camera. I look forward to seeing his next image because it's always something fresh and different."

    14th June, 2006

Name:
Hamed Saber
Joined:
July 2004
Hometown:
Tehran
Currently:
Tehran, Iran
I am:
Male and Taken
Occupation:
Computer Engineer
Website:
My Picasa Photo Album