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Dhivehi Artists worth following on Instagram
This is a list of exceptional Maldivian / Dhivehi artists to follow on instagram. I've limited the list to artists with public accounts. Each artist chosen adds something unique to the landscape of Maldivian art. Some are professional artists, others are the kind of people who occasionally produce work that is so incredible that it makes you wish they were. I have tried to pick a piece that represents each ones style; although in the case of some artists this is more difficult than the others as they are so versatile. They are presented in no particular order.
This is a list of exceptional Maldivian / Dhivehi artists to follow on instagram. I've limited the list to artists with public accounts. Each artist chosen adds something unique to the landscape of Maldivian art. Some are professional artists, others are the kind of people who occasionally produce work that is so incredible that it makes you wish they were. I have tried to pick a piece that represents each ones style; although in the case of some artists this is more difficult than the others as they are so versatile. They are presented in no particular order.
Syd Sujuaan (@annihilatereality)
Mush (@monkeyseemonkeydoom)
Afazil (@afaziill)
Ramy (@ramyink)
Shaari (@shaari_)
Abloo Amir (@abllo)
ShimhaqMV (@shimhaq98)
Afu Hasan (@afumeeha)
ARAAKAA (@araakaa)
Ashwa Faheem (@avvamiles)
N.R (@n_r_achey)
Aznym Adam (@azuneemu)
Fazail Lutfi (@fazaillutfi)
Shareehan (@bulhaaa)
Amina Fathina (@amina.of.the.sea)
Funkographic (@funkographic)
Munshid (@dyingregime)
Iman Rasheed (@imanrshd)
Zara Aznil (@aznilphotography)
Nash'ath (@nasathm)
Navid Saeed (@navinsaeed)
Obofili (@obofili)
Nazaal Shiyam (@nazaaal)
Eman Shareef (@almawt666)
Hussain Sinan (@buggee)
Refty (@refty)
Hamza Hassan (@hammi)
twodeadfish (@twodeadfish)
Huzeimath Abdullah (@hoksla)
Afey (@afeyx)
Toxi_Crew (@toxi_crew)
Ajmal Shaheed (@ajmals)
Maiz (@maiz.i.am)
Shifaz Huthee (@sotti.maldives)
Bucky Hussain (@buckyhussain)
Vishal (@ekkayvishal)
Coffee & Type (@CoffeeandType)
Shifaan Thowfeequ (@cuynchips)
Sarah Haleem (@sarahhaleemphoto)
Razzan (@_razzan_)
Ibrahim Arafath (@iarafath)
Mohamed Shuraih (@mohamedshuraih)
Nattu Adnan (@reallynattu)
Moses (@gasmoofensaa)
Autonomotor (@autonomotor)
Maahy (@maahyart)
Mahin Fayaz (@mahinfayaz)
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25 photographs from 25 Maldivian artists who inspire me
These are all photographers who have taken photographs that have haunted my subconsciousness. Photographs that I'd recognize instantly as being from the mind of these creators, photographs that make your mind gasp and your heart think; and of these they have many. As such choosing a photograph for each artist that truly encapsulates the spirit of their work was a difficult task to say the least.
I went through each of their portfolios, searching for that one shot that truly speaks for itself, an image that would stand the test of time, the crystallization of a moment so imbued with their personal style that they could only have been taken by the unique consciousness of that photographer; an image that hundreds of years from now humans or other sentient beings will look back with wonder at the seeming impossibility of the such a synchronistic event even occurring. For some people it took almost an hour, for others it was as easy as finding a particular image that I remembered seeing earlier and seeing if it held up to the memory. Either way I'm glad I'm doing this now instead of a few years down the road when I'm sure these people will have so many great photographs that picking just one would be insanity inducing.
So in no particular order, here are 25 photographs from 25 Maldivian artists who inspire me.
Interesting and inspiring content by Dhivehi / Maldivian artists.