Omar
Malas

Awardee

Country

Syria

Omar Malas promotes free expression through photography.

Themes
Free Expression / Civil Society
Reexamining history
Disciplines
Photography
Awards
FELLOWS Award 2025
ADPP

Profile

Omar Malas, based in Syria, works as a director, director of photography and photographer. He studied at the École supérieure de réalisation audiovisuelle in Paris. Over the last decade, Omar has produced several documentaries and a photo exhibition, focusing on Syria’s war as well as other subjects. His work includes the photobook Crow’s Eye, the documentary films Damascus is Breathing (2023) and the short film Absence (2022).