Profile
Thana Faroq is a Yemeni documentary photographer, writer, and educator. Her artistry employs photography, texts, and moving images to delve into her life's transformations and the nuanced sense of belonging she experiences in both Yemen and her new home in the Netherlands. Faroq's work, recognized for its depth in exploring migration, post-memory, and intergenerational trauma, has earned her various awards, including the 2018 Open Society Foundation Fellowship Grant and the 2019 Arab Documentary Fund. Her storytelling captures the strength of migrants and stateless individuals, many of whom have journeyed with her during her own period of transition.Selected projects like "I Don't Recognize Me in the Shadows" and "How Shall We Greet the Sun" reflect her focus on capturing the essence of her subjects' experiences, often returning to them to continue documenting their evolving stories. Her work has been showcased in numerous exhibitions across the Middle East, Europe, and the United States, and featured in leading publications such as The New York Times Lens, National Public Radio (NPR), and BBC.
