Al-Shaheed Mounment, by Zahraa Al Hassani

Al-Shaheed Mounment is in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, dedicated to the Iraqi soldiers who died in the Iran-Iraq war. The Monument was opened in 1983, and was designed by the Iraqi architect Saman Kamal and the Iraqi sculptor and artist Ismail Fatah Al Turk.

Nikon D7100 with Sigma 10-20mm | Exposure 1/200sec @ f/13 | ISO 100 | Focal Length 10mm
Al-Shaheed Mounment, by Zahraa Al Hassani

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | November 21
Award Score: 64.5 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 16, Style 12.5 Skill 12)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Architectural Photography
Photograph Location: Baghdad | Iraq

Photographer: Zahraa Hashim Salih Al Hasani (Baghdad,Iraq) Registered
Zahraa Al Hassani is a passionate photographer, and works as designer in Zain Telecommunications for more than 6 years. Graduating from the University of Technology Bagdad, her first job was at Wacther Company Ltd. as a graphic designer for constructions. A year later she joined Iraqi-American Chamber for Commerce and Industry. As senior graphic designer and photographer in Marketing Communication at Zain Telecommunications, she helps over submitting her consultancy to better enhance company image to be shown in elegant pattern. Blessed with one child, Zahraa and her family lives in Bagdad, Iraq. Resources in Iraq are mostly limited, thus she used her photography skills to get a visuals for her designs. She started photography with Sony H7 and Carel Zias lenses, and eventually moved to Nikon. Graphic Design has helped her to strengthen her photographic perspective. Zahraa believes she is here to acquire knowledge from the trove of purist photography.

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