Samira Kafala

Photographer

Based in Amsterdam, Samira Kafala is a British photographer whose work is characterised by a warmth and openness that stems from her desire for connection. She is motivated by a deep curiosity for people and the worlds they create.  ‘I make pictures so I can watch people, I am delighted and astonished by the everyday stories that cross my path, I’m deeply moved by them, and when I look through the lens I am filled with wonder, the world becomes more alive, more meaningful. Each photograph is a little exchange, or a thank you to its subject. Ultimately it’s about seeing and meeting beyond the surface.’ Samira works as a commercial photographer for clients in Amsterdam and for editorial publications including de Volkskrant and Libération. She has self-published two books, Yugen, a photographic exploration of impermanence and The Kafalas, a book of images selected from a 50-year-old archive of Kodachrome slides taken by her British grandfather of her childhood in Libya.