Mustafah Abdulaziz (b. 1986) was born in New York City as the second of six children and grew up in the mountains of Pennsylvania. A chance encounter at 17 with “In The American West” and the idea of visually transporting a viewer into the intimate lives of strangers left a strong impression on him. His work explores social identification and how our ideas of self representation create instances of cultural disconnect. He has been a member of the international photography collective MJR since 2008.
In 2010 he worked as the first contract photographer for The Wall Street Journal.
Based in Berlin, Germany
abdulaziz.mustafah@gmail.com
+49 0176 9983 5814
CLIENTS
The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, National Geographic Poland, Financial Times Magazine, The Times, The FADER, Dazed & Confused, HUCK Magazine, Macleans, Google, Nike, MuralArts Program of Philadelphia, BlueCross Blue Shield, Education Week.
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INTERVIEWS
The New York Times “On the Road, Embracing the Distance”
Dazed & Confused “The World of Mustafah Abdulaziz”
The New York Times “Turning Point”
Reminders #67 – “I Was There”
Nueva Luz 14:2 Spring 2010 issue – Interview by Danielle Jackson of Magnum Photos
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ACCOLADES
3rd Place, Best Photo Essay, 2011 Ippies Journalism Awards
Nominated, ICP Infinity Award Young Photographer, 2010
Winner, People, En Foco International Photography Competition 35th Anniversary, 2009
Winner, Nikon Emerging Photographer Scholarship, 2009
Winner, U.S., Magenta Foundation Flash Forward: Emerging Photographers 2009
3rd Place Enterprise Picture Story (Smaller Markets) – NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2009
Honorable Mention, Portraits, Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Contest 2009
1st Place Sports Picture Story – Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Contest 2008
1st Place Portraits – Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Contest 2008
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EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS
Alex, Bywater, New Orleans – group show, MILK Gallery, MILK Underground, New York City, USA 12.21.10
Cowboys of Patagonia – Angkor Photo Festival, Siem Reap, Cambodia 11.20.10
Personal Renaissance – Solo exhibition, MuralArts Program of Philadelphia, City Hall, Philadelphia, USA, 05.19.10
Rodeo, Cerro Castillo, Patagonia, 2008 – Magenta Foundation, Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 04.06.10
Cowboys of Patagonia- University of the Arts, Philadelphia, USA 01.25.10
Make-Do – MJR and Luceo Images group exhibition and limited edition magazine, Gallery 25CPW, New York City, USA 01.21.10
Extraordinary Journeys: Four Visionaries – Lucie Foundation and En Foco, Splashlight SoHo, New York City, USA 10.18.09
Rodeo, Cerro Castillo, Patagonia, 2008 – Project Basho, Philadelphia, USA 02.14.09
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