Ammar Abd Rabbo

Born in Damascus, Ammar Abd Rabbo lived in Libya and Lebanon prior to ultimately living in France since he was 12. He became a photographer after studying political sciences in Paris.

From a thirty five-year career, his portfolio amassed intimate portraits of head of states, war coverage in Iraq, Lebanon and Libya, world-renowned celebrities like the late ‘King of Pop’, Michael Jackson, as well as high society events such as the Cannes Film Festival and Paris Fashion Week.

His work has been published in the world’s most widely circulated publications, from Time Magazine to Paris Match, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, or Asharq Al Awsat, and his photos were used on more than 60 magazine covers.

More recently, many of his works addressed issues like censorship, body freedom, nudity, women empowerment. His work on Aleppo in war time (2013-2014) was widely published and exhibited.

He has been made “Knight of Arts and Letters” (a French cultural distinction) in a ceremony in Paris in 2018.