He was born in 1956 in Kuwait to Palestinian refugee parents who fled their homeland after the establishment of the state of Israel. Khanfar began taking photographs at the age of six, when his father gave him his first camera.
At the age of 17, Khanfar moved to the United States, and spent the next twenty years traveling the world taking photographs. He currently resides in Oklahoma City.
Khanfar's photography has been published in magazines such as Oprah, International Photo Art, and Outdoor Photography. He has also published two books of his work: 2000's Voices of Light, and 2007's In Search of Peace, recipient of the 2007 IP Outstanding Book of the Year Award.
Khanfar's first publication, this book displays various landscape photographs around the world, along with poetry written by Khanfar. Described as displaying the "secrets and mysteries of nature",[1] Yousef Khanfar uses this book to show how, although he may have lost his homeland, he now views the whole world as his homeland.
In Search of Peaceedit
Winner of the 2007 IP Outstanding Book of the Year in the category of "Most Life-Changing", and selected to be gifted in the Global Symposium of Peaceful Nations by the Fulbright Center for Peace in Washington, DC,[2] this book displays a message of universal healing for humanity and peace between nations. This publication is split into three sections: "Sublime", "Freedom", and "Divine". The first section displays images of natural conflict, representing the human conflict we face. The second section, consisting mostly of impressionist images, represents the human freedom of expression. The final section contains images that represent peace and divinity, the final goal that Khanfar views for humanity.
Invisible Eveedit
His latest publication, Khanfar photographs women imprisoned for nonviolent crimes. Capturing the living quarters, day-to-day life, and quotes from the women regarding their situation, Khanfar hopes to give these forgotten women a voice for others to hear. He intends these messages to discourage other boys and girls from committing crimes and ending up in prison.[3]
Profile of Yousef Khanfar at the Institute for Middle East Understanding
Yousef Khanfar at AfterImage Gallery
Yousef Khanfar at the Oklahoma Arts Council
Yousef Khanfar Praise and Reviews
Yousef Khanfar About Me
External linksedit
Media related to Yousef Khanfar at Wikimedia Commons
Yousef Khanfar Official Website
May 13, 2024
yousef, khanfar, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, august, 2008, learn, when, remove, this, message, palestinian. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message Yousef Khanfar is a Palestinian American photographer and author Yousef KhanfarYousef Khanfar attending a conference at Caux Switzerland Born1956 age 67 68 KuwaitNationalityPalestinian AmericanOccupationPhotographerKnown forPhotography He was born in 1956 in Kuwait to Palestinian refugee parents who fled their homeland after the establishment of the state of Israel Khanfar began taking photographs at the age of six when his father gave him his first camera At the age of 17 Khanfar moved to the United States and spent the next twenty years traveling the world taking photographs He currently resides in Oklahoma City Khanfar s photography has been published in magazines such as Oprah International Photo Art and Outdoor Photography He has also published two books of his work 2000 s Voices of Light and 2007 s In Search of Peace recipient of the 2007 IP Outstanding Book of the Year Award Contents 1 Publications 1 1 Voices of Light 1 2 In Search of Peace 1 3 Invisible Eve 2 Portraiture 3 References 4 General references 5 External linksPublications editVoices of Light edit Khanfar s first publication this book displays various landscape photographs around the world along with poetry written by Khanfar Described as displaying the secrets and mysteries of nature 1 Yousef Khanfar uses this book to show how although he may have lost his homeland he now views the whole world as his homeland In Search of Peace edit Winner of the 2007 IP Outstanding Book of the Year in the category of Most Life Changing and selected to be gifted in the Global Symposium of Peaceful Nations by the Fulbright Center for Peace in Washington DC 2 this book displays a message of universal healing for humanity and peace between nations This publication is split into three sections Sublime Freedom and Divine The first section displays images of natural conflict representing the human conflict we face The second section consisting mostly of impressionist images represents the human freedom of expression The final section contains images that represent peace and divinity the final goal that Khanfar views for humanity Invisible Eve edit His latest publication Khanfar photographs women imprisoned for nonviolent crimes Capturing the living quarters day to day life and quotes from the women regarding their situation Khanfar hopes to give these forgotten women a voice for others to hear He intends these messages to discourage other boys and girls from committing crimes and ending up in prison 3 Portraiture editYousef Khanfar has also captured the portraits of many influential figures including Sandra Day O Connor and Emma Nicholson Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Justice O Connor has also praised Khanfar s portraiture work stating that she was stunned and overcome with the beauty of your photograph 4 Other notable portraits include that of David Wynne Leona Mitchell and Tariq Ramadan References edit About About About Praise and Reviews General references editProfile of Yousef Khanfar at the Institute for Middle East Understanding Yousef Khanfar at AfterImage Gallery Yousef Khanfar at the Oklahoma Arts Council Yousef Khanfar Praise and Reviews Yousef Khanfar About MeExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Yousef Khanfar at Wikimedia Commons Yousef Khanfar Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yousef Khanfar amp oldid 1106186626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
