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Ismail Zaidy
Ismail zaidy ( اسماعيل زايدي ) known as L4artiste is a 22 year-old Moroccan ( born and raised in Marrakesh ) who's developed from a photography enthusiast into a national inspiration. Being able to flip the limitations he's faced to benefit him, Ismail has paved the way for many aspiring photographers in Morocco to follow through with their passions. Ismail received his baccalaureate in 2015 and went on to graduate with a BA in International Management in 2018 from Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh and started taking pictures during summer of 2017, to express his inner perspective, around a hub of other a unique creative surrounding that feature in much of his work. Family is intrinsic to his creativity.

Photography projects
=== 3aila - العائلة === Project presentation : Photography is a family affair to ismail, for that he started in 2018 a project named '3aila' , عائلة، family in english, his younger brother Othmane who's 18yrs old is a big part of my work, and he's quite a creative person himself, and her sister Fatima is 15yrs old , they both play a huge part in devolopping the ideas behind the pictures, they also support each other in different concept. All his pictures are taken on his phone, in studio Sa3ada, a space that they created in the terrace of the appartement they live in. Sa3ada means 'joyful', which is the feeling they get while creating in this space. Ismail creative process starts from finding ideas and getting props from flea market and setting everything that he need, but it's also dependable on his siblings, finding time between their school schedule, sometimes everything's get put on hold when they have exams. Family is a big part of ismail lifes, he's very dependable on them, and he s trying to shine light on this subject, the problems, the lack of communication, the distance between siblings and their parents, family estrangement is a problem that affect many but rarely talked about, hes trying to treat this issue throughout my work, showing that family is one of the most valuable gifts in our lives.