Iraq through the eyes of its most iconic photographer | Witness Documentary

Acclaimed photographer Latif al-Ani, born in Baghdad in 1932, is known as the father of Iraqi photography. As the official photographer for presidents and the Iraqi Petroleum Company, his portfolio forms a unique visual archive of Iraq during its heyday from the 1950s to 1970s. His photos capture the abundance and complexity of a modern and cosmopolitan nation living in peace and harmony. But when Saddam Hussein rose to power, al-Ani stopped taking photos. After decades of war, al-Ani travels across Iraq with his photographs in search of the remnants of his beautiful country. Iraq’s Invisible Beauty is a documentary film by Sahim Omar Kalifa and Jurgen Buedts. More from Witness on: YouTube: https://aje.io/WitnessYouTube Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AJWitness Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJWitness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajwitness/ Website: https://aje.io/Witness #photography #iraq #history #visualart #documentary #saddam #iraqwar #aljazeeraenglish #aljazeera #photograph