The Beauty of Travel - Ziyad Alarfaj
My interest and love to travel and be a storyteller started when I was young
I think my grandfather had a great influence in my life
He used to drop me and pick me up from school every day
And in each trip he gave me a new story
All his old stories started coming back to me a little bit more
Especially when I started heading toward photography and storytelling
Now, during this period, I tried to return to the same method that I took
Traveling has become a pleasure for me now
Most of the days I travel alone which give me total freedom for stopping, continue, change the route make the trip shorter or longer as needed
At the same time, even though I travel alone, but I am not alone
because I always go from one place to another and I know people there
Those people are the friends that show me around each place I visit
This is the beauty of travel
The only time I might be a lone is the period when I am driving on the road
but in each place, I will be with a person
and this person is special person
The beauty of travel is that you begin to recognize the different natures of humans.
Glory be to God
The nature of the earth has a great influence on the nature of human beings
You start getting to know these little details and then you go deeper and deeper and you start enjoying them.
Now I see people from different perspective
Now I see history from different perspective
I understand a lot about heritage
You may read about heritage, but when you go to the place and talk with the people there and get to know the small details about the place
You begin to complete the picture
My interest is to deliver the picture to all the people by photographing the place and take my time and do not rush
I take photos, I get to know the place, I talk with the people, I walk around
Ziyad Alarfaj
Photographer - Visual Storyteller
