Awadh Al-Hamzani

Photographer and film director. He has worked as a professor of photojournalism at al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. Many of the films that he shot and directed have been awarded prizes in international film festivals. He is the founder and general manager of Qomra, a Riyadh-based company that has provided services related to photography and filmmaking since 2012, and Makana, a space and coffeehouse dedicated to activities related to culture and the arts. He also created the website Vanoos, "the source of daily inspiration on the internet."