About

Mo Shaban is a Washington DC based freelance photographer of Iraqi heritage with a lifetime passion for capturing images. His fine arts, portraiture, and photojournalistic work has been recognized in various venues throughout the US. He presently pens prntblog: a photography blog.

Mo’s style is intuitive. His talent for capturing unrehearsed spontaneous images imbue his portfolio with a sense of discovery, tantalizingly revealing what is seemingly hidden. His success derives from his ability to anticipate a moment and a state of mind that is both present and detached.

An insatiable traveler, Mo earns his living through his travel-friendly career as Strategic Business Consultant. He obtained his Engineering degree from SMU in Dallas and his MBA from Thunderbird in Phoenix. He also holds a number of IT and professional certifications such as PMP from PMI.

“ For me photography has always been about exploration, about the mystery, about finding out what is relevant and true. It’s about solving problems, whether it’s creative or technical. My applied science education does come into play with the quality and discipline needed for the craft. But fundamentally, I stand behind the lens to force myself ‘see’ the world through a certain light of appreciation, realization and inquiry. I enjoy the interaction it brings with people and the learning that engenders. My belief that the most important quality of a photograph, as in all of art, is to evoke an emotional response. While everything in nature does this for me, selecting just the right places and moments to make a photograph that conveys those emotions is far more difficult. My camera is only one of the tools I use to achieve my final results and like some photographers think over-obsession with equipment is runs counter to the kind of images I aspire to capture.”