Zanzibar is a personal photographic project built around moments, everyday life, and traditions encountered while moving through the island. I photographed intuitively, spending time on the streets, observing routines, gestures, and interactions that shape daily life beyond first impressions.

Rather than focusing on landmarks or destinations, this work is about presence. About walking, waiting, riding buses, and sharing space. About how tradition and everyday life exist side by side—sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, often unnoticed. Street and documentary photography became a way for me to slow down, listen, and begin to understand the place through lived moments.

The images document fragments of daily life: work, movement, rituals, and pauses in between. They reflect my attempt to get closer to the rhythm of the island, not by explaining it, but by being part of it, even if only briefly.

Shot primarily on analog film, the series embraces imperfection and time. Black and white emphasizes mood, texture, and emotion, while occasional color images add another layer of context. Together, the photographs form a visual diary shaped by curiosity, respect, and observation.

This project is not about defining Zanzibar. It is about getting to know a place through moments—honest, simple, and lived.