Hamzeh Zahran is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus on photography, based in San Francisco, California. Born and raised in Amman, Jordan, he began his creative journey as a skateboard photographer, documenting the vibrant skateboarding community in his hometown.
In 2009, Zahran moved to the United States, earning a degree from Suffolk University in Boston in 2015. Since then, he has traveled extensively, spending much of his time between San Francisco and New York, refining his craft and developing both personal and professional projects.
Zahran’s work moves between documentary and surrealism to explore themes of identity, memory, and the unknown. His projects include Be my lil Baby!, a personal reflection on existence and identity that also takes shape as a book. His ongoing project, In Search of Thule, draws from both observation and intuition, using photography to evoke a sense of mystery, interconnectedness, and the search for meaning.
His work has been featured in publications such as Beyond Kings, Go, Leica Camera Blog, Tagsters, Venture (Suffolk University), and Vita.it. His clients include Philadelphia Skateboards, and the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS). A portfolio of client work is available upon request.
Beyond his artistic practice, Zahran is committed to volunteerism, collaborating with organizations such as ACTED, The Bedouins Skateboard Artivism, and ICNA Relief.
In addition to his independent work, Zahran has held roles at institutions including Magnum Photos (as an intern) and the International Center for Photography. He has also contributed to major companies like Airbnb, AMD, and Google, where he currently works as a Digital Archivist (DAM).
Solo Exhibition:
Collection of Darkroom Prints, Pavement Coffeehouse, Newbury, Boston, MA 2014
Group Exhibition:
Print sale, Turbo Design , Amman, Jordan. 2017
Deadsea C-prints, “Life In Moments Show!” Make Shift, Boston, MA. 2015
Press, Publications, Interviews, Features, etc:
NYtimes Sarah Aziza, Caleb Winship. New York, NY 2018
Supporting Generations in Crisis: SAMS Psychosocial Programming in Jordan. Amman, Jordan 2017
SAMS Annual Report. Amman, Jordan 2017
10 years after the war, Leica Blog. 2016
Enigmatic Turkey, Leica Blog. 2016
7 hours in Seoul, Leica Blog. 2016
West Java through the lens of the Leica M6, Leica Blog. 2016
Philadelphia Skateboards, 2015
Venture Literary/Art Magazine, Suffolk University, Boston. 2014
Print Findrangers #2 Group Zine. San Francisco, CA, 2014
Print Findrangers #3 Group Zine. San Francisco, CA, 2014