My name is Choucri Bechir and I'm a Lebanese self-taught photographer currently based in Berlin. In 2009, I left Beirut to pursue studies and made Montreal my new home. My camera became a vehicle to understanding my new environment and my journey with photography started. This medium evolved into an obsession that is central to how I engage with the world today.
I draw inspiration from the simple poetry of daily life. The beauty in the mundane. The ordinaries and extraordinaries. Driven by continuous self-discovery, storytelling and emotional intimacy, I care most about how things feel. Often dealing with lines, shadows, reflections and textures, my work is concerned with mysticism and the inner world of the human soul.
I take photographs to provoke a conversation between myself and something captivating unfolding in front of me. Ultimately, my aim is to uncover, experience and communicate some emotional truth.
