Seattle, 1995. Yabsira is a photographer. wardrobe stylist, and model. Photography is the root of her art and practice. Her photography journey started in the 10th grade, working mainly with analog black and white film photography. In 2019, Yabsira graduated from the University of Washington school of Art +Art History + Design, with a BFA in Photomedia, and a BA in Communications. She has worked as a photojournalist for the UW daily, and recently Yabsira worked as an intern for Ethiopian photographer Aida Muluneh, under her company Desta For Africa located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Yabsira currently works as a freelance photographer and production assistant in the Greater Seattle Area.
Yabsira’s work is a diverse mix of photojournalistic approaches, as well as constructed scenes that explore themes such as fashion style, a celebration of the black experience, and questions of unlearning oppression.
