Name: Linda Al Khoury

Born in 1979, In Amman – Jordan, Linda was fascinated by photography as a child and began taking pictures at the age of 13 when she was given her first 110mm compact camera. In 1998 Linda took her first course in black and white photography followed by special studies in 2002 at The Saint Spirit University / Keslik, in Lebanon. in 2007, with her accumulated experience, linda establish Darat Al Tasweer. Linda has been teaching photography since 2005, she works as a professional photographer specialized in architecture. She dedicates time for her passion to the art of documentary photography and she is working on her long term project "Stories from the Mountains of Amman". The first phase along with other projects "Stories from Jabal Al Lweibdeh" were exhibited in different places around the world. In 2013 Linda established Fann Wa Chai 'Art Gallery and Tea Bar' a cultural space in Amman that aims at engaging the public with arts and culture.