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Muhammad Sadiq Bey

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Muhammad Sadiq Bey

Muhammad Sadiq Bey was one of the first photographer to photograph the pilgrimage to Mecca. Bey took images using a wet-plate collodion camera, which used glass plate negatives. His photographs include images of the exterior and interiors of both Medina and Mecca. He also took a stunning panoramic image of the holy mosque at Mecca. His images are taken from an insider perspective which does give them value. He is showing the area, more than the actual pilgrims, but he is a pilgrim, so his images are actually documenting his journey. We get an insider view of undertaking the Hajj, which is interesting in an anthropological viewpoint but also the images are aesthetically interesting. His images were inspiring as they followed a pilgrimage, which is what I want to do (see figures).

(Fig. 1. Mina, near Mecca (Arabia) (1924))
(Fig. 2. Mecca (Arabia) (1924))
(Fig. 3. Medina (Arabia) (1924))
(Fig. 4. Mecca (Arabia) The Mosque (1924))

Bibliography

The British Museum. Photographers of the Hajj. At: https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/themes/hajj/narratives/photography_and_the_hajj.aspx (Accessed on 6th of July 2019).

Figures

Fig. 1. Bey, M. S. (1924). Mina, near Mecca (Arabia). [Photograph – Online]. At: https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/themes/hajj/narratives/photography_and_the_hajj.aspx(Accessed on 6th of July 2019). 

Fig. 2. Bey, M. S. (1924). Mecca (Arabia). [Photograph – Online]. At: https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/themes/hajj/narratives/photography_and_the_hajj.aspx(Accessed on 6th of July 2019). 

Fig. 3. Bey, M. S. (1924). Medina (Arabia). [Photograph – Online]. At: https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/themes/hajj/narratives/photography_and_the_hajj.aspx(Accessed on 6th of July 2019). 

Fig. 4. Bey, M. S. (1924). Mecca (Arabia) The Mosque. [Photograph – Online]. At: https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/themes/hajj/narratives/photography_and_the_hajj.aspx(Accessed on 6th of July 2019).