“It’s all about my passion.”

IT ALL STARTED WHEN…

Mano was born and raised in Aleppo in an Armenian family. He was just nine when he started experimenting with photography, something utterly unfamiliar to him at the time. At hand was a 24mm pocket camera and his rudimentary knowledge, but this didn’t prevent him from exploring the world of lighting and how to best capture his subjects.

Two years later, the opportunity arose for him to learn photography with Hrant Zaitountsian, a professional photographer. At the young age of 11, he absorbed as much knowledge as possible from his great tutor. He learned many photography techniques, including the art of black and white photography on large format cameras, color film development and photo printing.

Moving to the UAE

After graduating from school, he spent two years in Italy, where he studied graphic and web design, he returned to Syria and focused on working as a photographer and in-house designer but soon decided to move to the UAE.

Mano’s experience grew in the UAE as he worked with several brands, but he decided to create a studio specializing in beauty and make up photography.

He travels the world to meet the demand for his exceptional photography and videography by other make-up artists across the Middle East, Armenia, and Tunisia, Jordan, Turkey, Algeria.