Yasser Alaa Mobarak specialises in a range of photo genres from architecture to travel photography, street photography and street portraiture. He keeps his kit simple, using two Nikon DSLR cameras along with a standard lens. “I like the 18-55mm because I can shoot architecture, environmental portraits and street photography all with one lens,” he says. “And I like the 50mm focal length for my portrait photographs.”
For his more posed portraiture work, he would love to use higher-resolution models – in particular, the Hasselblad medium-format system – and for his street photography, Leica mirrorless cameras are also on the wishlist. “The Leica SL2 is smaller and provides great quality. People on the street think you are a casual photographer or tourist user rather than a serious enthusiast or pro. This helps with candid shooting,” he says.