I am Mimo Khair, a Lebanese/American freelance photographer currently based in Germany after 12 years in Shanghai, China, 16 years in New York and before that Lebanon. I have been traveling the world during the last 30 years in search for my stories and images. I began her photographic journey in New York City where I lived after my studies and have since exhibited and published my work globally mostly focusing on social issues, human rights and children’s rights as well as street photography and the arts.
I am currently exploring photography art and motion design internationally and at home in Germany where I live with my daughter.
Exhibitions and awards:
Bronze winner of the Paris PX3 photo prize for 2017.
Published in a book 20 women story tellers (taking action with powerful words and images), by Pamela Burke
Represented by Nordi Art gallery in Copenhagen, art for making a better world through charity donations.
“the fragile web of human connections” a solo exhibition at Wallstyle gallery in Duesseldorf, Germany (April- May 2016).
MPA (mobile photography awards) winner. Exhibited at a NYC gallery.
Yahoo screen video won best of 2014 videos and was features on front page of yahoo for 2 weekends.
Winner of Europatlas award and exhibited at Toucoing “100 pictures to understand” in memory of the Paris attacks.
Exhibited on a large screen in Times Square, NYC as part of the ‘see me’ awards and exhibition.
Page containing links to interviews and press articles:
There have also been several group exhibitions that I took part in globally during my career as well as charity projects that are still ongoing.
I currently run workshops, photography walks and work as a freelance photographer and motion designer.
Feel free to contact me on any of my sites if you have any interest in my work, to request permission to use my photographs, or to purchase limited edition prints.