MY NAME IS ARA, AND I’M THE SON OF A SHOOTER. MY DAD, AMEEN, WAS A LEGENDARY, AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER IN DETROIT. I’VE FOLLOWED IN HIS FOOTSTEPS — CONTINUING HIS LEGACY, HIS CREATIVE PASSION, AND HIS BUSINESS.

LIKE MY DAD, I LOVE TO PHOTOGRAPH PEOPLE, EITHER IN A NATURALLY LIT LOCATION OR A CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED SETUP. I’D DESCRIBE MY STYLE AS HIP, PERSONAL, URBAN AND SOPHISTICATED, AND OFTEN WITH A LITTLE SURPRISE MIXED IN.

MY STUDIO IS A CONVERTED LOFT-STYLE HISTORIC BUILDING IN DETROIT’S NEW CENTER AREA. ON THE PERSONAL SIDE, I'M INTO A RANGE OF ECLECTIC MUSIC, HAVE A '78 CUTLASS IN THE GARAGE, AND ENJOY FISHING WITH MY FAMILY. ALSO, I MENTOR THE YOUTH IN MY STUDIO'S NEIGHBORHOOD, AND PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT ARE BRINGING ART TO THE STREETS.

I’VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH SOME TERRIFIC CLIENTS, INCLUDING AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CARIBBEAN, BLUE CROSS, CAMPBELL EWALD, DETROIT JAZZ FEST, DONER, EMI RECORDS, JEEP, McCANN ERICKSON, NEW YORK TIMES, OAKLAND UNIVERSITY, QUICKEN LOANS, SHINOLA, TEAM DETROIT, VOGUE CHINA, WHOLE FOODS, KELLOGG FOUNDATION AND YMCA.

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