House of ibrahim
Medina
Available sizes:
$200 • Large: 16×11 print, matted to 20×16 2mm Styrene board
$100 • Medium: 8x10 print, matted to 11x14 2mm Styrene board
$55 • Small: 5×7 print, matted to 8×10 3/4" foam board
Production time is 3-4 days.
Printed on Moab Estrada Bright Rag, a 100% cotton, museum-grade archival paper known for its soft texture, depth, and tonal richness.
The 5x7 print matted on 8x10 3/4" foam board is an intimate, shelf-ready piece designed to be propped or leaned. Beautiful on a desk, nightstand, bookshelf or entryway table. Due to its thickness, it does not fit standard frames and is best styled in non traditional frames or displayed unframed.
The medium and large sizes are matted and mounted to 2mm styrene board, perfect for traditional framing.
Not long after my father had passed I learned that music was a means of healing and growth for me. Oftentimes it was thought provoking artists like Lupe Fiasco, Common. Then I came across a band called Outlandish and their song called Beyond Words. The song so beautifully narrated the experience of seeing The Kaaba for the first time that it had 18 year old Akbar tearing up listening to it. Eventually the idea of going to Hajj and visiting the Kaaba got shuffled to the bottom of my priority list. Nearly 2 decades, a wife and three kids later I stumbled upon the song and once again tears rolled down my face. I shared this with Nadia and she, in her very Nadia fashion, blunt and to the point, said “I guess you’re going to Hajj.” Seeing the Kaaba for the first time certainly was an overwhelming experience.
I may or may not have been detained just after taking this photo. This photo was shot on Kodak tri-x 400 on a Canon P and was developed and scanned by Photovision. Aside from cropping adjustments, these photos are completely unedited. In a day when artificial intelligence can make aesthetically perfect images I wanted these images to be exactly as my eye saw them. Real and authentic.
There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don't you?
Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Akbar Sayed is known for creating photographs that capture not only the image, but the soul of a moment. His path into photography began while in nursing school, where empathy and human connection shaped the way he learned to see.
His photography has been featured in Washingtonian, The New York Times, and numerous other publications, and he is a four-time Washingtonian Weddings Editors’ Choice recipient. He lives in Ellicott City, Maryland with his wife and three children, where love, legacy, and storytelling guide everything he creates.
Revered for his editorial, yet emotive imagery & published countless times.
Meet Akbar Sayed
