Fadil Saba
Fadil Saba (* 1901 in Nazareth , † 1988 in San Diego ) was an Israeli-American photographer of Palestinian descent.
life and work
Fadil Saba was born in Nazareth in 1901 into a Christian family. His father was a school teacher. After school he studied engineering in Tel-Aviv, but discovered photography as his calling from the 1920s. He had a studio in his hometown of Nazareth that specialized in wedding and portrait photography. During this time he also created numerous photographic views of Palestine , which he sold in limited editions as postcards and which became known through sales to western visitors. In 1932, Fadil Saba moved his business to Haifa and left his studio to Karimeh Abbud , the first female photographer in the Arab world.
In 1949 Saba left Palestine and emigrated to the USA. There he ran a business for camera supplies and at the same time continued to run a photo studio. He made a name for himself again as a portrait photographer. In 1953 he married an American woman with whom he had three sons and a daughter. He died in San Diego in 1988. Fadil Saba is buried in Glen Abbey Cemetery in Bonita.
literature
- Rona Sela: Photography in Palestine in 1930s & 1940s. Hakibutz Hameuchad Publishing House and Herzliya Museum, 2000
- Ahmed Mrowat: "Karimeh Abbud: Early Woman Photographer (1896–1955)". Jerusalem Quarterly. Institute of Jerusalem Studies. Issue 31: 72-78. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-09
Web links
- Ahmad Mrowat: Karimeh Abbud: Early Woman Photographer (1896–1955) (PDF) In: Jerusalem Quarterly 31 (2007), pp. 72–78 (English) with a dozen photos
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saba, Fadil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli-American photographer of Palestinian descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nazareth |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1988 |
| Place of death | San Diego |