Omer Hingora
Communications Lead
Omer is a photographer, filmmaker, and amateur historian. He is passionate about telling stories in different formats and media.
Omer's willingness to try new things and learn allows him to wear many hats and contribute to projects in different ways. Omer is a born storyteller, and has studied film and communications to give him the skills to tell stories to a wider audience. He is passionate about giving people their voice to speak. He believes in the power of stories to change hearts and minds.
Project
Back To Msheireb: Shared Streets - Shared Stories
UCL Masters Exhibition
As Co-Project Manager over the course of six months, Omer led a group of 22 classmates through the rigorous process of researching, curating, interpreting, designing, marketing, and evaluating a socially relevant museum exhibition, on display at Mohammed bin Jassim House, one of the Msheireb Museums, in Doha, Qatar.
"'Back To Msheireb' celebrates the neighbourhood as a meeting point between change and tradition during the period 1980-2009. Experience the shared stories of Qatar’s local and foreign residents in a unique part of Doha’s urban environment as history is brought to life."
Project
TEDxYouth@Doha and TEDxEducationCity
Youth Events
Omer was part of the core team of TEDxYouth@Doha 2011, TEDxEducationCity 2012, TEDxYouth@Doha 2012, and TEDxEducationCity 2013, all held in Doha, Qatar.
His role as Head of Visual Output/Head of Production included marketing, public relations, visual media, and operations. Omer was tasked with audio/visual planning and set up before and during the event. The main task was to coordinate the video recording of all the talks, live-streaming to remote audiences, and presentation logistics for the main backdrop. He also led a team of photographers to capture all the facets of the event, for use on social media, and also for stakeholders, sponsors, press kits, and more.
Project
Photographic Practice
Personal Photography Projects
In his personal photographic work, Omer has been fascinated with the concept of old vs. new. In the cities he has visited and lived in, this concept permeates everywhere. New buildings being put up to cover up the old ones; old buildings being torn down; residents being moved to make space for richer, affluent people.
The theme of his work centers around the importance of natural public spaces to the fabric of communities. Rather than creating spaces as an add-on, communities tend to form them organically, based on their needs. However, to certain people, these spaces can be ugly, backwards, worn down, etc. Omer celebrates these older, organic spaces, because they show the ingenuity of people, and their willingness to thrive despite the circumstances.
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