Photomanipulation nominee

Fly to freedom, escape danger, fall from a cliff, drown hoping to be saved, be a hero mastering nature & natural elements ... our dreams are often what binds our collective unconscious and makes us we are actually in our interactions determined by our fears and often repressed desires.

My name is Youssef NOKRY, I am Parisian from France and I am 37 years old. I do Artworks (when I have the time to do it) as an amateur photographer but wishing to become professional to fully live my passion. I don’t remember when my interest in photography was initiated . I think it started in my teens and grew more and more when I got older . Later in life increasing work commitments as engineer cut in until 2009 when i bought my very first full frame camera (5D mark ii). It was a natural process but i always had in mind to become a photographer, and developed further interest through my travels overseas where I found the eye of the camera allowed me to view my surroundings in greater depth.
Inspired by renowned landscape and composite photographer or surreal painter, I was encouraged by some friends photographers to develop my photography further and so it is to them I owe much gratitude to find my path in life trhought photography.
My artwork and practice are just about the only two things i love in life: First is Photographing Paris. Living in Paris is like living in a