Yousif Albadi , a Documentary Photographer based in Abu Dhabi , a Visual Story teller who is mainly in love with Street-Life Photography and geometrical architectural patters , and is open to any medium or approach that can contain his visual observations and tell a story, as a Contemporary photographer, he always challenges himself to use new techniques and recent developments to present new perspectives on traditional subjects and compositions. His Long-term -format compositions capture the human’s relationship with nature, cities, light, and shadows. with simplicity, that opens the door to self-interpretation and emotional connection. He started his visual experiments since 2009 as a self-taught Photographer and participated in many exhibitions locally, regionally, and internationally, and has been the recipient of numerous international awards, academically he is a participant in the Filmmaking & Cinematography Program 2017/18 at Sharjah Art Foundation.

Participated in many exhibitions locally, regionally, and internationally, and been the recipient of numerous international awards,

- Exhibitions: - Group exhibitions at Sharjah Art Foundation ( Vantage Point 4 -2016 ), Associated exhibitions in The International Photography Festival XPOSURE (for 3 seasons 2018-2024) , Abu Dhabi Through Your Eyes, 2022 .
Exhibition of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Photography Award for the Arabian Horse – Morocco 2023 , THE ART OF ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENTATION IN THE EMIRATE OF SHARJAH” EXHIBITION, February 2024 ,
Concrete in Life photography exhibition - UK 2023 , I WONDER IF YOU CAN , SIENA AWARD CREATIVE EXHIBITION, Artistic High School “Duccio di Buoninsegna” Siena – ITALY 2024


Awarded as :

- 1st Place Gold Star Award " in the Architectural – Buildings Professional category at the " ND Awards 2024"
-1st place as Expert Choice winner in Travel category in association with N-Photo Magazine and Photocrowd - 2024 UK
- 2nd place in Travel Memories competition In association with Digital Photographer - 2024 .UK
-1st place as Expert Choice winner - Architecture category in association with N-Photo Magazine and Photcrowd - 2023 UK .
- 2nd place winner in ND Awards 2022 edition Professional winners - Architecture: Interior category .
-1st place winner in Travel Icons 2021 the international photography competition by Photocrowd community,
- Winner of 1st place in Palm photo competition with Sharjah Heritage Institute 2021 .
- winner of Union of Arab Photographers Regional Architectural Photography 2022 2nd place/ also the Street Photography Competition 2020.


Featured in several Art Magazine as valuable collaborations for publications and online content as real-life reportages, National Geographic publication, The International Art & photography Magazine as cover Page, NPHOTO Magazine, Digital Photographer magazine, 
with Sekka Creative Studio & Sekka Art Magazine for the special edition – Time capsule 2020, furthermore his
valuable collaboration with The National Brand Identity Campaign 2019.UAE, where his Artwork was selected as one of the main posters for the campaign, with recent features & publications in 1x.com.

a Photography Curator and MENA Ambassador at 1x.com (the prestigious world’s biggest curated photo gallery online) .