Born and raised in Khartoum, Sudan 1988, Metche Jaafar. Is an architect, freelance Photographer, visual artist, and storyteller with a deep interest in Folklore, Art, and culture.

Influenced by the work of Mary Ellen Marks and so many others she fell in love with photojournalism and documentary photography. Based in Khartoum she's interested in documenting social, political, and women’s issues. Through storytelling, she's documenting for herself first and the people around her, creating and implementing history and heritage, and having a good understanding of emotions, Ideas, and incidents.




Exhibitions

Modern time group Exhibition, Mugran photo festival.

Khartoum, Sudan 2016

African woman photographers Exhibition, Addis Foto festival.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2016

Pioneers & Heritiers, Institut français du Soudan.

Khartoum, Sudan 2017

This Will Have Been Archive of the Bast, present and future.

Khartoum, Sudan 2019

THAWRA, Arles Photography Encounters.

Aeles, france 2021

Portrait Show, Through The Lens Collective.

Johannesburg, South Africa 2021

Vantage Point Sharjah 9, Sharjah Art foundation

Sharjah, UAE 2021

De l'une à l'autre..From one to another, Institut français du Soudan.

Khartoum, Sudan 2022

Personal statement

Using photography as my medium of choice my work is based on searching, observing, following, and documenting human culture in all Its shapes and forms, human Heritage, social, political, and Women issues. I focus on telling stories of people, places, and time and shining a light on them, and putting it on a frame for everyone to see the big picture. Enthusiasm for documentary, photojournalism, and storytelling and a big interest in history and people, I always had those things inspiring my subject matter, feeding my curiosity for knowing moor, finding out about different parts of the world, new people, and different customs and habits, closed doors and what’s lying behind it. I'm still in the process of developing my personal technique using the camera and light to capture genuine, honest, and candid views of reality and document the moment. Being the guest at the dinner table instead of a fly on the wall, this method allows me to form a bond with my subjects and be able to relive stories by putting myself in their shoes, Capturing their daily routine and most intimate moments.