Author Archives: marvin shaouni

Warrior Soul

By marvin shaouni | Published: April 21, 2010
The toughest battles are not necessarily on the battlefield, but waged within the self. In order to achieve the Warrior Spirit, a true warrior must find balance in awe and terror, striving as Seer to be whole. This is a story about a Warrior who has lost his way and is on a quest, in [...]
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Ice House Detroit Project: Transformation of the American Dream

By marvin shaouni | Published: February 8, 2010
For me, last week, it couldn’t have been a better day to photograph the Ice House. The sky was blue and the sun was starting to set low, illuminating the house from down the street. Though it was 29 degrees Fahrenheit that day, trying to freeze over a house while it’s sunny… well… you get the [...]
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Making History

By marvin shaouni | Published: January 20, 2010
The history of Ancient Mesopotamia and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were some of my father’s favorite topics which he loved sharing with me regularly. I didn’t realize it at the time, but now I understand what he was trying to do: through understanding your roots and having an interest in history, you realize we [...]
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Portrait Project: Detroit

By marvin shaouni | Published: January 5, 2010
* Adjust volume for audio. Sunday evenings usually find me on the couch with my laptop reading through blogs and searching news sites. One such Sunday in early December I stumbled upon an article in the New York Times site about photographer Dayna Camp, who started a portrait project photographing homeless families, then presenting them with [...]
Posted in Detroit, Homeless, Portraits | 7 Comments

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