在布鲁克林学院，我在学习了我的祖父(一位狂热的摄影师)之后参加了一个摄影课程。在他的带领下，我学习了电影摄影的基础知识，并逐渐爱上了媒体。我很欣赏与电影合作的亲密感。开发胶卷，在暗室中打印，看到照片自身蚀刻到纸上，最终鼓励了我长时间的工作。
我最大的影响是AndréKertész和Garry Winogrand。我和其他20世纪的摄影师一起研究它们，欣赏他们如何用光和城市场景来讲故事。我的工作是通过将逃避现实和街头与个人叙事相结合来回应他们的谈话。
While at Brooklyn College, I enrolled in a photography course after learning my grandfather was an avid photographer. Following his lead, I learned the basics of film photography and grew to love the medium. I appreciated the intimacy of working with film. Developing rolls, printing in the darkroom and seeing a photo etch itself onto paper ultimately rewarded my long hours at work.
My biggest influences are André Kertész and Garry Winogrand. I studied them intensely, along with other 20th century photographers, admiring how they played with light and urban scenes to tell stories. My work is a response to their conversation by combining escapism and the street with personal narratives.
All images: © Salim Hasbini