An artist and activist who works to expose human-rights abuses, Serge Hamad creates photographs that cast light on the human realities of censorship, imprisonment, and persecution. French-Algerian by birth, he was exposed to both Western and Eastern culture at a young age. “I feel that an artwork is successful when once injected into the communication channels it manages to awake a dialog,” the artist says. “I use art to inform about sociopolitical situations.”

Beach (4) by Serge Hamad
Yet Hamad also makes room in his oeuvre for more light-hearted fare, including his Relax series (pictured above), which depicts sun-soaked moments on Venice Beach. To learn more about his work, we spoke to the artist about his engaged approach to photography. READ MORE