Ala Kheiris a photographer and educator whose work actively engages with his home country, Sudan. Through his photography, he creates personal perspectives and narratives that reflect his immediate surroundings.
Ala has been actively engaged with the Sudanese photography archives, researching, archiving, restoring, and exhibiting the work of photographers like Elsharif Aboud and Abbas Habiballah. He also has been involved in training and networking for photographers in Africa, notably with the Centers of Learning for Photography in Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa. This network brings together African platforms active in photography education, where the members exchange ideas and teaching methodologies, and also learn as trainers.
Currently, Ala runs The Other Vision (TOV), a photography platform that focuses on photography education and training in Sudan, through which he assists young photographers and connects Sudanese artists to the rest of the continent. Through TOV, he engages with the public in an attempt to address social issues and change in Sudan.
