Alone at Taza Pir
This is the Taza Pir Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan, one of the city's grandest mosques, built between 1905 and 1914 under architect Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov and the first religious building in Baku constructed from white stone. Inside its vast square prayer hall, a lone worshipper stands in afternoon prayer beneath tall arched windows and a wood-paneled dado carved with mihrab-shaped niches, a turquoise-and-gold tile panel glowing on the pillar behind him. I wanted to capture the scale of the space against the smallness of a single figure in quiet devotion: the emptiness of the hall making his presence, and the light around him, feel all the more deliberate.
Amoss Dvir
My journey in photography began about ten years ago, during a six-month journey through India and Nepal. Since then, it has become a continuous process of exploration, growth, and learning. As a software engineer, my artistic approach combines a sense of order, structure, and technical precision with curiosity, freedom, and emotion. Through my work, I photograph people, fleeting moments on the street, cultures, and landscapes- things that spark my curiosity or simply make me stop, observe, compose, and capture. I then transform that raw moment into a finished work.
My journey in photography began about ten years ago, during a six-month journey through India and Nepal. Since then, it has become a continuous process of exploration, growth, and learning. As a software engineer, my artistic approach combines a sense of order, structure, and technical precision with curiosity, freedom, and emotion. Through my work, I photograph people, fleeting moments on the street, cultures, and landscapes- things that spark my curiosity or simply make me stop, observe, compose, and capture. I then transform that raw moment into a finished work.
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