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Najla originally contacted us after one of her Flickr friends uploaded a few of their own photos to the project. But to be completely honest, we have no idea who it was. No matter.

Our decision to allow Najla to participate in the project was based on two things. First, she lives in Doha, Qatar and honestly, how many chances would we have to get a head to Qatar? Second, in her email Najla said, “It is such a great way to explore other’s creativity and style of life that is portrayed in their art, and it gives you an insight to the part culture plays in one’s way of expression.”

We’d always hoped the project could act as a window into other cultures and not just become an odd addition to the history of photography. As far as we are concerned, Najla Alkuwari is really the first contributor to accomplish this. Her time with the head is as much experimental as it is a ’show-and-tell,’ exposing the viewer to both her physical and spiritual surroundings.