“It all started in September 2007, when I began picking up hitchhikers in Dubai, taking them where they needed to go, either to work, home or to visit a friend. In other parts of the world, hitchhikers would be a mix of social class types, but there these people are all migrant labourers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan – now working at the large construction sites of Dubai.”
Sami Al Turki was born in 1984, of Saudi nationality. He was raised in the port city of Jeddah and currently lives in Dubai, UAE. His parents ensured an upbringing with a broad vision between the two different cultures and traditions, bridging the gap between east and west.
His impressions of his home country, Saudi Arabia, and his current city where he is living, Dubai, is the driving force behind his concepts and visions. Turki’s eclectic and varied style is a reflection of both his diverse cultural upbringing and the confused occidental vs. oriental atmosphere of Dubai. http://samialturki.com/
