This Egyptian Photographer Will Make You Want to Be a Merman

 

“Look at this stuff, isn’t it neat? Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete? Wouldn’t you think I’m the girl, the girl who has everything?” If you don’t know the lyrics to “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid, then you seriously need to rethink all your life decisions because you sir had no childhood.

 

Alive “8-10”

A photo posted by Adel Essam (@adelessam) on Sep 10, 2016 at 10:58am PDT

 

Growing up in the 90s, everyone just had an obsession with Ariel. All the girls wanted to be mermaids, some of the boys wanted to be Prince Eric, but mostly, they wanted to be mermans. One Egyptian photographer understands the struggle, so he decided to make mermans exist. That photographer is Adel Essam.

 

Alive “7-10”

A photo posted by Adel Essam (@adelessam) on Sep 9, 2016 at 11:07am PDT

 

“I started taking photographs around two years ago. As a photographer from Alexandria, the sea is a big source of inspiration to me,” Essam explains how his mermans came to life. “I always aim for my work to look natural and raw. I love it when you look at a photograph and it makes you feel things.”

 

Alive “6-10”

A photo posted by Adel Essam (@adelessam) on Sep 9, 2016 at 4:16am PDT

 

 

For more mermans, check out the pictures below:

 

Sleepwalking “2

A photo posted by Adel Essam (@adelessam) on Oct 16, 2016 at 2:36pm PDT

 

 

Alive -This being human is a guest house Every morning a new arrival A joy, a depression, a meanness Some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor Be grateful for whoever comes Because each has been sent as a Guide

A photo posted by Adel Essam (@adelessam) on Sep 12, 2016 at 12:11pm PDT

 

 

Sleepwalking “3

A photo posted by Adel Essam (@adelessam) on Oct 17, 2016 at 1:10pm PDT

 

 

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