Blue Mosque

Capturing the Blue Mosque: A Photographer's Guide to Mazar-i-Sharif's Colors

There are places in this world where color transcends the visual spectrum and becomes a spiritual experience. The Blue Mosque of Mazar-i-Sharif—or Shrine of Hazrat Ali as locals reverently call it—is precisely such a place. My journey to this azure...

Photographing the Blue Mosque: Cultural Etiquette and Best Angles in Mazar-i-Sharif

The first time I laid eyes on the azure domes of the Shrine of Hazrat Ali—known worldwide as the Blue Mosque—I understood why my cinematographer colleagues had spoken of it in reverent whispers. Rising from the dusty plains of northern...