#53 Peter Sanders | Photographer of the Muslim Ummah

Peter Sanders is a world-renowned photographer of the Muslim world. If you don’t recognise his name, you will have definitely seen his photos.

Born in the 1940s in London, he became a professional photographer and took iconic pictures of Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and many more bands of the 1960s.

After becoming a Muslim, he took the early photos of the Hajj and has been taking photos ever since. Brother Peter Sanders has produced books which contain photos that will take your breath away.

 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Early life in London
• Becoming a photographer
• The 1960s and 70s
• Becoming a Muslim
• Art and Culture in Islam
• The art of spirituality
• British Muslim identity
• Iconic photos
• Meeting saints and sages
• Sacrifice

 

USEFUL LINKS

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Websites including photo galleries

https://petersanders.com/

https://www.theexemplars.com/

https://www.artofintegration.co.uk/

 

Books

• The Art of Integration
• In the Shade of the Tree
• A visit to the Prophet
• Meeting with Mountains
• Seek Knowledge even in China
• Exemplars for our time

Available from https://petersanders.com/product-category/books/

 

 

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/petersanders_

 

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