about me

i’m an image maker from aleppo, syria, currently based out of my birthplace, los angeles. my personal work centers around communally exploring making visual forms based in the histories, experiences, artistic forms, and ways of seeing of the communities i’m invested in.

i’m a cinematographer for hire focusing on commercials, music videos, and fiction films. coming from an experimental documentary background, improvisation, experimentation and pushing the boundaries of what a form or genre can do is my jam. i absolutely love co-creating visual languages, processes, manifestos and/or dogmas that best suit the concept at hand.

i’ve had the joy of collaborating with a long list of wonderful directors, organizations and companies that you can see on my cv. i’m also a proud co-founder of the creative culture studio and production company, rug and vase.

mustafa[at]rugandvase[dot]com

+1-323-909-2333