Abdi Ibrahim
abdibrahim.com
Abdi Ibrahim (b. 1996) is a Somali-American director and photographer based in Los Angeles. He grew up in Seattle, Washington as the son of two refugee parents from East Africa.
Abdi’s work has been featured in publications such as the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Esquire, the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and SSENSE.
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