Documentary work, personal projects, and commissioned photography.
It started at 17, when Mahdi founded I-Photo Kairouan with friends — an association that organized photography events, sharpened their skills, and helped build a cultural movement in the city. What began as street portraits and community exhibitions grew into something much bigger: documentary work, international art projects, and commissioned photography spanning continents.
Commissioned to photograph the south of Tunisia for an article by journalist Layli Foroudi on water scarcity, featuring local farmer Am Salah, who has continued preserving local seed varieties despite the odds.
Documented eL Seed's Perception project in a Cairo garbage-collector neighbourhood over one month — visuals and stories of the local community that went on to reach global news and media, and were printed in eL Seed's collector's book, Perception.
Documented eL Seed's murals created with artisans inside Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp — resilience, craft, and identity carried through Palestinian embroidery.
Documenting not only the art, but the human experience around it — casting and directing interviews across Nepal for eL Seed's Like Her project.
Street portraits of ordinary people in Kairouan, printed and shown in the city's main thoroughfare — a project born from the isolation felt after the 2011 revolution.
A collaboration with Asad Ibn Al-Furat Cultural Complex showcasing the old city of Kairouan and the case for preserving its historic architecture.
Documentary and personal photography gathered across every place the work has traveled — people, places, and moments worth holding onto.
Commissioned by companies across e-commerce, industry, food and clothing — turning products into stories that highlight their value.