Murad Osmann
Murad Osmann is a photographer and film producer who created #FollowMeTo with Nataly Osmann, turning their travels into pictures of Nataly leading the way by the hand.
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Known for
Photography
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FilmOverview
- Born
- May 15, 1985
- Work
- Photographer, producer, and co-creator of #FollowMeTo
- Education
- Master of Engineering, Imperial College London
- First #FollowMeTo photo
- Barcelona, 2011
- Production
- Co-founded Hype Production with Ilya Stewart in 2011
Mini bio
Before the travel photos.
Murad studied engineering at Imperial College London before building a career in photography and production. In 2011, they co-founded Hype Production with Ilya Stewart.
The picture that started it.
The first #FollowMeTo photo came on a 2011 work trip to Barcelona. Nataly pulled Murad forward while they were taking pictures, creating the hand-holding composition fans recognize. An accidental frame grew into an ongoing travel series.
A shared creative project.
Nataly helps choose locations, style the photographs, and develop ideas. The pair brought their travels into the 2015 book Follow Me To. Their photographs also appeared in Times Square and at Art Basel.
Behind the camera, beyond Instagram.
Murad also works in film production. They are credited alongside Ilya Stewart and Pavel Burya as a producer of Kirill Serebrennikov’s Petrov’s Flu, which screened in competition at Cannes in 2021.
Creditschronological, newest first
Film
- 2021Petrov’s FluProducer
Books
- 2015Follow Me To: A Journey around the World Through the Eyes of Two Ordinary TravelersCo-author with Nataly Zakharova
Photography
- 2011 onward#FollowMeToPhotographer and co-creator with Nataly Osmann
Awards
Quotes
I would rather call myself an artist that gained popularity on social media.Murad Osmann, Time Out Hong Kong
In a May 2016 interview about art and social media: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/art/follow-me-photographer-murad-osmann-on-social-media-and-its-impact-on-the-art-industry
Trivia
- The first #FollowMeTo photographs were made on an iPhone and edited in Camera Plus.
- Murad’s collaboration with digital artist Robert Jahns added balloons to a photograph of Nataly in Jordan.
- Early #FollowMeTo trips fit around a full-time production job, rather than a life of constant holidays.
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