Uncanny Stranger

Capturing quiet stories through

light, texture, and time

A wide city view across the rooftops of Mogadishu beneath a blue sky.

Sunlight passing through patterned screens above blue prayer carpets.

A blue Somali flag with a white star against the sky.

Green branches hanging above a colourful portrait mural with musical notes.

A
quiet cinematic personal photo journal

A laptop glowing on a table in a dimly lit room with empty shelves.

Uncanny Stranger (uncannystranger) is a personal photography portfolio from Mogadishu, Somalia, shaped by observation, atmosphere, and the small moments that hold a story.

Abdullahi Mohamud holding a camera in a colourful self-portrait.

A woman holding a smiling child, photographed in black and white.

Two cups of Somali tea and snacks on a white plate.

Warm sunlight entering a covered market passage at Suuqa Beerta.

Curved balconies and blue glass across the facade of a high-rise building.

Golden sunlight and tree shadows falling across a wall.

The Person Behind the Camera

Portrait Studies

Holding What Remains

Portrait Studies

Tea and Company

Everyday Life

Suuqa Beerta

Street Photography

Mogadishu from Above

Architecture

Curves in Blue

Architecture

When the Wall Holds Light

Light Studies

Where Colour Grows

Street Photography

Continue through the visual archive

All Stories

What I look for

portraits
street moments
movement
architecture
light studies

Mogadishu, Somalia

Location

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Abdallahmadm@gmail.com

Have a story to photograph?

Abdallahmadm@gmail.com

From the journal

Every frame has a neighbour.

Tea and company. Light through a courtyard. A city beyond the headlines. Explore the connections between the original collection and the latest photographs.

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about

Uncanny Stranger

A quiet cinematic personal photo journal

Mogadishu, Somalia

Abdallahmadm@gmail.com

Every frame has a neighbour.

A
quiet cinematic personal photo journal