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'''Swizzysworld''' (born '''Muqbil Yabarow''', October 31, 1987), formerly known as '''Swizzy Yabro''', is an Somali-American photographer from [[Washington, D.C.]], known for his distinctive photographs of monuments and landscapes.

== Biography ==
Muqbil Yabarow is known for photographing monuments, landscapes and urban scenes.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He developed an interest in photography at a young age and first began working in the field in 2013. His work has been featured in publications such as [[The Washington Post]], [[JCPenney]], and [[Voice of America]].<ref name=":1"></ref> He first began publishing his work on [[Instagram]], and had over 90,000 followers as of October 2019.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

Yabarow is most well known for producing photographs of landmarks and landscapes with unusual perspectives and striking colors.<ref></ref> In addition to street photography, he also produces cover art, and has worked with models such as Justin Kim, Jumana Jolie, and rapper [[Jadakiss]].<ref name=":1" />

He was the art director for the books ''Snap DC'' by Angela Pan and ''Wet Grass Vanilla'' by Alukkuu, both published in 2018.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

In 2017 he made the [[Hajj]] to [[Mecca]]], and photographed the journey and its participants.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> In 2019, he announced that he was planning to collect his photos from the Hajj in a [[photo-book]]. He was featured in [[Respect (magazine)|Respect Magazine]] in October 2019 for his work photographing the pilgrimage to Mecca.<ref name=":0" />

== Personal life ==
Muqbil is the son of [[Abdirahman Yabarow]], a [[Somalis|Somali]] journalist. He is the brother of Elias Yabarow, an entrepreneur know for founding Huvvit, a real estate platform, in 2018.

== See also ==

* [[Daniel Arnold (photographer)]]

* [[Boogie (photographer)]]

== References ==
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[[Category:American people of Somali descent]]
[[Category:Somalian journalists]]
[[Category:Somalian emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Ethnic Somali people]]
[[Category:Street photographers]]
[[Category:21st-century American photographers]]
[[Category:People from Washington, D.C.]]


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