L'Atelier by Maher Attar

L'Atelier by Maher Attar L’atelier by Maher Attar is a multifunctional creative space: Art Hub, Studio & Gallery. Art is knowing which ones to keep'.

Maher Attar is a Creative Consultant specialized in Portraits & Fine-Art photography.
'Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Photography is probably the most accessible and rewarding of all forms of art. It can record faces or facts just tell stories. It can shock, entertain, and educate. It can capture, and elicit, emotions, and it can record details with accuracy and speed.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Institute of Art in the Arab World at the School of Architecture & D...
03/06/2026

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Institute of Art in the Arab World at the School of Architecture & Design at the Lebanese American University for the opportunity to share my journey and reflections on campus in November 2025. It was a privilege to discuss the role of photography in documenting history and human resilience.

As a token of appreciation, I am honored to donate an artist proof (AP 3/6) of my iconic 1985 photograph from the Lebanese Civil War to the Lebanese American University Library (Riad Nassar) as a permanent addition to its collection. I hope this work will serve as an educational and historical reference for students, helping preserve the memory of that period while encouraging reflection on the consequences of war, the resilience of the human spirit, and the value of peace..

Maher Attar, photographe, raconte « la guerre de trop » qui l’a brisé.À 63 ans, cet ex-reporter pensait en avoir fini av...
02/05/2026

Maher Attar, photographe, raconte « la guerre de trop » qui l’a brisé.
À 63 ans, cet ex-reporter pensait en avoir fini avec les cycles de violence. Mais voilà que ce dernier l’y replonge. À travers cinq clichés emblématiques, il livre sa mémoire douloureuse de citoyen issu d’une génération sacrifiée.
L’OLJ / Par Zéna ZALZAL , le 31 mars 2026

« En 1973, j’avais dix ans. Je rentrais de l’école lorsque, pour la première fois de ma vie, j’ai entendu l’alerte de la guerre. Je me souviens de ce jour avec une netteté troublante, comme suspendu dans ma mémoire : les gens couraient, les visages étaient tendus, la peur traversait les rues comme un vent invisible. Je ne comprenais pas encore ce qui se passait, mais je sentais qu’un voile venait de se déchirer dans la tranquillité de la vie. Deux ans plus t**d, en 1975, la guerre civile éclatait, bouleversant durablement le pays (…) », écrit Maher Attar dans un texte émouvant, récemment posté sur ses réseaux sociaux, dans lequel il livre des bribes de son parcours en lien avec la douloureuse mémoire d’un Liban soumis sans répit à des « épisodes de violence ».

لقطاته جزء من الذاكرة الجماعيّة

ماهر عطّار: الصورة ثُقلِق السلطة لأنها
تكشف المخفي
بينما تسيطر الحرب التي أدخل فيها «حزب اللّه» لبنان، على تفاصيل الحياة اليومية للبنانيّين ويكاد القطاع الفني يختنق تحت ثقل الأزمات، تبرز في البلد مساحات للإبداع تحاول قول ما يختلج في النفوس والتعبير عمّا هو أبعد وأعمق من السياسة الآنيّة. في قلب هذه المشهديّة، يقدّم المصوّر اللبناني الفرنسي ماهر عطّار، تجربة مختلفة لا تكتفي بعرض الفن، بل تحوّله إلى فعل مقاومة ثقافية حيّة تجمع بين الصورة واللوحة.

April 13Fifty-one years have passed, yet the date still breathes with a weight that time has never managed to lift. It i...
13/04/2026

April 13

Fifty-one years have passed, yet the date still breathes with a weight that time has never managed to lift. It is not just a memory, it is an echo that lingers in the streets, in the silence between conversations, in the inherited fears and unspoken grief.

On April 13, 1975, the Lebanese Civil War began. not only as a clash of arms, but as a fracture in the soul of Lebanon. What followed was not just years of violence, but decades of consequences that still shape lives, choices, and destinies.

Fifty-one years later, we do not remember only to mourn. We remember because forgetting would mean allowing the same darkness to return unnoticed. We remember the lives interrupted, the homes abandoned, the dreams rewritten by survival. We remember a country that once stood whole, and the long, unfinished journey to rebuild not only its streets, but its trust.

And yet, within this remembrance, there is something else, something stubborn, almost defiant. A refusal to let that day define the future as much as it defined the past. A quiet insistence that memory can be a form of resistance, and that acknowledging pain is the first step toward not repeating it.

April 13 is not just a date.
It is a responsibility.

To remember,
to question,
and above all, to choose differently.

Art in a Time When the Voice Falls Silent
When hope turns into painالفنّ في زمنٍ ينهار فيه الصوتحين يتحوّل الأمل إلى ألم...
09/04/2026

Art in a Time When the Voice Falls Silent
When hope turns into pain

الفنّ في زمنٍ ينهار فيه الصوت
حين يتحوّل الأمل إلى ألم

In 2000, I had the privilege of documenting Rafic Hariri during a defining period for Lebanon. My photo reportage was no...
14/02/2026

In 2000, I had the privilege of documenting Rafic Hariri during a defining period for Lebanon. My photo reportage was not only about capturing a political leader, but about observing a man carrying the weight of a nation in transition.

Through my lens, I sought to reveal moments beyond the official speeches and formal appearances — the gestures, the silences, the intensity of meetings, and the human dimension behind public responsibility. It was a time marked by reconstruction, ambition, and hope, and I felt the urgency of preserving that atmosphere visually.

This reportage remains, for me, a testimony to a pivotal chapter in Lebanon’s contemporary history — a visual archive of leadership, resilience, and a country striving to redefine itself at the dawn of a new millennium.

Je suis revenu à Beyrouth après vingt-cinq ans d’absence, porté par un manque impossible à taire. Face au chaos, j’ai ch...
28/01/2026

Je suis revenu à Beyrouth après vingt-cinq ans d’absence, porté par un manque impossible à taire. Face au chaos, j’ai choisi l’art — et la photographie — comme langage de résistance et de réancrage. Très vite, créer ne suffisait plus : il fallait rester, agir, prendre position.
La révolution, les crises successives puis l’explosion du 4 août ont rendu ce choix irrévocable.
En 2021, ouvrir ma galerie à Gemmayzeh est devenu un acte de foi et de lutte culturelle. Cinq ans plus t**d, ce lieu est devenu un espace de dialogue et de transmission, ancré à Beyrouth et ouvert au monde, où j’accompagne les artistes avec exigence et fidélité. Je continue parce que je crois que l’art n’est pas un luxe, mais une respiration, une nécessité, une résistance.

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My heart found its forever rhythm in two beautiful and precious boy and girl, love multiplied, joy eternal. ...
13/12/2025

My heart found its forever rhythm in two beautiful and precious boy and girl, love multiplied, joy eternal.

A true artist is a gentleman in spirit — generous with his craft, gracious in his encounters, and always giving more bea...
06/12/2025

A true artist is a gentleman in spirit — generous with his craft, gracious in his encounters, and always giving more beauty to the world than he takes.

To everyone who attended my talk at LAU last Wednesday — a heartfelt thank you. It was an emotional evening, but your pr...
28/11/2025

To everyone who attended my talk at LAU last Wednesday — a heartfelt thank you. It was an emotional evening, but your presence made me feel supported and truly grateful.

And for those who couldn’t make it, you were really missed.

Again thank you.


TALK & AUCTION EVENTFrom Silence to Legacy:The Story Behind the Iconic Photograph by Maher AttarFraming Pain: The Civil ...
12/11/2025

TALK & AUCTION EVENT

From Silence to Legacy:
The Story Behind the Iconic Photograph by Maher Attar

Framing Pain: The Civil War in Lebanon in a Photograph

Photographer Maher Attar reflects on the story behind his iconic image of a mother and daughter walking through the ruins of Beirut — a photograph that came to symbolize Lebanon’s Civil War. Through these talks, Attar examines the emotional and ethical dimensions of documenting conflict, exploring how a single image can shape collective memory, humanize suffering, and define the visual narrative of a nation at war.

The session at LAU will be moderated by Professor Yasmine Nachabe Taan and Chantal Bou Akl
And the session at ARTSCOOPS will be moderated by Professor Carine Chelhot

🗓️ LAU : November 26th 🕐 4:00 pm
📍 Venue : School of Architecture and Design | Beirut Campus, Gezairi Building, GB.403 - Chafica Balaa Auditorium

🗓️ ARTSCOOPS : November 27th 🕐 4:30 pm
📍 Venue : Michel Chiha street Mexico street Mina Building 3rd floor, Beirut

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