Lebanese photographer captures people's lives through their hands

When thinking of a portrait, the image of someone's face comes to mind. Omar Reda, a Lebanese photographer, shatters this perception by exploring portraiture through people's hands. In a series of images, he tries to capture the beauty of human hands from around the world and from different walks of life.

Hands of barbers, musicians, tribal workers, of people from villages and cities have been photographed to showcase how much the palms of our hands can reveal about our ethnicity, age and profession.
"The hand is the main part that helps us to excel our skills across all the industries since the beginning of time. The palm lines in our hands unveil the underlying truth about our lives. They uncover our struggle, burden and life passage that we chose," Reda writes about the series.
Here we look at a series of photographs from the collection.

Tribal girl



Holy man



Holy man



Tribal boy



Driver



Farmer girl



Soldier



Hairdresser



Blacksmith



Gardener




Pottery maker



Mechanic



Barber



Tribal women



Plumber



Tribal elderly woman



Baker



Tailor



Tribal Elderly Man



Tribal elderly woman



Carpenter



Holy man