Aya Dajani Photography

Aya Dajani Photography Photographer, lover of art. e. [email protected]

I feel like I have to insert this on my feed because if I ever want to market my work, I’d want it to be revolving aroun...
12/11/2025

I feel like I have to insert this on my feed because if I ever want to market my work, I’d want it to be revolving around Palestine. I confidently can say that Palestinian culture is so special, it’s an honour to be a part of it and I find so much joy in exposing people to it. When I found out Laila was wearing this dress from .co, I was so excited. I’m also really happy I get to have Palestinian representation on my feed. Any Palestinian peeps out there wanting to wear tatreez for their shoot, I’m here for it and happy to document it always.

Hi, not sure how to start this post really… I don’t think anyone noticed my silence but here it goes, a post for this li...
02/07/2025

Hi, not sure how to start this post really… I don’t think anyone noticed my silence but here it goes, a post for this little dude who joined and rocked our world. We have welcomed Essa a little over two weeks ago now. It’s been a time of absolute joy. But like any mother would know, it’s been a time of exhaustion like I’ve never known before, it’s been a time of mourning my changed relationship with my daughter, it’s been a time of submitting to the fact that I can’t do it all and learning to navigate this new chapter in our lives. I know one thing, becoming a mother to a human being is like nothing else. It has changed me once, and now I’m finding myself changed again. I’m so grateful and honoured to get to experience it.

Had to get photos done with my gorgeous Palestinian thob designed by and photos by the wonderful from

My favourite part about being so unapologetically Palestinian in my identity is that I w**d all the Zios out of my life ...
09/07/2024

My favourite part about being so unapologetically Palestinian in my identity is that I w**d all the Zios out of my life and I get to work with people who are all for our liberation or share the sentiment itself ✌️

I haven’t posted on her since October 7th, I’ve been so afraid of taking up space that is needed. Space for Palestinians...
08/15/2024

I haven’t posted on her since October 7th, I’ve been so afraid of taking up space that is needed. Space for Palestinians to speak and educate. I’m not sure why I’m posting now, it’s a little selfish I admit but also, there are thoughts I wanted to put down for anyone visiting my profile.
This world changed a lot for me this past year. I tell myself there’s hope because now, that old white man knows Palestine exists, he’s also horrified by what’s happening. That old colleague understands a little bit more about the identity that I’ve been struggling to share for so long. Truth is though, I’ve lost trust in a lot of the humanity that I thought existed. A huge part of who I am as a photographer, is documenting the love and peace humans can share with one another, and I spent a huge chunk of my life chasing these moments. These moments now only exist in my mind in my homeland. I want to be by the olive and orange trees, I want to be with my daughter on Yaffa’s shores. I want to roam Nablus’s markets and sit on its hill tops to breathe in its air. I hear how romanticized it all sounds, and I may not get it in this life time, but I truly understand for the first time how much it’s woven into my identity and why I find my peace in certain places and things. Always praying for a free Palestine.

Baby’s awake! Knew I couldn’t get far 😅. See ya!!
09/26/2023

Baby’s awake! Knew I couldn’t get far 😅. See ya!!

P&D’s day was just so wholesome in so many ways
09/26/2023

P&D’s day was just so wholesome in so many ways

J&I🤍
09/26/2023

J&I🤍

This post is mostly for me and my clients this year, and whoever is finding their identity shift when becoming a parent....
06/30/2023

This post is mostly for me and my clients this year, and whoever is finding their identity shift when becoming a parent.

Today my baby turns one.

I want to say where has the time gone because I was so certain I’d remember every tearful cry and every belly laugh I would have with her but it’s all a bit of a haze now. A mish mash of images in my head of a distant memory that keep evolving over time. It also feels like there was no life before her. She has taken up every corner of my brain and every inch of my heart. I’ve truly never been more exhausted but I’ve also truly have never been happier. I understand why there’s poetry about the love a mother has for her children, I have never known a greater love. I understand the struggle of trying to figure out how to be everything for your child but to remember you are your own as well. Social media pushes the narrative that independence is key to a successful parent. I politely disagree. I have fully leaned into my identity as a mom, I am a mom before I am anything else. Thing is identities are not static, they shift with time and circumstance. This chapter of my life is short, one day my baby will no longer be a baby, she will be her own and my memories of this time will be a haze once again. I will maybe remember bits here and there when I glance at her and my heart will maybe ache missing the days of when I used to be her lifeline, but I will love her journey of finding herself as well. Just like I had to do so with my mother.
I chose to not focus on posting on socials, to not make this year about my career because frankly, I don’t want to. I understand the privilege attached to that statement, believe me. I have struggled with the guilt of it, and struggled with the shame of not wanting to be anything else but a mother to my daughter. It’s all quite silly really, why did it all feel so final when nothing is?
To all my clients this year, I understand the credibility and assurance you feel when you see your photographer active on instagram. That is why I thought I’d post some of my thoughts. I chose to be present while I continue to work hard.
Happiest of birthdays to my sweet daughter, Laila ❤️

Obsessed with these two 🥰. I really don’t want the fall season to end, it’s so fleeting that you blink and it’s all over...
10/25/2022

Obsessed with these two 🥰. I really don’t want the fall season to end, it’s so fleeting that you blink and it’s all over and it makes me want to really savour these days. Especially as a mom now, I’m hyper aware of these moments flying by and I feel like time has become the greatest currency and my biggest enemy. I’m constantly racing against it and wishing I had more of it. It’s become a major motivator to document life more and document every fleeting moment. That’s that for my thoughts for the day!

While I’m at it, might as well continue 💃. Strolling through downtown taking pictures as we move is just fun times
10/20/2022

While I’m at it, might as well continue 💃. Strolling through downtown taking pictures as we move is just fun times

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