{"id":117,"date":"2026-04-24T20:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heysayuj.com\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2026-06-03T22:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:04:46","slug":"stories-told-through-a-soulful-lens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heysayuj.com\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"117\" class=\"elementor elementor-117\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99fea4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99fea4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710a194 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"710a194\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b48e9c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b48e9c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VISUAL STORYTELLER \u00b7 DOHA, QATAR<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18a1e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c18a1e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories Told Through a Soulful Lens.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4431f elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d4431f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/heysayuj.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View My Work<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3d1ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb3d1ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0105da8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0105da8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fba8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58fba8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e87a74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e87a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT ME<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3bb699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3bb699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8+ Years Behind the Lens<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43cc36b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43cc36b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63bf149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63bf149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m a visual storyteller and senior media production professional based in Doha, Qatar. 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