Sari Omer is a Sudanese photographer based in Khartoum. He was born in 1981 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before returning to Sudan for his schooling. After graduating in Fine and Applied Arts from Sudan University of Science and Technology, Omer worked with NGOs such as Oxfam and the Sudanese Youth Union.
Omar’s photographs capture everyday life in the Sudan. ‘I want to display’, he says, ‘the beauty and complexity of my homeland to the world’. Between 2013 and 2019, he visited every camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur and Sudan to document the plight of refugees in the region. His work has also explored women’s rights and the issue of female genital mutilation in Khartoum; and he has depicted human rights activism in Sudan for the UN. One of the most respected and admired photojournalists in the country, Omar is one of the founders of the Sudanese Photographers’ Group. He is now the official photographer of the Sudanese prime minister.
The following images are snapshots of the lives of displaced people in Darfur and Sudan. You can see more of his images on Instagram
@sawrasari.
A group of young people in Khartoum, in a sit-in during the peaceful revolution in Sudan. The sign behind them reads: ‘If you do not gain freedom and peace, do not leave your place, for your comrades died to gain your freedom’. 
A worker in the manual textiles industry in which the palms clap is used, in Khartoum, Fatah locality. She manufactures manually and sells to improve her financial position. 
A group of men in Wad Hajam village, South Darfur, working in the manufacture of palm fronds products for the local market. 
A group of women in the village of Wad Hajam, South Darfur, during a lecture on the Revolving Fund of the United Nations Development Program in 2018. 
A worker in the local brick industry in the city of Al-Jarif West, on the bank of the Blue Nile. He arranges bricks on the ground to obtain enough heat from the sun. 
Abou Karina local market, east of Darfur 
A woman from South Darfur makes yogurt in the traditional way, Al-Firsan Village 
The National Bank of Egypt building in the ancient city of Sawakin.