Rashid Sheriff's Submerged iPhone Photo of Crowntail Betta Fish
Indian photographer Rashid Sheriff, an auto electrician based in Qatar, captured an intimate portrait of his pet crowntail betta fish using an iPhone 17 Pro Max. The image, titled 'An Intimate Portrait of a Crowntail Betta, 2026', was taken during a trip to his home in Kerala, India. Sheriff submerged his iPhone upside down in a white ceramic bowl, using zoom and macro mode to capture the fish's crown-like fins. His passion for photography, rekindled through smartphone technology, focuses on macro and animal photography.
Key facts
- Rashid Sheriff is an Indian photographer and auto electrician in Qatar.
- He used an iPhone 17 Pro Max to photograph his pet crowntail betta fish.
- The photo was taken in Kerala, India, in 2026.
- Sheriff submerged the iPhone upside down in a white ceramic bowl.
- He used zoom and macro mode to capture details.
- The fish is a crowntail betta, also called a fighter fish.
- Sheriff has been working in Qatar for 18 years.
- Smartphones allowed him to return to his childhood passions of photography and drawing.
Entities
Artists
- Rashid Sheriff
Locations
- Kerala
- India
- Qatar