JB: So how you did you find out about Nuru Project?

S: I learned about Nuru Project after some friends brought me to your website launch event. At the time, I didn't even know I was going to a charity event. I thought I was just going out with friends to the Bubble Lounge to have a drink. And then my friends said, "Oh, we forget to tell you there's this event…" Only then did Nuru Project come up. Once I was there, I fell in love with this photograph and so I bought it. And it's for a good cause. Amazing.

JB: And what drew you to Martyn Aim's print in particular?

S: What first attracted me to Martyn Aim's photograph was the color. Purple is my favorite color. Because of my Middle Eastern background, the image of Thai women going to morning prayer also attracted me. From the description, I read about the violence in the country that has cost more than 4000 lives. In contrast to the men with guns it describes, these women look angel-like. They are strong in how they're devoted to their prayer. I felt that prayer is their weapon that they use. I like that.

JB: Tell me about the story behind your frame. (detail below)

S: The frame found me more than I found the frame. I went to a frame shop having a totally different idea of how I would like to frame it. And then I saw this frame. I love the wood. I love the grey coloring. And I saw the rope within the frame as a symbol of strength, of holding things together. So I felt the symbolism matches with the theme of the photograph and that's why I chose it.

JB: I also see you've framed the Backstory alongside your print. I always wonder what our customers will do with those. Why put it on the wall instead of say, in a nearby drawer?

S: I framed the description next to the photograph as a reminder for me. You can have your own interpretation, but then again there is a story there as well.

Sarah Subaey is a student at Fordham Law in New York City. Her Martyn Aim print is displayed in her apartment on the Upper West Side. Sarah is proud to be of mixed Saudi and German heritage.