Sarah Attar is talented. Doing things is in her blood. And doing them damn well is what she’s staked her life and career as a runner and artists on. In 2012 at the London Olympic games Attar made history as Saudi Arabia’s first female Olympic runner. Since then she graduated with honors from Pepperdine University, where she studied art and graphic design. Now a professional runner (shout out the Oiselle Team) living and training in Mammoth Lakes, CA, a life of constant motion affords her ample opportunities to develop her photography style and count endless shoot locations.
We first stumbled across Attar’s Instagram a year or so ago, and hit the follow button a half second later. An email turned into a phone call, which turned into this interview. Read on for a snippet of our conversation where we talk balancing running and art, how the two lives influence each other, and the origins of Attar’s interest in photography.