Recently, I had the pleasure of spending time with and photographing Kawa Mawlayee ( @kawa_m_official ). He has an extremely hectic schedule managing an online retailer, "The MUSA store", advanced firearms and tactics company 2Alpha Training Group and Musa Consulting, military-technical advisors. I was honored to be able to have him fit me into that schedule.

Kawa is a US Army Green Beret and a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Kawa has had numerous deployments as a Marine Infantryman, is a member of the Army Special Operations community, and has served in several combat theaters and conflict zones.

This training course I was able to photograph was about close-quarters pistol training. It was very impressive to watch him train and work with the students. The level of mastery of his technique it's something to watch.

Gear used:

Nikon Z6

Sigma 85mm

Phottix Indra 500’s

Special thanks to my right-hand Skip I could have done it without you!