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JEDDAH: A new generation of Saudi photographers is relying on the power of social media to showcase the Kingdom's vast beauty.

Online platforms have become a melting pot of images taken by photographers who travel the country “” from the sandy beaches of the east and west, to the mountains of the north and south, and the green oases of the deserts “” discovering the beauty of each region one picture at a time.

Fahad Al-Mutairi, 22, started @thesaudigate on Twitter to promote Saudi Arabia's "hidden wonders“ to a growing tourist market.

"I wanted to be part of the future somehow “” that's why I started Saudi Gate and this is what has motivated me to go on,“ he told Arab News.

Many other photographers who travel the country share the same outlook.

Faisal Fahad Binzarah, 41, said: "I had to work on a few projects and went to places I had never been before. I remember thinking, where has this been all my life? I never thought I would find such gems in Saudi Arabia.“

Binzarah said that he looks for dramatic landscapes and tries to "capture the overall feeling of the place.“

He said: "The pictures I take are not unique, the uniqueness comes from