photography
Obstructions: Cairo Photo Marathon
Art news
January 17, 2011
Obstructions: Cairo Photo Marathon
When Maha ‘Oun--a public health consultant—took her second photograph titled “Divorce me! Divorce me! Divorce me!” for the 12-hour Cairo…
Gender and security: The Cairo Photo Marathon begins
Art news
January 15, 2011
Gender and security: The Cairo Photo Marathon begins
Despite an ominous weather forecast and unusually gloomy morning skies, Saturday’s Cairo Photo Marathon proceeded as scheduled, with a small…
Egypt’s Museums XV: CULTNAT unveils Egypt’s photographic past
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January 12, 2011
Egypt’s Museums XV: CULTNAT unveils Egypt’s photographic past
The nineteenth-century British photographer Francis Frith made his reputation in the 1850s with his iconic photographs of Egypt and the…
Cairo Photo-Marathon set for Saturday
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January 11, 2011
Cairo Photo-Marathon set for Saturday
This Saturday’s Cairo Photo Marathon, a one-day photography experiment sponsored by the Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI) and International Media…
Men In Their Twenties: Photojournalism across cultures
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December 8, 2010
Men In Their Twenties: Photojournalism across cultures
Christian Andersen works 14 hours a day on his farm in Regstrup village, Denmark. Every morning, he eats breakfast with…
Walter Chappell’s Metaflora: Auras and electrons
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October 5, 2010
Walter Chappell’s Metaflora: Auras and electrons
“These electron images of plant life were realized without a camera in total darkness,” reads the invitation to the Metaflora…
Framing celebrity: Ahmed Kamel’s photographs
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September 28, 2010
Framing celebrity: Ahmed Kamel’s photographs
Portrait photography has long been concerned with celebrity. Early photographs aimed to capture the stature of their subjects who were…
World culture: Morocco in New York, Iraq on film, Paris online
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September 24, 2010
World culture: Morocco in New York, Iraq on film, Paris online
In a new series called "World culture," the Al-Masry Al-Youm culture staff reviews the week’s best, worst, and biggest in…
Kan Ya Makan: The colors and ashes of Souq al-Gomaa
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September 18, 2010
Kan Ya Makan: The colors and ashes of Souq al-Gomaa
Finding beauty in the corners of the popular souq al-gomaa (Friday market), and mourning its destruction in a fire last…
Ramadan in Cairo: Photos of the city
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August 18, 2010
Ramadan in Cairo: Photos of the city
In celebration of Ramadan past and present, different ways of living during the holy month are shown in "Ramadan in…