Latest in Tag: photography Highlight
Latest in Tag: photography

âBreaking throughâ wins Sony World Photography Awards for local photographers
The National Awards programme is a competition that aims to honour and reward the best single image taken by a local photographer; it runs in 60 countries across the world from Argentina to Australia

Toufic Araman: Front man of Middle-Eastâs fashion and lifestyle photography
Fashion photography is about clothes, lifestyle, bodies, and eventually creating dreams, says photographer

Ministry of Health bans photography in public hospitals
Most pictures received were from patients, not doctors, says healthy advocacy group
âReplace My Faceâ blends Western beauty with Eastern charm
By Rana Khaled Have you ever noticed that Fouad El-Mohandes and Robin Williams look alike? Or paid attention to the resemblance between Bridgette Bardot and Naglaa Fathy, Ismail Yassin and Charlie Chaplin or Philip Seymour Hoffman and Yehia Al-Fakharany? A 24-year-old graphic designer, Hagar Nagi, decided to search for international celebrities who look similar …

#RoamEgypt to discover the country
“Rallying photographers to document the beauty their eyes capture and their lenses portray giving world first-hand experience of Egypt,” says founder

The inner journey of Marwa Adel
âMarwa Adel is one of the most professional photographers in the world, and she has a statement to make, and it is a very important one regarding women and society,â said Professor Shems Friedlander, director of the AUCâs photographic gallery.

Creative Industry Summit supports Egyptâs newest businesses
For the second year in a row, Egypt’s Creative Industry Summit successfully brought together the country’s most promising creative minds under one roof, the Greater Cairo Library, in an attempt to take local talents to the next level.

âThird Eyeâ: Mashrabia Gallery’s newest exhibition showcases young photographers
Five young photographers with plenty of promise showcase their work

Exhibition attempts to raise âRefugee Voicesâ
Through work by five photographers, the exhibition explores a side of refugeesâ lives in Egypt
Photographing the blind people of Egypt
At least 800,000 Egyptians are blind, according to a report by the Egyptian Ministry of Health published in partnership with the World Health Organization. In an attempt to document blind peopleâs lives in Egypt, photojournalist Mostafa Darwish has been working on his multimedia project âLight and Dark,â since April 2013. In addition to a …

Cairo exhibition hosts photography from Middle East, North Africa
18 photographers attempt to document various aspects of modern life

Catherine Exists: Recognising the âunknownâ spots of Saint Catherine
A photographer raises money through her photos to help develop the community in Saint Catherine

â7 Billion Momentsâ recorded
An amateur photographer starts photography project encouraging people around the world to document their daily routine at a given moment

Egypt beyond the headlines
âEveryday Egyptâ shows daily life in the country using instagram photos

Exhibit celebrates mobile phone photography
Photopia selected the photos from more than 1,000 submitted by more than 450 contestants.

Putting a face on the ‘Humans of Cairo’
The photography project is one of hundreds inspired by âHumans of New Yorkâ, a Facebook page that features portraits of New Yorkers and personal stories from their lives

Photojournalist captures life in Upper Egypt’s quarries
More than 20,000 unregistered workers risk life and limb to mine the mountain, often starting work as young as 9 years old

Dancing down the aisle to Boshret Kheir
Some weddings use Sisi and the army as themes to stand out.

Swinging provides art with your coffee
Kafein works well as a coffee shop and it does just as well with small exhibitions

Momentography
Abdelwahab hopes to redirect attention to landscapes

Abi Naguib and the âconstant search for identityâ
Abi Naguib says photographers need to look at the bigger picture and to history as a reference to develop their talents.

Antikka photography: A new take on scenes from daily life
Antikka photography shines a light on people who are often neglected by society

Townhouseâs Featherweight Cinema tackles visual representation
The film program compliments an ongoing photography exhibition and aims to highlight how visual representation affects history and historical narrative

EU delegation to Egypt announces winners of its sixth annual photography competition
âTogether We Restore Heritageâ wins First Prize

Egypt ranks sixth in number of photos in Instagramers Gallery among Arab countries
Participants in the platform get the chance to win a daily reward

Photography exhibition: âFacets of Indo-Islamic Architecture in Indiaâ
New exhibition organized by Indian Embassy explores shared heritage
The Secret Gardens of Sinai
Sometimes, the greatest treasures lie in plain sight

Abdelrahman Hassaneinâs adventures
Local adventurer seeks to document wildlife in Egypt

Restricted rays
Cairo witnessed a partial solar eclipse that was a reminder of the ancient times

CICâs Photo School applications are now open
CIC offers an extensive curriculum for its Fall 2013 PhotoSchool