photojournalism

Egyptian Photojournalist Shawkan walks free after five years in prison
Egypt

Egyptian Photojournalist Shawkan walks free after five years in prison

Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, walked free on Sunday after spending over five years in jail.…
Award-winning photographer’s powerful story will soon become a Hollywood film
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Award-winning photographer’s powerful story will soon become a Hollywood film

MacArthur fellow. Pulitzer Prize winner. Hostage. Now Lynsey Addario is going to be Jennifer Lawrence, or rather Jennifer Lawrence is…
End-of-year photojournalism competition to be held at El Sawy Culture Wheel
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End-of-year photojournalism competition to be held at El Sawy Culture Wheel

A competition for Egypt's best photojournalism in 2014 is being organized by the Chairman of the Journalists Syndicate Diaa Rashwan,…
‘Enjoying poverty’ in Congo
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‘Enjoying poverty’ in Congo

“I’ve been watching this film for three days and I haven’t been the same,” said Moukhtar Kocache. “Walking in the…
Alternative News Agency creates a space for an important conversation
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Alternative News Agency creates a space for an important conversation

Since the Alternative News Agency (ANA), a workshop and publication project organized by the Contemporary Image Collective (CIC), was first…
Firsthand account: Injured and arrested for a photo
Egypt

Firsthand account: Injured and arrested for a photo

Egypt Independent’s Virginie Nguyen was hurt and detained while covering the clashes in Abbasseya Square last Friday. Herein, she gives an…
An array of photographic history ‘Echoes’ at the AUC galleries
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An array of photographic history ‘Echoes’ at the AUC galleries

The small, spare exhibition space of the Photographic Gallery, located on the American University in Cairo’s New Campus, currently hosts…
Photojournalism: Framing and reframing the Arab World
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Photojournalism: Framing and reframing the Arab World

Although the Khaled Saeed case was covered by Egyptian newspapers, it was the post mortem photo of his maimed corpse…
Men In Their Twenties: Photojournalism across cultures
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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…
Hamdi Attia’s Re-Presentation: Photojournalism meets abstract painting
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Hamdi Attia’s Re-Presentation: Photojournalism meets abstract painting

Photojournalism is a tricky medium, ostensibly presenting fact while pushing the agenda of a particular publication.  Opposing newspapers, by publishing…
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