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  • Opening of Myriam Boulos’s Exhibition Dead End

    Opening of Myriam Boulos’s Exhibition Dead End

    18:00 -21:00
    03/04/2019
    Institut français du Liban

    Institut Français Du Liban, Beirut, Lebanon

    Institut Français Du Liban, Beirut, Lebanon

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  • Opening of the Photo Exhibition UNTIL WE RETURN by Dalia Khamissy

    Opening of the Photo Exhibition UNTIL WE RETURN by Dalia Khamissy

    18:00
    05/04/2019-31/05/2019
    Fondazione Studio Marangoni

    Via San Zanobi 19 r

    Via San Zanobi 19 r

    In March 2011, what started as a series of protests against the Syrian regime, escalated into an armed conflict that has been going on for over 8 years. Few months after that hundreds of thousands of refugees fled Syria and tried to find refuge in neighboring countries. In Lebanon alone, over a million Syrian refugees crossed the border looking for safety, and settled in tents, collective shelters and apartments all over Lebanon. Since 2011, Dalia Khamissy has traveled across Lebanon, assigned by different NGOS, newspapers, and magazines, to document the different stories of Syrian refugees. They all fled the bombings, killings, kidnapping… Some were severely injured or have lost family members while others have missing loved ones or were under the threat of being kidnapped themselves… In Lebanon, they were faced with another difficult reality. As they recounted their stories the majority dreamed of the end of the war, and of their return.
    Exhibition project coordinated by Alessandra Capodacqua.

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  • Time Capsule: The day to day encounters | A talk by Karim Sakr

    Time Capsule: The day to day encounters | A talk by Karim Sakr

    18:30 -20:30
    11/04/2019
    Salon Beyrouth
    Beirut Center of Photography
    Salon Beyrouth

    Route Mohammed Abdel Baki Beirut, Lebanon

    Route Mohammed Abdel Baki Beirut, Lebanon

    Beirut Center of Photography – BCP  and Salon Beyrouth cordially invite you to attend Time Capsule: The day to day encounters a talk by Karim Sakr.

    Karim will give a guided tour of his photographs suspended on the walls of Salon Beyrouth. These pictures illustrate the cultural, architectural and historical transformations of Lebanon, followed by a discussion on his experience as a street photographer.

    Biography:

    Born in Dakar, Senegal, Lebanese photographer Karim Sakr is an engineer by profession and a self-taught photographer. While street photography is a major component of Sakr’s output, his body of work encompasses architecture and food photography as well.

    Location: Salon Beyrouth – Mohammad Abdul Baki Street, Beirut, Lebanon

    Date and Time: Thursday, April 11, 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

    Important: Seats being limited, please make reservations by writing to info@bcplebanon.org or call Salon Beyrouth at +961 1 739 317 +961 79 185 790

    To find out more about Karim’s work Check out Time Capsule: The day to day encounters on the BCP Blog.

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  • The opening of Vicky Mokbel’s Exhibition Urbaneyes

    The opening of Vicky Mokbel’s Exhibition Urbaneyes

    19:00 -21:30
    16/04/2019-30/11/2019
    La Belle Hortense

    31 rue Vieille du Temple Paris, France 75004

    31 rue Vieille du Temple Paris, France 75004

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  • Pantanal Land of the Jaguar | Photo exhibit by Michel Zoghzoghi

    Pantanal Land of the Jaguar | Photo exhibit by Michel Zoghzoghi

    19:00 -21:00
    25/04/2019
    Embassy of Brazil in Beirut

    http://beirute.itamaraty.gov.br/pt-br/

    http://beirute.itamaraty.gov.br/pt-br/

    The Embassy of Brazil in Beirut and Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center / Centro Cultural Brasil-Líbano have the pleasure to invite you to the photography exhibition “Pantanal, Land of the Jaguar”, by Michel C. Zoghzoghi.

    Opening: April 25, 7 pm
    Exhibition: April 26 till May 15, 10am – 8pm

    Zoghzoghi discovered a passion for photography 12 years ago: he bought a camera to take to a polo tournament organized by a friend in London and has never been able to put it down since.

    Michel’s photographic focus is on the “endangered”. From the tigers of India to the polar bears of the Arctic, from the mesmerizing landscapes of Africa to the great white sharks of the Southern Oceans, he has traveled the world in search of the vanishing beauty our planet still has to offer. Through his photography, Michel wants to show how truly beautiful our planet is but he also wants to alert people to the fact that it is endangered with many species on the brink of extinction.

    Pantanal
    The Pantanal is the largest continental wetland of the planet, located in the center of South America. It has 210 thousand square kilometers of extension, which is equivalent to the territories of Belgium, Switzerland, Portugal, and Holland combined.

    The region concentrates rich biodiversity. 3,500 species of plants (trees and aquatic and terrestrial vegetation), 325 fish, 53 amphibians, 98 reptiles, 656 birds and 159 mammals have been registered in the Pantanal.

    Due to its environmental importance, the biome was declared World Natural Heritage and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2000.

    Michel Zoghzoghi’s latest achievements include the following:
    Exhibitions:
    “Le Silence” – The Alternative, Photomed Liban. Beirut, Lebanon. January 2017
    “Giving Back to Nature” – Opera Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon. May 2017
    Photo London – Tanit Gallery, London, United Kingdom. May 2018
    Cattitude and the Unbearable Lightness of Woofing – Lebanon. November 2018

    Awards:
    Winner 2nd place: HIPA 2012 – Emirates category
    Finalist: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 competition
    Commended: Sony World Photography Awards 2014
    Finalist: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 competition
    Semi-Finalist: Windland Awards 2014
    Finalist: HIPA 2014 – General category
    Finalist: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 competition
    Multiple Honorable Mentions: International Photography Award 2015
    Finalist: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 competition
    Finalist: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 competition
    Semi-Finalist: Windland Awards 2018
    Finalist: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 competition

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Urbaneyes: The intricate and elaborative complexities of architectural structures. Lebanese photographer Vicky Mokbel’s series ‘Urbaneyes’ features an abundance of architectural masterpieces.

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Merging the realistic registration and geometric abstraction of the urban landscapes the intrinsic interpretation of Lebanese photographer Vicky Mokbel’s series ‘Urbaneyes’ features an abundance of architectural masterpieces. Currently exhibited at La Belle Hortense, a concept bookstore and wine cellar in Paris, Vicky’s images are replete with dense rhythm, color, motif, and lines that offer intricate […]

The eye, the mind, and the heart: a crossover between photojournalism and art Rooted in both his love of art and storytelling, Lebanese photojournalist Marwan Tahtah’s photographs offer a new and positive perspective on topics that are often disregarded.

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Transfixed by Beirut’s very distinct, yet consequential reality of the dense city and its open sea, Lebanese photojournalist Marwan Tahtah’s recent body of work ‘The Sea Leaves Us When We’re Gone’ portrays a contradictory, melancholic, and hopeful society. Home to individuals from diverse social, cultural, and economic, backgrounds, the last accessible public beaches in Beirut […]

« C’est Beyrouth » : A plurality of perspectives to understand a unique identity.

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L’Institut des Cultures d’Islam in Paris presents “C’est Beyrouth,” an exhibition that is taking place between March 28, and July 28. Showcasing the work of multidisciplinary artists the exhibit sheds light on the Lebanese capital while portraying its contradictions, individuals, and its miss understood narratives. Being referred to as the Switzerland of the Middle East […]

The 35th edition of Beiteddine Art Festival announces two photography exhibitions Lebanese photographer Jack Dabaghian and Franco-Syrian photographer Ammar Abd Rabbo will exhibit their photographs from July 18 to August 10 as part of the 35th edition of the Beiteddine Art Festival

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LES MAITRES DU SECRET – JACK DABAGHIAN The Druze community has a power of fascination that does not diminish since the Orientalists. Guardian of a secret and a religion described by Gérard de Nerval and Lamartine as mysterious, and who remains so today; it has preserved its traditions and an enigmatic aura despite the evolution […]

Time Capsule: The day to day encounters Lebanese Photographer Karim Sakr illustrates the cultural, architectural and historical transformations of Lebanon through his imagery.

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Offering a distinctive insight into the culture and heritage of Lebanon’s streets is photographer Karim Sakr. An industrial engineer by degree, Sakr picked up the craft twelve years ago while healing from an unfortunate discovery of a brain tumor. Leading to the loss of his eyesight for over two months, Karim regained his vision after […]

A Look Back at GPP Photo Week 2019 Between February 4 and February 9, audiences celebrated the longest-running multinational photography festival in the Middle East.

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An extensive crowd of photographers, spectators, and dealers gathered at Alserkal Avenue between February 4 and February 9, in anticipation for the annual celebration of GPP Photo Week, the longest-running multinational photography festival in the Middle East. Organized by Gulf Photo Plus (GPP), Dubai’s leading center for photography, in partnership with Alserkal Avenue, The Arab […]

Three Arab photographers at forefront of GPP Photo Week’s guided walk-through

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Lebanese photographer Elsie Haddad along with Egyptian photographers Mohamed Mahdy and Heba Khalifa took center stage during GPP Photo Week’s guided walk-through of the group exhibition “The Shortest Distance Between Us: Stories from the Arab Documentary Photography Program” on February 5th. Launched at the opening of GPP Photo Week, and in collaboration with The Arab […]

Where I belong Lebanese photographer Myriam Boulos is continuously striving to find her place in a conservative yet eccentric city.

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While questioning the need for belonging to a distinct social group, and the relationship between impulsive partying and the instability and insecurity of Lebanon, Lebanese photographer Myriam Boulos captures candid images of the night owls who continually gather at Beirut’s most iconic underground club B0 18. A purge that has consumed Lebanon’s society, ‘Vertiges du […]

Transcendent Visual Storytelling 

Franco-Syrian photojournalist Ammar Abd Rabbo breaks the barriers through equally controversial, thought-provoking, and beautifully captured imagery

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Documenting both the ordinary and the extraordinary, renowned Franco-Syrian photographer Ammar Abd Rabbo is considered one of the most prominent photojournalists of the Arab world. Signing over sixty magazine covers, his photographs have appeared in Time Magazine, Paris Match, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, and Asharq Al Awsat to name a few. Abd Rabbo’s work has […]

Photopia Egypt’s leading photography institution is seeking to raise awareness around photography.


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Amid Egypt’s ‘January Revolution’ of 2011, former banker and photography enthusiast Marwa Abu Leila abandoned her eleven-year corporate career to venture off into the world of Image making. Out of shared interest, friends and co-founders, Abu Leila and Karim El Khadem entered the world of photography with a neutral and raw approach. Without any preconceived […]

Visual Storytelling Through Experimentation and Mixed Media A crossing between photography and fine arts by Lebanese Photographer Caroline Tabet

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Echoing a poetic, and melancholic visual, is the meticulously surreal dual portrait of Aurélia and Raïa, from the series ‘Ombres projetées’ a collaborative body of work by Lebanese photographer Caroline Tabet and designer Wafa Aoun. Photographed with a medium format analog camera, in the old Abroyan textile factory in Burj Hammoud, a neighborhood situated in […]

Scholarship to attend the Tanya Habjouqa workshop at GPP Photo Week 2019


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In an effort to provide the education, mentorship and an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, emerging photographers and artists from MENA, SouthEast Asia and Africa are invited to submit their applications for a scholarship offered by Gulf Photo Plus (GPP) to attend the Tanya Habjouqa’s documentary photography workshop at GPP Photo Week 2019. Preferred applicants are photographers and […]