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Lebanon, USA: The Sequel

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Photographers Mohamed Mahdy, Elsie El Haddad, and Heba Khalifa during “The Shortest Distance Between Us: Stories from the Arab Documentary Photography Program” guided walkthrough at GPP Photo Week 2019

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Photography from the series 'Vertiges Du Matin' by Myriam Boulos

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Lebanon, USA: The Sequel A talk by Lebanese photographer Fadi Boukaram on February 20

14/02/2019 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

On February 20, Beirut Center of Photography, in collaboration with Art Nub Beirut, will launch the first talk of the year, ‘Lebanon, USA: The Sequel’ by Lebanese photographer Fadi Boukaram. Having endured the horrid civil war in Beirut, photographer Fadi Boukaram fled to the United States in 2005 to complete his post-graduate studies. While conducting […]

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

07/02/2019 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Photographers Mohamed Mahdy, Elsie El Haddad, and Heba Khalifa during “The Shortest Distance Between Us: Stories from the Arab Documentary Photography Program” guided walkthrough at GPP Photo Week 2019

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.

01/02/2019 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Photography from the series 'Vertiges Du Matin' by Myriam Boulos

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

22/01/2019 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Magazine Covers | Ammar Abd Rabbo

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.


12/01/2019 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Photo Courtesy of Photopia

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 […]

“Untroubled” A tribute to Irving Penn The highlight of the season for Lebanon’s photography scene

02/01/2019 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

© The Irving Penn Foundation | "The Hand of Miles Davis (C), New York, 1986" | Unframed image size: 48x47cm

On January 16, 2019, Mina Image Centre will be launching its first exhibition “Untroubled” curated by Matthieu Humery and dedicated to one of the major photographers in the 20th century, Irving Penn, whose work will show for the first time in the Arab World. The exhibition will run till April 28, 2019. Recognized as one […]

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

25/12/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

A photograph from the series 'Ombres Projetées' | Caroline Tabet

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 […]

The Revolt of the Yellow Vests Through the Lens of Syrian Photographers

15/12/2018 - Ammar Abd Rabbo

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Tens even hundreds of photographers covered the « Yellow Vests » riots that broke out in Paris over the past three weeks… Though covered by many, we would like to shed the light on four photographers who had a special relationship with the uproar and were able to document it from a perspective that was […]

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


10/12/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Photo Courtesy of GPP

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 […]

Preserving Arab Identity Through Photography Lebanese Photographer Samer Mohdad combines photographic technique, communication, and a profound understanding of art to record the histories of the Arab Identity

07/12/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

An orphan shows the portrait of his killed father, Beirut, Lebanon, 1989 | Samer Mohdad

Uncovered through the eyes of Lebanese photographer and writer Samer Mohdad, the photograph of an orphaned boy carrying the bullet pierced portrait of his murdered father is strikingly expressive. Composed with sharp and bold contrasts between light and dark, the socially, and politically aware photograph, from Mohdad’s body of work ‘War Children, Lebanon 1984 – 1992’, echoes […]

Fleeting Acts The opening of Lebanese Photographer Munir Abdallah’s voyeuristic, and sexually charged body of work

27/11/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Photograph from the series Fleeting Acts | Mounir Abdallah

‘Fleeting Acts’ is a series by Lebanese Photographer Munir Abdallah which explores the transitory, transform, and ritualistic acts of homosexual couples. The opening of the exhibition will take place on November 28 at 6 pm at ARTLAB Gallery. Fascinated with nudity, and freedom of sexual expression, Abdallah traveled to Bulgaria in 1982 to study cinematography.  […]

Maidames A photographic series by Lebanese artist Chaza Charafeddine that celebrates migrant workers in Lebanon.

17/11/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Nadine from the series Maidames | Chaza Charafeddine

Resembling a scene from the well-known tv series Hareem Al Sulatan, the carefully constructed set design in the portrait of ‘Nadine’ a migrant worker embodying Sultana is intensively decorated with a variety of elements reminiscent of the luxury, wealth and royalty that once ruled the historical ottoman palaces. Suggestive of the ‘Tableau Vivant,’ ‘Nadine’ is […]

Cattitude and the Unbearable Lightness of Woofing A photo book by Lebanese Photographer and animal rights advocate Michel Zoghzoghi.

10/11/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Akira from Cattitude and the Unbearable Lightness of Woofing | Michel Zoghzoghi

 The official launch of Michel Zoghzoghi’s new photography book Cattitude and the Unbearable Lightness of Woofing will take place on November 15 starting at 6 pm at Station Beirut. Lebanese Photographer and animal rights advocate Michel Zoghzoghi began photographing domesticated animals three years ago to aid in their adoption. As time went by, photographs initially […]

Lebanese Photographers Alain Sauma and Ghaleb Cabbabé 
at Fotofever Paris Represented by ArtHome Sauma and Cabbabé will be exhibiting their work in one of Paris’s major art fairs.

08/11/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Ferris Wheel from the series City By The Sea | Alain Sauma

 fotofever paris 2017 from fotofever on Vimeo. Returning to the Carrousel du Louvre for its 7th edition, Fotofever Paris is an international contemporary photography art fair founded in 2011 by Cécile Schall. It aims to encourage individuals to collect photography and support artists throughout their lives by enabling the discovery of new talents and […]

Christians of Lebanon, Rites and Rituals A visual documentation by Patrick Baz of the lives, rites and rituals of the 21st century Christians of Lebanon.

06/11/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Photograph from Christians of Lebanon: Rites and Rituals | Patrick Baz

Christians of Lebanon: Rites and Rituals is a photography book that explores the situation of Lebanon’s Christians in the 21st century. The signing of the book will take place on Wednesday, November 7 at 8 pm at the booth of the French Institute of Lebanon during the Salon du Livre Francophone de Beyrouth. After consciously […]

The Guardians A crowdfunding campaign for photographer and artist Vladimir Antaki's photo book

02/11/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Photograph from Vladimir Antaki's book The Guardians

Photographer and artist Vladimir Antaki announces the crowdfunding campaign for his photobook “The Guardians,” which features around 70 photographs of artisans, workers, and small traders that have been photographed in their environment.

The campaign is ongoing and will be held till November 15 on the Zoomaal platform. Born out of the desire to document and pay […]

Photography Through The Eyes of a Pathologist The visual narratives of photographer and clinical pathologist Lara Tabet

27/10/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Photograph from the series Beirut Home Surveillance  | Lara Tabet

At first glance, the photograph of the quiet city hidden behind the bare concrete building dominates the scene of what is seemingly a mundane night in one of Beirut’s many construction sites. It does not take long for one to notice the subtle yet unsettling lifeless body of a woman found near the red blood […]

The Augmented Photographer

20/10/2018 - Thierry Van Biesen

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At the Photokina, the stands of the big players were like cathedrals, with large backlit screens as stained glass, where photographers and photo-enthusiasts could celebrate their favorite brands and compare their zooms. What struck me is that progress seemed as carved in stone as in cathedrals. The main novelty was a new format: the mirrorless […]

Le Chariot de Farah A fictional story that uses photography and writing to blur the lines between reality and make-belief.

16/10/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Written and photographed by journalist Carla Henoud, Le Chariot de Farah is a fictional book that explores the tale of Farah the third generation of a family of fruit vendors at the Corniche. The book signing and exhibition opening under the same title will be held on Thursday, October 18 at Maison Rabih Keyrouz. Though […]

On Photography in Lebanon A collective publication that opens conversations on the medium's fragility and continual transformation

13/10/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

On Photography in Lebanon A collective publication that opens conversations on the mediums fragility and continual transformation.

  Co-edited by Nour Salamé, founder of Kaph Books, and Clémence Cottard Hachem, Head of Collections at the Arab Image Foundation in Beirut, and sponsored by Byblos Bank, On Photography in Lebanon is a collective publication that invites forty contributing authors from various areas of expertise to share their insight on photography. It also displays […]

Obsessions Philippe Aractingi’s visual journey that chronicles Beirut’s history

08/10/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Photo from Philippe Aractingi's exhibition Obsessions

In the present atmosphere of a fiercely power struggle for existence, award-winning Lebanese film director and photographer Philippe Aractingi was left questioning his sense of belonging to his beloved Beirut. The Goddess like city that has endured vicious cycles of wars, death, rebirth, fear, hatred and unconditional love. Ephemeral dualities that have kept Beirut and […]

You’re Invited! BCP's Website Launch Party on Oct. 3

28/09/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

BCP website launch party invitation

Join us to celebrate the launch of our long-awaited new website, www.bcplebanon.org, a digital platform for photographers and photography enthusiasts from around the MENA region. We will kick off the new website with great desserts, drinks, and friends. Come to find out what the site is all about, and meet the BCP team. When Wednesday, […]

The Wall / Beirut A monumental exhibition of Joseph Koudelka, one of the most prominent photojournalists of the 20th century

24/09/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

Czech photojournalist Joesph Koudelka was born in Moravia in 1938. Despite his interest in photography throughout his youth, he quit his job as an aeronautical engineer in Prague at the age of 29 when he decided to pursue photography full-time. One year into his practice, after his return from photographing a body of work on […]

One Guided Tour Two Exhibitions With photographers Dimitri Haddad, Alessandro Rizzi and Rawan Mazeh

22/09/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

BCP Guided Tour 2 Expos

The Beirut Center of Photography in collaboration with Artlab and A+ Studios invite you to join a guided tour of two ongoing exhibitions: Concrete Chlorophilia: Beirut Concrete Chlorophilia: Beirut is a look at where the urban meets flora. It studies the intimate relation between “Concrete” representing the Urban and its surrounding Nature. Nec Plus Ultra is […]

The Wild Unknown  A photographer’s incredible insight into the mysterious wild life

21/09/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

“People don’t really care about wildlife, but if I can make one person out of ten thousand care, it’s already a victory.” At a very young age, self-taught Lebanese businessman-turned-photographer Michel Zoghzoghi’s love for predators, especially feline animals led him on quest to photograph, document and shed light on the significance of preserving and protecting […]

Skin and Light Photographer Maya Alameddine on Photography and Photo-therapy

20/09/2018 - Cynthia Ghoussoub

© Maya Alameddine

“Which self? To each self there’s a skin, and that skin I wear it according to the self that is needed at that time. There’s the self mother, the self woman, the self artist, if I can allow myself that. The self photographer, the self that is interested in a lot of social work, and […]

New talents on the rise

19/09/2018 - Christiane Abou Taan

"A girl goes for a swim – Above Water II", by Joseph Rouhana

In a joint collaboration between FFA private bank and the Beirut Art Residency; CUB Gallery is currently exhibiting the work of students and graduates of Fine Art programs across Lebanon; in an initiative aimed to promote new talents. BCP had the opportunity to visit and meet with featured artists, particularly photographers showcasing their pieces.

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