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Gulf Photo Plus, The Arab Street, Mohamed Mahdy, Egypt Gulf Photo Plus is pleased to announce an open call for the 2019 Community Exhibition, accepting submissions from all formats, cameras, and photographers of any background. This year, we are encouraging our community to return to the streets of the Middle-East and North Africa, for the […]
Manifesting the desire to bring back a country that has lost its freedom, livelihood, and diversity, Ammar Abd Rabbo’s series “Syrie, Mon Pays Qui N’existe Plus,” is specific to memorabilia, nostalgia, and the conveyance of personal memories. Presently exhibited at the Beittedine Palace, as part of the 35th annual Beittedine Art Festival, Ammar’s body of […]
Stemming from an inherent need for the preservation of one of the most mysterious religions, ethno-photographer Jack Dabaghian’s latest body of work highlights the timelessness of the Druze culture. Currently exhibited at Beittedine Palace, and in collaboration with the Institute Francaise in Deir al Qamar, “Les Maîtres Du Secret” offers a unique view into a […]
Are you familiar with the basics of photography and want to learn more about handling your camera and composing better images? Do you want to better understand the concept of photographic series and the power of visual storytelling? The Beirut Center of Photography in collaboration with Artnub Beirut is launching it’s Intermediate Photography Course aimed to get […]
From the 14th to the 22nd of June, a public photo exhibition will take place on the theme: “Rue de Damas, Chemin de Rencontre” will take place at the French Protestant cemetery on Damascus Road. Captured from the origins of photography to our mobiles, these twenty-two images tell the narrative of a place full of […]
Expressing the essence of cultural construction, personal relationships, and social positioning, photographer Carmen Yahchouchi combines emotionally charged and spontaneous observation of intimate human experiences. Growing up in Mali, Yahchouchi never questioned her dreamed path of becoming a photographer. Her curiosity and passion for the medium allowed her to connect and identify with the unique narratives […]
Karbala Photography Club seeks to bring together photography practitioners in Iraq and the holy city of Karbala to provide space for creativity and to exchange technical, intellectual and technological expertise in this field. Through advocacy and participation in local and international forums. The club has actively contributed to the consolidation of photographic culture and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’ 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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
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.
