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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 […]