Stories about Photojournalism
Buying and Selling Cameras and Photography Equipment in Egypt
I use a pretty simple camera system, but when I need something special I really need it, and I need it fast, so I’ve compiled this list of places to buy and sell cameras in Cairo. It can be easy to find the low-end and mid-range equipment in the small import shops scattered around the [...]
Microphone, the film – Hip Hop in Egypt
On my latest assignment I followed a few of the main characters in the recently released Microphone film. Mirophone (Arabic: ميكروفون) is a 2010 Egyptian independent film by Ahmad Abdalla about the underground art scene of the city of Alexandria, Egypt. Microphone is Ahmad Abdalla’s second feature film, following Heliopolis. It is one of those [...]
Growth of Parkour in Egypt
A group of about 50 youth are organizing around parkour in the suburbs of Cairo. Parkour migrated to Egypt without direct contact but through iconic movies such as District 13 and homemade YouTube video. Inside Cairo the traceurs must negotiate permision with bowabs and dodge constant traffic so their best location is an abandoned government [...]
Photography Portfolio Software – 15 Website CMS Options
I used to build photography portfolios websites from scratch, which required a month of coding and debugging. But now there are many CMS (content management systems) that are designed specifically for photography portfolios. I am still looking for the best photography portfolio software but Of course they all have different strengths and in the end [...]
The Best Photojournalism Blogs, or the ones I read.
This list of blogs is biased towards photojournalism and tries to highlight original work more than equipment porn or industry rumor sites.