Nabil Boutros - Du Caire et la nuit/Egyptian Portraits

Du Caire et la nuit is a series of portraits, showcasing characters from different walks of life, across towns and cities in Egypt. Conducted between 1990 and 1993, following a long absence living in Paris, Du Caire et la nuit was a way for Boutros to rediscover himself and his homeland. As he explains, the act of photography led him to people and places he would never had met. The outcome, a series of striking black and white portraits of Egyptians and the objects that surround them daily, captures a vision of Egypt from the inside.

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Further projects: Alexandria Revisited Ramadan au Caire

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