My latest story for VICE UK.
I’ve been taking photographs in Cairo semi-professionally since November. Whilst I’ve been proud of alot of my work, this is the first time I think I can say that several of my photos stand at a similar level to those of established professional photo-journalists working in the same situation (at least those whose work I’ve seen).
I’m not sure if I’m going to keep this photoshelter thing or sort out another portfolio website. But for now, you can see one of the photos below the previous link on this tumblr. For the rest, click the link above!
Photo/copyright: Tom Dale
My second comment piece for the ‘Arab Awakening’ section of the Open Democracy website discusses the difficulties faced by the revolutionary street-fighters of Cairo.
A report from the 4 May Abbaseya clashes for Egypt Independent. A blow-by-blow account of how it went down.
This is what the clashes in Cairo yesterday looked like. 20 people died in the space of about twelve hours. Really sad.
A women’s march in Cairo, 23.1.2012 Photo: Tom Dale
This article is a response to the much-retweeted Mona el Tahawy essay Why Do They Hate Us? Hopefully it is even-handed but critical. It is the first article I’ve written for Open Democracy, but it won’t be the last - I’ve taken up a columnist position there, so expect to see a post from me there every fortnight or so.
Here is an interview which I conducted with Abu Yazan of Gaza Youth Break Out in December 2011. In it, Abu Yazan discusses the precursors to GYBO, his interrogation by Hamas, and the prospects for a revolution in Gaza..
Here is my review for the Daily News Egypt of the documentary In the Shadow of a Man. Click the link above to read it.
This is my first news feature since my report from Libya for the New Internationalist in June - check it out from the link above. I’ve been concentrating on photography and video for a while, but it’s good to be back writing. More to come soon…
^ I don’t know who this guy is by sight. But I’m glad to see that Egyptian trade unionists have exactly the same style of dress, moustaches, and general mannerisms as their British counterparts. Truly, the workers of the world are as one!
Photography as public art - two reviews
In Cairo now, two very different exhibitions seek to use photography as a tool for public engagement. Both push the boundaries of the conventional gallery in an effort to engage with the general public. Both aim to raise questions, both personal and political, about the present - in the case of one, the arena is Egypt, in the other, Africa as a whole. I reviewed both for the Daily News Egypt:
See what you think. Personally, I have a soft spot for the smaller and more intimate ambitions of the former - though it’s clear that curator Njami is a serious thinker who deserves to be engaged with further.
