April 12th, 2013 
Rowan El Shimi ‘A7A Portraits’ uses photography and mixed media to present the original meaning of the word ‘A7A’ and challenge the taboo attached to the word — Published in Ahram Online. —– ‘A7A Portraits’ uses photography and mixed media to present the original meaning of the word ‘A7A’ and challenge the taboo attached to the word ‘A7A [...]
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Tags: A7a, A7a Portraits, Photography, Photopia, Taboo 
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December 20th, 2012 Rowan El Shimi A new space for photography launched in June, aspiring to be a new hub in Cairo for photographers and appreciation of the image. Originally published in Ahram Online. — A stronger appreciation for photography and imagery emerged with the January 25 Revolution. People started to look at photography beyond its commercial side epitomised in the [...]
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March 1st, 2012 Rowan El Shimi Visionary Africa: Art At Work, a photography exhibition displays African capitals and important emancipation moments, including an artistic life-size piece on Egypt [published in Ahram Online] ———————————— Typically, a contemporary Cairo art gallery will display high quality works and a recycling of the same audience, exhibition after exhibition: fellow artists, art connoisseurs and collectors and [...]
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February 17th, 2012 Rowan El Shimi Photography has been used as a tool of documentation, incitement and even artistic expression during Egypt’s year of revolt [Published in Ahram Online & Ahram Weekly] From the initial portraits of the martyrs, which created street art around the country and brought tears to people’s eyes, to the iconic photos like Tahrir from above on [...]
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December 6th, 2011 Rowan El Shimi Last month I got a lovely email from an American independent activist band called Emma’s Revolution. They wanted to use my photo on their new Album Cover (Revolution Per Minute). After I listened to some of their music and understood what kind of issues they were creating music for I knew I definitely wanted to [...]
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