BEIRUT: Iraq has hosted an exhibition of World Press Photo images for the first time this year, after being the dramatic subject of the annual competition’s...
BEITEDDINE / BEIRUT: “These photos must be from the late 1800s or early 1900s,” you think, glancing at the black-and-white pictures of men, women...
BEITEDDINE/BEIRUT: Images of daily life in Syria spanning more than two decades cover the walls of a vaulted hall at the Beiteddine Palace. “It’s...
BEIRUT: A hazy, almost impressionistic image of a horizon. Charcoal sketches of bottles and flowers. Tiny disembodied bird legs, all perched in a row....
BEIRUT: “The most absurd assignment was given to me by the director of the Sygma agency,” photographer Fouad Elkoury recalls, “who was happy...
BEIRUT: The 50th edition of the Rencontres de la photographie, one of the biggest photography festivals on the world calendar, kicks off Monday in Arles,...
BEIRUT: “When they came back and told me we will exhibit in the hammam [“Turkish bath”], I was not sure,” Joana Hadjithomas said by...
BEIRUT: For his Beirut solo, “Sand Comes Through the Window,” Taysir Batniji had to redo pieces from one of his major series from scratch....
BEIRUT: “The internet is catastrophic,” Marc Mouarkech mutters, waiting for a webpage to load. Bandwidth is a big deal for the Arab Image Foundation director,...
BEIRUT: Since PhotoMed Liban’s last edition two years ago, Lebanon has lacked a dedicated photography festival. With news of the Beirut Image Festival,...
BEIRUT: As a venue for an exhibition of photographs from Lebanon’s Civil War, Beit Beirut makes a poignant host. Placing almost 90 black-and-white...
BEIRUT: “You’re like a home to me. A stranger to me. Growing flowers and insecurities in me.” Short texts, all in English, are scattered...
BEIRUT: History and the issues of Lebanese identity, as well as tangible existential questions course through “Undocumented,” Mahmoud...
BEIRUT: What if the history of photography was seen through the prism of theater, rather than the usual pictorial tradition? That’s one of the more playful...
BEIRUT: Lebanon is on a lucky streak, in its photo exhibitions at least. Not long after a show by Josef Koudelka, another featuring work by the master Irving...
BEIRUT: “These were very difficult conditions for the models,” Lebanese photographer Lara Tabet said of shooting for her current show....
BEIRUT: For anyone following Ayla Hibri’s work, “A Palm Tree Bows to the Moon,” her exhibition at the Abroyan Factory in Burj Hammoud, marks...
BEIRUT: The Mina Image Centre opened this month in Beirut’s Port district. The center has a large exhibition gallery equipped for audiovisual...
BEIRUT: “OH MY GOD! I ... I am a Fkin’ ARAB!!” a bearded man proclaims in Mazen Kerbaj’s “The Revelation,” as five large...
BEIRUT: “On Photography in Lebanon: Stories and Essays” is not emblazoned with an “iconic” Lebanese photo. The book’s burgundy-purple cover is sprinkled with...
BEIRUT: Acclaimed photographer Josef Koudelka was in Lebanon recently for the opening of his two-part show at Dar El-Nimer, “The Wall-Beirut.” He...
BEIRUT: “For me, every day is a present, and every day is one [day] less,” 80-year-old Josef Koudelka said. “And you should live it like the...
ARLES, France/BEIRUT: Among the buzz of photographers, publishers and members of the public gathered around tables full of photobooks, stood Nadim Asfar.The...
ARLES, France: “The first time people see me, before they know me, they think I’m black,” said a teenage Safa Batniji, who was born and raised in the U.S. to...
ARLES, France: “You, how old?” a man in a mustard-colored shirt asks. “Thirty-three,” a woman replies. “She looks 27 or 28. Young ladies will get older faster...