My friend Gomer had some business to attend to and asked if I wanted to tag along, we set off along a side street from Darb al Ahmar and meandered through the alleys, we climbed a low wall and threaded our way carefully through a smoldering rubbish tip, I wasn’t sure what Gomer’s business was but it didn’t seem like a meeting with his bank manager.
In fact our destination soon became clear as we entered a car repair workshop, the alley didn’t seem wide enough to get a car along it, I sat in a corner on an oil drum with a carpet thrown over it, there was a sheep tethered in the other corner, Gomer’s friend shouted along the alley for some tea.
The tea boy’s face looked kind and gentle and seemed out of place in the harsh depressing surroundings.
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El-Hara was a project inspired by the works of Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, shot sometime ago on a couple of crusty old Nikons and pockets full of TriX.
I was lucky enough to meet Mahfouz and the project has been exhibited in a few countries, I will post some more from the series in due course.
looking forward to more photos….I met you in 2007 when Damascus was full of optimism and opportunity. I returned in 2010. How things can change “on a dime” as they say. Hope your well.
Tea for me please. Very nice, thank you for sharing. –MaryGo
Beautiful photos, you show so much expression in the faces
Beauttyyyyy!!
Coming to cairo soon.. hope it treats me well! 😉
P.S. I personally cannot get a pic right. 😛 But one thing i can do right is appreciate it.
Thank you 🙂
Enjoy the crazy city that is Cairo. If you need any advice or tips etc feel free to ping me a message.
So much fun.
John,
First, thanks for liking my blog post. Second, your photos are wonderful, as is your story. to continue to introduce these people and cultures to the world is a very brave, good deed! I wish you well in that tumultuous part of the world.
they always put the spoon in it. the problem with that is the spoon overcools the tea. nevertheless, nice monochrome shoot. thx!
Thank you Alibey.
The making of tea is a serious business I have to agree.