Concept
Through the windows of Cairo is a compilation of pictures where places vary from downtown wust el balad and masr el gideda. The idea came to me while I was glancing out the window whether in a car or through a building. I noticed the different lives that everyone lives and how each one has their own story and their own job. Yet, they all have something in common and that is being an Egyptian. The idea of the window symbolizes the transparency where I saw them act naturally in their own environment.
This project is intended to show the people or matter of fact the heart of Cairo. Just by looking through a window I got to see different Egyptians going on about their day and living their real and truthful life. I decided to only isolate the colors red, and yellow while the rest remain black and white. Some however are brighter than others to display the flag in a subtle way. This was my way of emphasizing the message “Made in Egypt, by Egyptians”.
Digging Deeper into Each Photograph
Cars: Describes the traffic that is well known in Egypt where every car has its own driver steering their way through the crowd to reach a destination where the car horns are all beeping together.
Red Light Corn #1: An old man selling corn on the street while cars and people pass by him where they can smell the corn grilling as he fans.
Red Umbrella Corn #2: A young man earning a living by selling corn on cob waiting and passing time as he uses his phone.
Yellow Shirt in a Microbus: The car that transports souls to stops awaiting the cars to move in midst of the traffic in wust al balad.
Mother or Breadwinner: A woman sitting on the pavement with her child in the safety of her arms making ends meet.
Vibrant Bananas: A passerby walking past a man waiting to sell his bananas.
Would You Care for Some Veggies?: An old lady sitting on the road where cars drive by looking to sell out her veggies.
Very Yellow Corn #3: A man passing by a corn cart and couldn’t resist the smell and was eager to indulge into its kernels.
When Life Gives You Lemon or Limes: Looking for someone to help her earn some money to make a living in masr el gideda.
An Ordinary Guy: A regular in wust al balad that sits there watching cars drive by.
The Window: The photograph that started it all and made me think of the people that make Egypt. Just by glancing over a window I got to see the people that roam around with different objectives.
A Cleaner Home: Country heroes on their way to help clean Egypt making it a place easy to explore and walk in.