The following is a stunning collection of Autochromes taken all over Egypt by Gervais Courtellemont and W. Robert Moore for National Geographic.
Another historical photo-article is Early 1900s Paris in Colours. Links to even more can be found below at the end. Enjoy.
Another historical photo-article is Early 1900s Paris in Colours. Links to even more can be found below at the end. Enjoy.
Boy reels silk in a desert near Cairo
Man and two women stand at his home grown fruit booth in Cairo
Man peers out from a latticework covered balcony
Beautiful building sits untouched in the streets of old Cairo
Boat sitting still in the water at sunrise
Man sitting next to his store for the Egyptian version of a washtub
Man standing outside of his quilt and cushion shop in old Cairo
Painter standing in the doorway of his shop
Peasant singer poses in a seated position
Man leaning against a Ficus tree in the garden of Esbekieh
Portrait of a young Nubian girl
Shoe vendor sits next to his store
Souvenir merchant walks carrying beads and necklaces
Street view of a mosque with a wall covered in blue tiles
View of a tower in Cairo
View of fishermen docking on Philae Island in Aswan
The Great Sphinx at sunset
The Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai amid granite peaks
The Pyramids of Giza. The Great Pyramid’s Blessed Curse: Climbing to the Top and Beyond covers the wacky adventure, the research that followed, and how many years later the story had surprisingly ended up affecting the course of my life.
The temple of Edfu at sunset — originally dedicated to the god Horus
View of the first Nile cataract at Aswan
The Pyramids at sunset
The ruins of the Hall of the Temple of Ammon
Woman in black attire posing
Woman wearing a headdress
originating from Bedouins and nomadic cultures in the region
originating from Bedouins and nomadic cultures in the region
Woman posing with a basket of mandarins or tangerines
Woman sitting on a rock with jewellery beside her
Another view of the pyramids with buildings in between
Woman sitting with her fruits for sale
Young boy who journeys on donkeys leans against a stone wall
Young cabaret dancer in traditional clothing posing for a photograph
Egyptian street merchant sells fruits
Egyptian street merchant sells hats
Orange merchant awaits customers
Colossi of Memnon [of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III] guarding the entrance of the Temple of Amenhotep III — Hellenized as Amenophis III
Men sitting at a shop at a bazaar
People standing outside the Temple of Horus
Students sitting in the courtyard of Al-Azhar Mosque
Sugarcane vendors waiting for customers
The image of Ramesses II [sometimes spelled Rameses or Ramses] carved
into the rock at Abu Simbel
into the rock at Abu Simbel
The mosque-like Tomb of Caliphs near Cairo
Two boys cooking at a meat shop in Egypt
Two men making glass
Two men making tents
Two men on camel-back ride past the Sphinx and Great Pyramid
Two men stand in front of souvenir booths in the street of Cairo
Two men work at a tarboush [fez] booth in Cairo
Two sais [sayes] stand in front of the entrance to the French Legation
Two students from Mecca stand at the Al-Azhar Mosque
Winders of silk at the Tombs of the Caliphs
There are more recent photo-articles shot by yours truly: Echoes From The Past — Alexandria in Photos and The Phenomenal Getty Villa in Photos.
Also the wilder A Wacky Day Out at LA Burning Man Decompression in Photos & Video along with A Year at the Venice Beach Drum Circle in Photos & Videos (2014-’15), its Sequel and Threequel.
Then there is the Rare Historical Photos series that includes 13 articles.
And on a parallel note, The Great Pyramid’s Blessed Curse: Climbing To The Top And Beyond is an exposé about climbing to the very top of the Great Pyramid one late night, the research done later, and how the story turned out to be fateful to the course of my life.
ALSO VIEW:
Echoes From The Past — Alexandria in Photos
Early 1900s Paris in Colours
World Art Through My Lens
The Phenomenal Getty Villa in Photos
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