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On Revolution Road, an interview with Yuri Kozyrev

Noor photographer Yuri Kozyrev probably has one of the most coherent and comprehensive bodies of work on the Arab Spring. Hours before winning the Visa d'Or News award, he spoke with BJP's Olivier Laurent...

Photojournalism 08 Sep 2011

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Laura El-Tantawy's new chapter

Egypt-born Laura El-Tantawy was in Tahrir Square when Hosni Mubarak resigned, heralding a new chapter in the country's history, as well as in the photographer's six-year personal work on her homeland....

Documentary 24 May 2011

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Cairo conference planned for Noor

The Amsterdam-based photo agency Noor has partnered with two educational organisations in Cairo to hold a "working conference" with local photographers and journalists to discuss "the role of reporting...

Workshops 11 May 2011

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Egypt: Revolution's imagery to be deconstructed in online seminar

A panel of photojournalists and visual academics will take part in an online discussion to analyse the news imagery that emerged from the 18-day revolution in Egypt

Discussions 14 Mar 2011

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Dispatches from Tahrir Square

Two autocratic regimes have fallen in just two months, attracting dozens of photographers to report from the dangerous frontline. But, for some of these photojournalists, this story is just the beginning...

Photojournalism 15 Feb 2011

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Magnum photographer tells of ordeal in Cairo's streets

As Egyptian authorities are increasingly targeting journalists, Magnum photographer Peter van Agtmael recounts to BJP how he was attacked by pro-Mubarak protestors

Photojournalism 03 Feb 2011

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Photographers, press targeted in Cairo clashes [update 2]

Press photographers and journalists are said to have been specifically targeted by pro-government supporters in today's clashes in Cairo, Egypt, BJP understands

Photojournalism 02 Feb 2011

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Egyptian army cracks down on photographers [update 2]

Two photographers, Dominic Nahr and Guy Martin, have been interrogated by the Egyptian Army, outside of Cairo, and saw their memory cards confiscated, BJP has been told

Photojournalism 31 Jan 2011

Sipa Press photographer arrested in Egypt [update 2]

A photographer, working for Sipa Press, is said to be among four French journalists to have been arrested, today, while covering protests in Egypt

Photojournalism 28 Jan 2011

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