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CairoScene
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Vincent van de Wijngaard & Imaan Hammam's Story Returns to Cairo
'A Sense of Place' follows Imaan Hammam as she revisits her father's narrative in Egypt, and is now showing at Cairo Photo Week. May 15, 2025 When Dutch filmmaker and photographer Vincent van de Wijngaard first visited Cairo two years ago, the image of the pyramids stayed with him. Not as distant monuments, but as part of the city's everyday landscape. That perspective became the starting point for a new story. Shot for Harper's Bazaar US, the series titled 'A Sense of Place' follows Moroccan Dutch Egyptian model Imaan Hammam as she revisits her father's narrative in Egypt. From a roadside café lit in soft blue tones to the wide desert expanses surrounding the Giza Plateau, the project blends fashion photography with a sense of personal return. This week, van de Wijngaard is back in Cairo as part of Cairo Photo Week. His series is on view at the historic Cinema Radio in Downtown Cairo, not far from where the images were first captured. Beyond exhibiting his work, van de Wijngaard engages with emerging photographers through portfolio reviews and workshops, helping to shape the conversations at the festival. As Cairo Photo Week continues to foreground local narratives and expand the region's image-making ecosystem, collaborations like van de Wijngaard's serve as a reminder that stories do not just travel. They come home. The festival is running until May 18th in Downtown Cairo.
CairoScene
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Imaan Hammam Joins Cairo Photo Week in Conversation on Visual Identity
Imaan Hammam's recent shoot in Egypt is on view at Downtown Cairo's Cinema Radio as part of Cairo Photo Week. May 14, 2025 Dutch-Egyptian-Moroccan supermodel Imaan Hammam will join Cairo Photo Week today, May 14th, in a talk titled Exploring Places and Visual Identity. Appearing virtually, Hammam will be in conversation with photographer and filmmaker Vincent Van de Wijngaard, live at The Hangar in Downtown Cairo. The panel will be moderated by Nadia Eldasher, creative director and co-founder of Snap14, and will begin at 6 PM. Just a few blocks away, Hammam's recent Harper's Bazaar US cover story 'A Sense of Place', shot in Egypt by Van de Wijngaard, is on view at Cinema Radio and is expected to be a focal point of the discussion. To attend the panel, visit the link in bio on Cairo Photo Week's Instagram.
