Sherif Sonbol

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Sherif Sonbol

Sherif Sonbol (born December 6, 1956 in Giza ) is an Egyptian socially critical photographer .

Life

Sonbol was born the son of an engineer. His mother died shortly after he was a child. At the age of three he became a diabetic. However, he did not succeed in studying medicine in order to find a cure for diabetes mellitus . To do this, he became an accountant and underwriter for the Navy of an Egyptian reinsurance company. Back then he only took up photography as a hobby.

After about seven years, Sonbol left the reinsurance company and worked in the photography department of the Egyptian, Arabic-language newspaper Al-Ahram Al-Yomi . This was the most famous newspaper in the Middle East at the time. Since the government salaries were too low and not even enough to buy a pot, the photographer left the newspaper.

Shortly afterwards, the magazine Nesf El-Donia was created , whose photography department Sonbol created and therefore also managed. To this end, he worked as a graphic designer in the US embassy in Cairo and also taught in their IT department. Despite the US Embassy being paid ten times more than the newspaper's salary, he decided to quit because he didn't like office work. When the Egyptian "Al-Ahram" Foundation founded the Al-Ahram Weekly, a new English-language newspaper, he initially became a photographer there; he is now the director of the photography department. His name became known to foreigners, especially through his photos and articles in this newspaper.

He was best known through the magazine Kalam Al Naas , in which he published photographs of famous Arab celebrities and stars. From a photographic point of view, Sherif Sonbol took over the newly founded magazine Maraia Al Naas , in which exclusively interior decorations and residential buildings were discussed. The texts came from his colleague Moguib Rushdy. The photographer has been working at the Cairo Opera House since 1988 and has published two books.

Otherwise Sherif Sonbol is a freelance photographer and designs photo books. His photos can be seen in books and exhibitions.

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This artist explores his country with his spirit. He photographs the Egyptian lifestyle, Egyptian music groups or the people on the street. He takes a critical approach, but at the same time shows the traditions and the beauty that are hidden behind them. This is what the book Mulid! Carnivals of Faith exclusively from traditional Egyptian festival traditions. This was considered to be the first photo book that was photographed by an Egyptian.

In addition, he recorded other, unique images about the superstitious Egyptian cult (Arabic: tsar).

40 Pyramids of Egypt and their neighbors only refers to 40 pyramids of the ancient Egyptian empire, but connects it with modern Egypt, the so-called "neighbors". The distinguishing feature of the book is that it is the first on Egyptian antiquities by an Egyptian photographer. It is the first of its kind to be translated into the Arabic language.

Publications

  • Opera 1988-1993. (Cairo Opera House 1993)
  • Aida. (Cairo Opera House 1999)
  • Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten: Nefertiti: Tutankhamen. Bullfinch Press & Boston Museum for Fine Arts, 1999, ISBN 0-8212-2620-7 participation .
  • Swan Lake for Children. Cairo Opera House 2000.
  • Mulid! Carnivals of Faith. AUC Press 2001, ISBN 977-424-519-9 .
  • Mamluk Art: The Splendor and Magic of the Sultans Museum with No Frontiers & Transatlantic Publications 2001, ISBN 1-874044-37-6 .
  • The Pharaohs. Bompiani Arte & Thames and Hudson 2002, ISBN 88-7423-023-0 Main photographer .
  • The Tower of Babel - Origin Diversity of Language and Writing Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien & Skira 2003, ISBN 3-85497-055-2 Participation .
  • 40 Pyramids of Egypt and their neighbors. Cyperus Press 2005, ISBN 977-5052-17-3 .
  • 40 Pyramids of Egypt and their neighbors. (Arabic version) Al Hayaa Al Masriya Al-Aama Lel Ketab 2005, ISBN 977-419-690-2 .
  • Egyptian Palaces and Villas. Abrams Inc & AUC Press 2006, ISBN 0-8109-5538-5 .
  • The Churches of Egypt: From the Journey of the Holy Family to the Present Day. AUC Press 2007 ( 2 2012), ISBN 978-977-416-106-3 .
  • Arts of the City Victorious Yale University Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-300-13542-8 . (Main photographer)
  • Maged SA Mikhail, Mark Moussa (Eds.): Christianity and Monasticism in Wadi al-Natrun: Essays from the 2002 International Symposium of the Saint Mark Foundation and the Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society. AUC Press, 2009, ISBN 978-977-416-260-2 . (Front cover photography)
  • Opera 1988-2008 Cairo Opera House 2009. Dar Al-Kotob, Cairo 2009.
  • Al-Tahra Palace, A Gem in a Majestic Garden. Cultnat / Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2009, ISBN 978-977-452-144-7 .
  • The Nile Cruise, an Illustrated Journey. AUC Press 2010, ISBN 978-977-416-302-9 .
  • Wonders of the Horus Temple: The Sound and Light of Edfu. AUC Press, 2011, ISBN 978-977-638-900-7 . (Introduction: Zahi Hawass )
  • The History and Religious Heritage of Old Cairo: Its Fortress, Churches, Synagogue, and Mosque. AUC Press, 2013, ISBN 978-977-416-459-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ History of Nisf el Dunia. Nisf el Dunia, archived from the original on December 18, 2012 ; Retrieved on July 24, 2016 (Arabic, exhibition in Poland 2012).
  2. ↑ Ati Metwaly: The quiet passion of photographer Sonbol graces Warsaw gallery . Al-Ahram , June 10, 2012, accessed on July 24, 2016 (about the 2012 exhibition in Poland).
  3. ↑ Rehab Saad: Aida returns to the Pyramids. Al-Ahram Weekly , October 15, 1998, archived from the original July 8, 2003 ; accessed on July 24, 2016 (English, article on the “Aida” show at the pyramids).
  4. ↑ Gamal Nkrumah: A beautiful bit of blur. Al-Ahram Weekly , June 25, 2009, archived from the original on June 28, 2009 ; Retrieved July 24, 2016 (English, review of the book Cairo Opera House 1988–2008 ).
personal data
SURNAME Sonbol, sherif
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian photographer
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Giza