Alexandria will witness putting Egypt on the global cultural map after the World Press Photo Foundation announced the date of its new exhibition, “Resilience – Stories of Women Inspiring Change.”
The exhibition, organized by Photopia, will be held at the French Institute in Alexandria as part of Alexandria Photo Week from February 1 to 10.
In collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Egypt, the exhibition, addressing “women’s resilience, will continue until February 21.
The exhibition features a collection of distinguished stories that have won awards in the World Press Photo competition from 2000 to 2021.
These stories shed light on the resilience and challenges women and girls face in societies worldwide.
Specifically, the exhibition addresses issues such as gender discrimination, social gender-based violence, reproductive rights, and equal opportunities.
The exhibition also features the participation of several distinguished international photographers, including the Canadian photographer Finbarr O’Reilly, the Egyptian Hiba Khameis, and the Vietnamese photographer Maike Elan.
Others include the Spanish Catalina Martin Chico, the Argentine Pablo Tosco, the British Olivia Harris, the American Terrell Groggins, Jonathan Bashman, the Australian Daniel Pehiolla, the New Zealander Robin Hammond, the Russian Diana Markosian, the Danish Jan Grarup, the Swedish Magnus Wennman, and the Italian Fulvio Bugani.
