Breakfast with Aladin Abdel Naby

Name: Breakfast with Aladin Abdel Naby
Start: 2025-02-22T11:00:00+02:00
Location: 22 Cleopatra Street, Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt

Schedule

Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 11:00 am

UTC+02:00

Location

22 Cleopatra Street, Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, QH

An unforgettable conversation with Aladin Abdel Naby, The man behind the lens who captured Princess Diana and Prince Charles in Egypt. From the art of photojournalism to the dangers of war zones, his stories show how images can change the world.
Date: Saturday 22 January
Time: 11AM to 1PM
Fees: LE100
Location: Photopia
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(Fees include Breakfast + Tea)
Registration link below:
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Conversation Talk, Covers:
• What is a photojournalist
• What makes a good photojournalist
• What does he cover
• Is it more dangerous than other kinds of photography
• Some of my experiences in covering wars
About Aladin Abdel Naby:
Born 1955 in Cairo I attended and finished primary and secondary schools in English. In 1980 I graduated from the American University in Cairo with a BA in Mass Communication. I picked up photography as a hobby as early as 1964, taught myself all the skills and arts of the trade. During my teen days I was a musician, but in 1981 I changed career and photography became my profession. I worked as a commercial photographer from 81 to 85, when I accidentally covered the Squash World Championship in Egypt for Reuters News Agency. I signed up with Reuters in June 86 as a staffer and stayed on till March 2006. During that time I covered most of the major events in Egypt, all North African countries, assisted in coverage in Europe, Central Africa, Somalia, Chad, Sudan, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Emirates, Iraq (both wars 91 & 2003 and in between) and Iran.
Having lived an exciting and somewhat dangerous life I resigned my commission with Reuters as Senior Photographer-Egypt Mar 2006. In May of 2006, I completed the Training of the trainers, TOT, course in Amsterdam, by invitation from the Dutch renowned organisation “The World Press Photo Foundation - WPPf”. Having finished the TOT, I became a certified photography instructor, and tutored their programs for local photojournalists in the Middle East till 2010. I teach at both the “Adham Center” and the Faculty of Mass Communication at the American University in Cairo AUC, basic photography and Photojournalism.
With a wide range of skills and hobbies, I am now living a calm and peaceful life enjoying myself and helping improve the standards of photography to all in need and do commercial and creative photography.