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Grandma's camera: capturing Cairo, ancient and modern
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Mohamed Sherif photographs the 385.8-meter-tall Iconic Tower in Cairo, Africa's tallest building. /Photo provided to CGTN
Mohamed Sherif photographs the 385.8-meter-tall Iconic Tower in Cairo, Africa's tallest building. /Photo provided to CGTN

Mohamed Sherif photographs the 385.8-meter-tall Iconic Tower in Cairo, Africa's tallest building. /Photo provided to CGTN

Mohamed Sherif uses his grandmother's film camera. /Photo provided to CGTN
Mohamed Sherif uses his grandmother's film camera. /Photo provided to CGTN

Mohamed Sherif uses his grandmother's film camera. /Photo provided to CGTN

Old streets of Cairo /Mohamed Sherif
Old streets of Cairo /Mohamed Sherif

Old streets of Cairo /Mohamed Sherif

Cairo locals /Mohamed Sherif
Cairo locals /Mohamed Sherif

Cairo locals /Mohamed Sherif

Parked cars and motorcycles in Old Cairo /Mohamed Sherif
Parked cars and motorcycles in Old Cairo /Mohamed Sherif

Parked cars and motorcycles in Old Cairo /Mohamed Sherif

Residential buildings in Old Cairo /Mohamed Sherif
Residential buildings in Old Cairo /Mohamed Sherif

Residential buildings in Old Cairo /Mohamed Sherif

Panoramic view of the Iconic Tower in Cairo /Mohamed Sherif
Panoramic view of the Iconic Tower in Cairo /Mohamed Sherif

Panoramic view of the Iconic Tower in Cairo /Mohamed Sherif

A glimpse of the new administrative capital in Cairo /Mohamed Sherif
A glimpse of the new administrative capital in Cairo /Mohamed Sherif

A glimpse of the new administrative capital in Cairo /Mohamed Sherif

Mosques in Old Cairo /Mohamed Sherif
Mosques in Old Cairo /Mohamed Sherif

Mosques in Old Cairo /Mohamed Sherif

Young photographer Mohamed Sherif grew up in Old Cairo. His most treasured possession is a film camera given to him by his grandmother. Over the years, he has developed a passion for capturing the architecture and everyday life of Old Cairo through the vintage lens. Recently, though, Sherif visited the central business district of Egypt's new administrative capital. Amazed by this CSCEC-built large-scale urban development project, he began taking photographs. The film, when he developed it, revealed a fascinating juxtaposition of modern towering buildings and the gentle nostalgia of Old Cairo.

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