Young Camel Jockey – Aswan, Egypt – Daily Photo

Young Camel Jockey – Aswan, Egypt – Daily Photo

Riding a camel is a learned skill. It is a skill which I don’t have yet based on my experience in Egypt. But it was fun to watch the young kids of ...
Coptic Monk – Wadi el Natrun, Egypt – Daily Photo

Coptic Monk – Wadi el Natrun, Egypt – Daily Photo

Long before Islam came to Egypt Christianity was introduced. Current estimates of the percent of the population in Egypt that are Christian range somewhere from 10-20%. This Coptic monk is definitely in ...
Vendor in the Market – Cairo, Egypt – Daily Photo

Vendor in the Market – Cairo, Egypt – Daily Photo

The main market in Cairo is certainly filled with lots of useless made in China souvenirs, but if you venture deeper into the market you can also find good deals and more ...
Spices at the Market – Cairo, Egypt – Daily Photo

Spices at the Market – Cairo, Egypt – Daily Photo

One of my favorite photographic subjects from Egypt were the spices displayed like these in the main market in Cairo.
Boatyard Boat – Alexandria, Egypt – Daily Photo

Boatyard Boat – Alexandria, Egypt – Daily Photo

Yet another photo from the photo shoot at a shipyard in Alexandria, Egypt which I talked about yesterday. I took this photo just after the sun was setting as we stood at ...
Shipyard – Alexandria, Egypt – Daily Photo

Shipyard – Alexandria, Egypt – Daily Photo

When we were in Alexandria, Egypt with the Amateur Traveler Photo Tour of Egypt Ralph Velasco arranged for a special photography outing for us to a local market. On the way back ...
The Hanging Church Interior – Cairo, Egypt – Daily Photo

The Hanging Church Interior – Cairo, Egypt – Daily Photo

This is the interior of the so-called “Hanging Church” in Egypt. It was named this because it was built on top of the ancient Roman Walls. This is perhaps the most famous ...
An Eyewitness account from Tahrir Square – Cairo, Egypt

An Eyewitness account from Tahrir Square – Cairo, Egypt

Ralph Velasco and I had hosted a trip to Egypt last November and with all that was going on in the country we had both written to our guide Hisham there to ...
Do Big Bus Tour Groups Have Advantages?

Do Big Bus Tour Groups Have Advantages?

On the Bus I feel fortunate that I got to take a tour to Egypt last November and doubly so because of all that is happening in that country now. But before ...
Candy Apples – Cairo, Egypt – Daily Photo

Candy Apples – Cairo, Egypt – Daily Photo

My thoughts are still turned to Egypt as we wait to see how the unrest will play out. We have not been able to contract our tour guide, who is probably the ...