Mohamed Mahdy (Egypt, 1996) is a visual storyteller from Alexandria, Egypt. His work concentrates on the hidden and often unseen communities in Egypt, tackling diverse cultural and social issues relevant to the context in which he works. His practice is he and the protagonists work together as a collective to empower them, amplifying their voices and creating a tangible impact on the ground. His vision goes beyond offering just his perspective; it’s more of a collective memory being shaped and transformed, to mirror and to get close to reality.
He graduated from Pharos University in Alexandria (PUA) with a degree in Arts and Design. He was awarded a 2021 Photography & Social Justice Fellowship with Magnum Foundation and in 2022 awarded a scholarship by Ecca Family and completed two diplomas at the Danish School for Media and Journalism (DMJX) in Aarhus, Denmark. along other visual narratives workshops/ Seminars experinces with national Geographic,AFAC, PCF, Mawred and residency with ESA – L’École supérieure d’art d’Aix-en-Provence. In 2018, Mahdy was named by The New York Times Lens Blog as one of 12 emerging photographers to watch. in 2022, he was named by The Guardian as one of five emerging talents in photojournalism. He also won the 2022 Canon Student Development Program.
Mahdy’s has three solo’s in Egypt and his work has been exhibited worldwide, notably as part of the exhibition Take Me to the River (2021) at the Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin and in the Altonaer Museum, Hamburg. He exhibited in France biennial at Institute du mode Arabe, Geopolis Belgium and at Photoville in New York and Sharjah Art Foundation. Recently Mahdy won World Press Photo 2023 both a regional and global awards for his interactive web documentary, Here the doors don’t know me”, The photography prize award, La Fondation des Treilles and lll Premi Mediterrani Albert Camus Incipiens.
