Laura El-Tantawy

Laura El-Tantawy (born 1980) is a British-Egyptian photographer based in London and Cairo.[1][2] She works as a freelance news photographer and on personal projects.

El-Tantawy was born in England to Egyptian parents and moved to Egypt as an infant, growing up between there, Saudi Arabia and the United States.[3][4] Her website says her photography is "inspired by questions on her identity - exploring social and environmental issues pertaining to her background."[5] In the Shadow of the Pyramids (2015) came about through "going back to Egypt to discover her roots, she became caught up in the momentous events in Tahir Square during 2011, and stayed to photograph the whole event."[6]

In the Shadow of the Pyramids, was shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize in 2015.[7] In 2020 El-Tantawy was joint winner of the W. Eugene Smith fund Grant, for I'll Die for You.[8]

  1. ^ Heaney, Joe (13 April 2016). "What does a revolution look like?". Dazed. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ^ Richardson, Whitney (22 July 2014). "A Love of Land in Egypt's Farms". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ^ MacDonald, Kerri (1 August 2011). "'I'll Die for You'". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ East, Ben (3 May 2016). "New book by Laura El-Tantawy captures the impact of the Egyptian revolution on daily life". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  5. ^ Laura El-Tantawy. "Bio". Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Best Photobooks 2015 ∫ Public vote". Fotobookfestival. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (5 November 2015). "Deutsche Börse photography prize shortlist: drones v the women of Tahrir". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Laura El-Tantawy, 2020 W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant Recipient". W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund. Retrieved 6 October 2021.