Egypt December 2018/January 2019 Shooting black and white always gives me, not only a different point of view but makes the hectic pace of places I visit slow down ever so much. These photos were shot with that Leica Monochrome, and have not been edited in any way.
Alexandria, Egypt January 4 and 5, 2019 Alexandria was a nice break from almost two steady weeks of Ancient Egyptian history, it comes with history galore, but most of it during Roman times. Alexandria is a port city located on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt founded in 331 BCE by Alexander the Great. After … Read more
January 4, 2019 Wadi el Natrun The name Wadi El Natrun refers to eight different lakes in the region that produce natron salt. Natron was used during mummification ceremonies in ancient Egypt because it absorbs water and behaves as a drying agent. When exposed to moisture, the carbonate in natron increases pH (raises alkalinity), which … Read more
Luxor January 2, 2019 Cult temples Karnak and Luxor are linked in history and love. You can not do one without the other. The Opet Festival was an ancient Egyptian festival in the second month of the lunar calendar. In the celebration of Opet, the god Amon, Mut, his consort, and Khons, their son, made … Read more
Egypt January 1, 2019 The whole complex of Dendera covers about 10 acres and is surrounded by a mud brick wall. Dendera was a site for shrines from the beginning of the history of ancient Egypt. It is thought that pharaoh Pepi I (c. 2250 BCE) built on this site and evidence exists of a … Read more
December 31, 2018 Deir el-Medina, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is an ancient Egyptian village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties of the New Kingdom of Egypt (ca. 1550–1080 BCE). The settlement’s ancient name was Set maat “The … Read more
Tomb of Hatshepsut January 30, 2018 The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the Djeser-Djeseru is dedicated to Amun and Hatshepsut and is situated next to the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, which served both as an inspiration and later, a quarry. It is considered one of the “incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt.” Hatshepsut … Read more
December 30 2018 If I were to do this trip over I would begin in Luxor. This is the seat of all that Egypt embodies in its ancient history, and starting here might have helped me put the dynasties into a more comprehensive order. While understanding the exact order of history is not completely necessary since … Read more
Edfu December 29, 2018 The Temple of Edfu is located on the west bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt. It is one of the best-preserved shrines in Egypt. The temple was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BCE, of sandstone. The inscriptions on its walls have a wealth of information on … Read more
December 2018 What can one say about Egypt that National Geographic has not done better? However, I want to write about my adventures because I want to remember them. For that reason, this post will be photos and captions and very little more. Cairo – December 23, 24, 25 and 26 Of course, I did … Read more