ABOUT | Hana Gamal

Hana Gamal is an Egyptian photographer and visual artist, born and raised in Cairo. She holds a dual degree in Mass Communication & Media Arts, and Psychology, from the American University in Cairo. In 2021, she further expanded her practice by completing an advanced master’s program in Photojournalism at The Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX) in Aarhus, Denmark.

Her photographic journey began in 2011, and since then, photography has become both her voice and her deepest passion. Through an anthropological and psychological visual approach, her work reflects the passage of time, the fragility of memory, the inevitability of loss, and often the fragmented connection between the human soul and the external world – Its impact on us and the fleeting nature of our existence. All these worlds flow together and become one.

Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Huck Magazine, and The Huffington Post; as well as other various local and international publications.

Membership, Residencies & Awards:

Member of Women Photograph and African Women Photograph.

Member of APJD (African Photojournalism Database, a joint project between Everyday Africa and World Press Photo).

A contributing Photographer to Everyday Egypt (as part of The Everyday Projects).

A recipient of AAF X PHmuseum Prize.

Art Residency at Cite Internationale Des Arts - Paris Summer 2023

Recipient of AFAC Arab Documentary Photography Grant - 2024

Expanded Mediterranean Art Residency at Konvent Zero - Barcelona Summer 2026

Published Book:

Women Street Photographers - The first book in the history of photography dedicated to women street photographers around the world. Published by Prestel publishing and Penguin Random House.

Exhibitions:

Windows and Mirrors, Sharjah Gallery - AUC, Egypt 2013

Radical Love | Female Lust, The Crypt Gallery - London 2017

Radical Love | Female Lust, Gallery X - Ireland 2018

No Place Like Home, Gulf Photo Plus - Dubai 2018

Addis Foto Fest, "We're All Fugitives" - Addis Ababa 2018

Vantage Point 7, Sharjah Art Foundation - Sharjah UAE 2019

Beirut Image Festival - Beirut 2019

Récits D’une Égypte Contemporaine, Cité Internationale Des Arts - Paris 2019

Nuits Photographiques D'Essaouira - Morocco 2019

Rotterdam Photo Festival, "Transitions" - Rotterdam 2020

Institut du Monde Arabe, "Mon Ami N'est Pas D'ici / My friend is not from here" - France 2021