In this part two of my photography trip would like to highlight some areas and zones around Egypt, for this part I am introducing Sinai region and its birds. Sinai is a major stop and one of the most important IBAs in the migratory route from Europe to Africa and back during spring and autumn, […]
Author: Yehia El Alaily
Yehia El Alaily is an Egyptian/ British commercial photographer based in Cairo, Egypt. Since specializing in commercial photography in 2005, Alaily has worked with several local and international clients. His commercial portfolio covers a wide range of trends: conceptual, lifestyle, people, nature and architecture, but his keynote project remains the Birds of Egypt started in 2005. His interest in photo- documenting bird migration in Egypt has taken Alaily across Egypt in pursuit of different bird species across the country. This ongoing project has established him as a contributing photographer with Christopher Helm Publishers.
The Birds of Egypt, a photography trip, 2006-2012, 1 of 4
Living in Cairo, Egypt, one of the most congested and polluted cites of the world, and the oldest one in history, where the Pharaohs built the city 10,000 years ago. In the surrounding environment in the street of Cairo you rarely spot a any birds away from the house sparrow, and that was all I […]