Egypt Revolution 2012 Throwback: A Street Photographer's Chaotic Journey
From Cairo's Subway photography mishap to Gunfire in the Streets—Navigating a Revolution
“Duck!” my partner yelled as a gang of thugs wearing masks of the grinning faces of Guy Fawkes from the film V for Vendetta descended upon aiming pistols our way…and shooting them.
Here’s the story of two days of photography mishaps in 2013 when democratically elected Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi became the democratically elected leader of Egypt.
The time after prayers on Friday during the Arab Spring was never calm in Egypt. Today was no exception, as tragedy unfolded in the country known for some of the most beautiful antiquities in the world.
The day’s news had been sad. It had been reported that someone got shot dead in the port city of Alexandria.
Egyptians rejoiced at the freedom they thought the revolution would bring, yet were skittish as t…
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