Bio

Mohamed Mahdy b.1996, is a visual storyteller from Alexandria, Egypt. His work concentrates on the hidden and often unseen communities facing the imminent threat of disappearance in Egypt, tackling diverse cultural and social issues not only to raise awareness but also to foster a vital reconnection between diverse classes with the aim of effecting positive change. It started with his first Long-term project “Moon Dust” which led a cement factory built 10 meters away from a residential area to change its unethical behavior, install filters to its chimneys, and provide aid to the affective families, it has taken the attention of New York times to write about it and led to wider collaborations and attention to it’s residents later. Mahdy graduated from Pharos University PUA Arts and Design media department. and was awarded a scholarship, and completed two diplomas at Denmark's Danish School for Media and Journalism. In 2018, Mahdy was named by The New York Times Lens Blog as one of 12 emerging photographers to watch. In 2021, he was selected as a Photography and Social Justice Fellow of the Magnum Foundation, and in 2022, he was named by The Guardian as one of five emerging talents in photojournalism. Mahdy’s work has been exhibited worldwide, notably as part of the Sharjah Art Foundation, Hamburger Bahnhof Museum, The Altonaer Museum, Photoville Festival, Geo polis Belgium, MEI Institute, and Institute du Monde Arabe in France Biennale. He won multiple international awards. Recently he won The World Press Photo 2023 both regional and global awards for his multi-media project “Here, The Doors Don't Know Me” and The photography prize award, La Fondation des Treilles.