Your Egypt Photos

Western Desert

Photograph by Bryan Pereira, My Shot

One of my favourite images from the Western Desert

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Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

Photograph by Andrea Vestranf, My Shot

A local man lingers, waiting for tourists at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt.

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Sufi Dancers, Cairo

Photograph by Geri Medina, My Shot

Sufi dancers perform in Cairo, Egypt.

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Rameses II Statue, Saqqara

Photograph by Andre Salvador, My Shot

Getting up close to a giant cultural artifact is quite an experience. You can see the actual scale and have an idea of the size of the structure it fits in. You can also see and touch the details and the textures and see the true colors. This is the statue of Rameses II, in Saqqara, in the necropolis of Memphis, Egypt.

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Soldier's Reflection

Photograph by Nicholas Charlesworth, My Shot

In Egypt, you cannot photograph soldiers. I was photographing the reflection in a puddle. A soldier happened to walk by.

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Dolphin Reef, Red Sea

Photograph by Sebastian Gerhard, My Shot

Snorkeling with dolphins in Ras Samadai, Marsa Alam, Egypt, September 2009

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Sunset, Siwa Oasis

Photograph by Michael Olson, My Shot

The sun had just dipped below the horizon, and my mule cart driver named Abdullah reached up to a date palm to break fast for the Muslim month of Ramadan. I asked him for a ride just as he was headed home for breaking fast with his family, so he instead broke fast with a date palm. I snapped this picture at that moment. Taken in the Siwa Oasis, Egypt, late 2009.

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Mount Sinai

Photograph by Yesid Carvajal, My Shot

I took this shot during my trip to Mount Sinai in Egypt. It was the best experience in my life.

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Man and Camel, Saqqara

Photograph by Galal Elmissary, My Shot

Taken at Saqqara Area, Giza, Egypt—a love story between the man and his camel

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Whirling Dervish

Photograph by Jasna Dishlieska Mitova, My Shot

Amazing whirling dance performed by a dervish in Sahara, Egypt

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Interior Chamber, Karnak

Photograph by Rob Greene, My Shot

I was exploring the ruins at Karnak when I stumbled into the room with the chiseled depiction of Hatshepsut. The shadows created an eerie atmosphere over a shunned queen when I took this shot.

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Horseback Riders, Giza

Photograph by Ragai Karas, My Shot

These horseback riders were shot in Cairo, Egypt, at the Pyramids of Giza plateau, during my vacation last winter.

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Island, Red Sea

Photograph by Andrius Merzvinskas, My Shot

An island in the Red Sea, Egypt

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Temple of Ramses II

Photograph by John Weaver, My Shot

Mighty Ramses II gazes south toward the Nubian kingdom from his temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt.

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Pyramid

Photograph by Bryan Pereira, My Shot

Pyramid at sunset in Egypt, inspired by the song

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Great Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre

Photograph by Gursimran Sibia, My Shot

The Pyramid of Khafre is the second largest of the ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the fourth-dynasty Pharaoh Khafre. The Great Sphinx is a statue of a reclining lion with a human head that stands on the Giza Plateau in Giza. It was a bright sunny day, but just before I took this shot, my frame was engulfed by these moody clouds appearing from nowhere, making this an extraordinary shot! Camera used: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT; 1/400; f/13.0; 21mm Lens: 18-55mm.

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Great Sphinx

Photograph by Kaushik Sarkar, My Shot

This photo was taken in Egypt in December 2009. The magnificence and the sheer size is incredible and awe inspiring.

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Young Girl, Cairo

Photograph by Roumiyah Alsahaly, My Shot

Poor girl with a rich soul, Cairo, Egypt

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Cairo

Photograph by Tarek Antar, My Shot

Building silhouettes in Old Cairo, Egypt

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Man and Donkey

Photograph by Emil Driessen, My Shot

I took this in Egypt beside the Nile. As we camped on our felucca boat, a nomad and his donkey came into view. I set up for a shot with the moon next to them, but as i took this five-second exposure the moon lit up the donkey and nomad, leaving a shadow of a nomadic past.

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Market Stall

Photograph by Sharan Jaswal, My Shot

An Egyptian market at night

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Egyptian Man

Photograph by Joseph Pickard, My Shot

As I was traveling the streets of Cairo, I wandered down an alley, and while I was looking up at a mosque, a man grabbed my arm. In his hand was a potato. This he gave me, despite my protesting, and when I had gobbled it up, he gave me another, for which I paid two Egyptian pounds. He was overwhelmed and very thankful. I took his picture and went on my way.

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Water Pipe, Sharm el-Sheikh

Photograph by Justin Kelly, My Shot

An Eygptian enjoys his pipe at night in the mountains surrounding Sharm el-Sheikh. Shot handheld using available light from the fire just out of frame, which meant a shutter speed of 1/15, at f3.5, in order to enable enough light to illuminate the subject.

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Antique Shop, Luxor

Photograph by Nathan Gould, My Shot

This was taken in a back alley shop in Luxor, Eygpt. All of the antiques were overflowing, each with a respectable layer of dust.

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Karnak Temple

Photograph by Juan Alvarez, My Shot

The most colored temple, Karnak Temple, in Luxor, Egypt

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Fishermen, Nile River

Photograph by Laura Rembart, My Shot

I took this snapshot of some local fishermen on their way to work on the Nile River in December 2009, in Aswan, Egypt, with a Canon G10.

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Khan el-Khalili Suq, Cairo

Photograph by Pamela Miller, My Shot

I took this in the Khan el-Khalili in Cairo in December 2008. The elegant man in gray is in such contrast with the colorful suq. This picture seems to illustrate what a land of contrasts is Egypt.

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Hot Air Balloons, Luxor

Photograph by Jaime Dormer, My Shot

Here are 13 of 23 hot air balloons at dawn over the city of Luxor, Egypt.

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Gulf of Aqaba, Sinai

Photograph by Graeme Fordham, My Shot

This image was taken in front of my house at the time on the shores of the Gulf of Aqaba in Dahab, South Sinai. I was back home for a few days' rest, roughly at the midway point of a solo (well, except for my trusty donkey) coastal walk from Taba on the border with Israel to Sharm el-Sheikh in the south, when I came outside to find the Bedouin children fishing and playing in the water. The light was just right to reveal the beautiful reef colours and the glowing mountains.

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Shipwreck, Red Sea

Photograph by Jim Garland, My Shot

Wreck of the Giannis D., sunk after hitting a submerged reef in the northern Red Sea, Egypt. Everyone escaped alive.

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Fruit Vendor, Aswan

Photograph by Jake Whitehead, My Shot

Food stall in Aswan, Egypt

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Colored Canyon, Sinai

Photograph by Yesid Carvajal, My Shot

I took this shot during a desert safari in Egypt. This beautiful place is call Colored Canyon.

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Chicken Rock, White Desert

Photograph by Kevin Buss, My Shot

This was taken at the famous Chicken Rock limestone formation in the White Desert, Egypt.

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Man and Camel, Giza

Photograph by Leandro Cordeiro, My Shot

A camel owner waits for customers before the opening of the Pyramids.

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Bicycle, Khan el-Khalili Suq

Photograph by Cathy Chatterton, My Shot

This was shot in the Khan el-Khalili market in Cairo in the original handicraft vendors section. Amidst the brutal fumes of outdated workers' equipment and burning garbage, this bicycle sits alone.

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Bedouin Woman

Photograph by Ekaterina Dvoeglazova, My Shot

Sinai, Egypt

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Camel Race, Sinai

Photograph by Graeme Fordham, My Shot

Young Bedouin boys represent their tribes racing camels in this annual event north of Dahab, Sinai, Egypt. Ten thousand Egyptian pounds in prize money await the winner. Camels are entered according to age and ability, the final seeing racing camels valued at 20,000 Egyptian pounds and the running of a 16-kilometer desert race. It was a chance to witness the Bedouin tribal spirit in full flare.

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Arabian Stallion, Giza

Photograph by Romona Robbins, My Shot

An Arabian stallion stands before the Great Pyramids of Giza.

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Cemetery, Alexandria

Photograph by Aline Longstaff, My Shot

While I was studying in Alexandria, Egypt, I woke up early one morning and decided to take a walk around the city. I finally found myself in a Coptic graveyard, and that's where I took this shot. There weren't many people awake, but I was fortunate to get this shot, with the man across the street in it.

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Horse-Jumping Competition, Alexandria

Photograph by Khalid Abdulhak, My Shot

I came across a horse-jumping competition in Alexandria, Egypt.

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