by Mohamed Mahdy (Photographer), Sandra Maunac (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Al-Max Protagonists (Text by (Art/Photo Books))
As urban development erases Al-Max's daily life and traditions, Mahdy builds a living archive of the neighborhood through its residents
Published with Trobades Camus.
Through photography, community archives, handwritten letters and personal accounts, Mohamed Mahdy (born 1996) follows the residents of Al-Max, a historic fishing neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt, who are now facing displacement in the face of encroaching urbanization.
