Photo by Waheed Mekheimar – Photo Courtesy of Waheed Mekheimar official Facebook pageCAIRO – 4 December 2017: In Upper Egypt, there is an Egyptian heritage that is not properly recognized, called El Mermah. An exhibition was held in Lamasat Art Gallery and inaugurated by movie star Mahmoud Hmeida showing the work that they produced. He listened to the photographers explain their work because he is a horseman too.The photographers participating in the exhibition were Ihab Aly, Adel Bayoumi, Hussein Ahmed, Mohamed Khalil, Hamdy Sharmi, Mahmoud Hawary, Dalia Raef and Waheed Mekheimar. Basically, like all true artists, they spend their efforts, lives and resources to practice their craft and improve their talents.The exhibition included various pictures concentrated on the horses and race. It is a deep-rooted tradition in Upper Egypt amongst each of the tribes.

Source: Egypt Today December 04, 2017 19:27 UTC