2008 Sakia Contest Report

I know this was supposed to be posted about a month ago , but hay , its better late than never .. So a couple of days ago we posted the link for the winners in the Sakia contest which took place in January , and i was lucky enough to attend . Thought id post some works i liked in the event , which didnt win , but deserved definite recognition ... Now as i said i couldnt manage to get the names of all the contestants , but those i managed to meet i wrote a lil bout them , at least so u guys would know their names .





Khaled Zohny : Accidentally met him as i commented loudly on one of his works ( am i glad im a loud talker haha ) , and i got to discuss his works with him . Uve prob seen one of his pics in the winners gallery , but i chose to display his non winning pic here , which i personally think deserved to win . A very clever pic for a very commonly shot subject , which are the Giza pyramids , and a totally new vision and approach . Using a CTO filter he managed to give the pyramids a a greyish brown cloudy mysterious appearance . A strong sense of greatness and magic radiated from this pic . Seen here on the right .

His deviant art link is very impressive , please make sure u check it out.



Nour El Refai : Pro photographer Nour ( interview ) , also did very well , winning more than one prize , and here i show him standing beside 2 of his pics ( the bottom pics on the right ) . His pic of the Soffy Dancer ( last pic on the bottom ) was more than stunning , very colorfull , full of motion , yet the face is clearly in focus showing a great deal of expressions . A new approach to a once again , commonly shot subject .













Mahmoud Saad : A persistant shooter, who shoots even when driving ( literally! ) , always upto something , always thinking . If u go to a contest or a group exhibit ure very likely to come across one of Mahmouds works . Always active .... His pic is the one on the bottom right , the girl on the stairway .

















Hesham El Tamamy : Mr Tamamys works are stunning to say the least , and u will see him in the winners section . An artist at heart no doubt.







Khaled Morsi : a well known artist, here in egypt , displays his beautiful abstract works , seen here on the right ... Unfortunately havent got the chance to talk to him in person.

















Some works i enjoyed but didnt display as pics here were for Mohammed El Tamamy ( also an author of this blog ), and a talented young man named Ali Hazzaa, ( with works like Faithless Cairo , and Love which i personally thought were well thought of ) he has great ideas , still needs to read a bit , and work on his technique, but hes on it .......

Below are some of the works i loved , yet never got to meet their creators , thought id just show them down here :