Judge of our 2026 Street Photography Award (open for entries until the end of March), American photographer Gulnara Lyabib Samoilova is renowned for her sensitive depictions of everyday life, blending instinct, empathy, and a photojournalistic eye to reveal quiet, unguarded human moments.

Egypt has long occupied a unique position in the global imagination. Its image has been endlessly reproduced. Yet the most enduring move beyond the familiar icons to reveal a country defined not only by its past, but by its people, contradictions, and continuities.