Egypt , Tunisia , Cross-border Art & Photography Heritage Lifestyle The Arts 40 Smiles by Valentina Primo 7 days ago No sandstorms or endless dunes; only the beauty of the Sahara desert wrapped under the arms of a dark, transparent sky. Capturing an otherworldly Milky Way or a paradisiacal stargate is no challenge for Ibraheem Al-Awadi , who roams across the nights in Egypt and Tunisia’s deserts in search of the best shot of the starry sky. Known as HIMTOX , this Egyptian blogger and photographer has won major international recognitions for his mastery in astrophotography.
“To me, photography is a tool to discover the beauty of our universe and elegance of life”, he says. This year, he was awarded the 4th place in the International Earth and Sky Photo Contest , the most respected Astrophotography contest in the world organized by The World at Night program , the National Optical Astronomy Observatory in USA , and Astronomers Without Borders. Captured in the depths of Egypt’s White Desert, Wadi Rayan, and the oasis at Fayoum, here’s our pick of 7 pictures that show the face of the desert that unconvers when the night spreads its mantle across the sand.
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