Hookah smoker at a cafe in Old Cairo

Hookah smoker at a cafe in Old Cairo

Woman with her shy Granddaughter at a remote Nubian village, near Aswan

Woman with her shy Granddaughter at a remote Nubian village, near Aswan

Bakery, Old Cairo

Bakery, Old Cairo

Tomato vendor, Old Cairo

Tomato vendor, Old Cairo

Girl emerging from ceramic tile pottery in Old Cairo

Girl emerging from ceramic tile pottery in Old Cairo

Friendly mango vendor in Old Cairo

Friendly mango vendor in Old Cairo

Nubian women in their brightly coloured house near Aswan. Their pet crocodiles are just out of camera

Nubian women in their brightly coloured house near Aswan. Their pet crocodiles are just out of camera

Nubian woman in a remote island village, Aswan

Nubian woman in a remote island village, Aswan

Golden Eyes. I met her on a street in Luxor and saw the glint of gold in her eyes

Golden Eyes. I met her on a street in Luxor and saw the glint of gold in her eyes

Unexpected encounter with a hilarious Nubian woman, trying to sell me her trinkets, as her daughters laugh and hide

Unexpected encounter with a hilarious Nubian woman, trying to sell me her trinkets, as her daughters laugh and hide

Owner sat outside his small antique shop in the Islamic Quarter, Old Cairo

Owner sat outside his small antique shop in the Islamic Quarter, Old Cairo

Dawn light portrait of a man sitting on the banks of the Nile, somewhere between Aswan and Luxor

Dawn light portrait of a man sitting on the banks of the Nile, somewhere between Aswan and Luxor