Beirut Prints | Pictures from Beirut, Lebanon

Friday, May 24, 2013

Photography Course by George Haddad @ Skillz

Starting June 3, Skillz will host George Haddad's photography course. Member of Beirut Prints, George will provide 5 sessions about:

- Aperture, Shutter speed & ISO
- Light & Flash usage
- Composition techniques
- Street photography in Gemmayzeh
- Postproduction with Photoshop, Lightroom & Bridge

For more details: skillz@skillzbeirut.com or by phone +961 1 584234. You can also take a look to Skillz' Facebook page here. The place is located in Gemmayzeh (Beirut), in a very nice old building. A must see.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Tania Shoukair @ The Running Horse

Beirut Prints' photographer Tania Shoukair will be hosted by the Running Horse Contemporary Art Space in Beirut, in the frame of The Pony project. For her very first exhibition, Tania will show some of her mixed media artwork from her Panic series (check below).

Opening on May 20. Next Monday!

Monday, May 13, 2013

Beirut's Spaceship of the Year

By Dory Younes. More pictures from Beirut on www.beirutprints.com

Monday, April 29, 2013

Beirut's Asteroids

By David Hury. More pictures from Beirut on www.beirutprints.com

Monday, April 22, 2013

Beirut's Peeping Angel

By Mikkita Kouta. More pictures from Beirut on www.beirutprints.com

Monday, April 15, 2013

Beirut's Urban Flow

By George Haddad. More pictures from Beirut on www.beirutprints.com

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Dory's "Urban Landscapes" @ Byblos Bank HQ

We mentioned it not a long time ago: Dory Younes will exhibit his work at Byblos Bank Headquarters, following his Award for Photography. This show titled "Urban Landscapes" will open next week, on April 16 in Ashrafiyeh. Save the date!

For more info, follow this link.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Beirut's Snoop

By David Hury. More pictures from Beirut on www.beirutprints.com

Monday, April 1, 2013

Introducing... Dory Younes

Beirut Prints is proud to introduce the 20th photographer joining the collective. Dory is young, talented and will exhibit his work soon. Keep in touch.

Beirut's Half Note

By Dory Younes. More pictures from Beirut on www.beirutprints.com

Monday, March 25, 2013

Beirut's Breath

By Rudy Bou Chebel. More pictures from Beirut on www.beirutprints.com

Friday, March 22, 2013

Beirut Prints for Les Caves de Taillevent

Commissioned by Bleu Design Consultants for Botella, Beirut Prints provided 21 black and white photographs, wine related, for Taillevent's lounge in Tabaris (Beirut). Artwork by Melkan Bassil and Greg Demarque.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Tanya, Lara, Ghadi & Mazen @ PhotoMed 2013 (France)

As Lebanon will be the guest country of the upcoming edition of the PhotoMed Festival (South of France), curator Tony el-Hage selected 7 photographers working in Beirut: Tanya Traboulsi, Lara Zankoul, Ghadi Smat and Mazen Jannoun, parts of the Beirut Prints collective, in addition to Caroline Tabet, Joanna Andraos and Emile Issa. The event is co-organized by Serge Akl and the Tourism Office of Lebanon in Paris.

See you there on May 23!

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Beirut's Konnichi Wa

By David Hury. More pictures from Beirut on www.beirutprints.com

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Melkan Bassil's exhibition @ Khan el-Franj (Saida)

The guy is quite active these days! Just after releasing his new book "Visit Byblos", Melkan Bassil makes the headlines again. In the frame of the Francophony Month, Saida's French Institute hosts an exhibition of Melkan's previous works: "Bienvenue en Libania" et "Au cœur de nos forêts".

Melkan will attend to the official opening, next Thursday (March 14) at 5.30pm. The event will take place at the beautiful Khan el-Franj.
For more informations: +961 7 720 192.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Beirut's Fruit of the Mind

By Mikkita Kouta. More pictures from Beirut on www.beirutprints.com

Monday, March 4, 2013

Most Wanted Talent

Caroline Tabet has just released her website, and it rocks. But as I did not find my favorite picture from the Ombres projetées series, here it is. Just for my (and your) pleasure.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Tonight! Mazen Jannoun @ Pecha Kucha #16

The 16th edition of Pecha Kucha Night (Lebanese version) will host two photographers: Raja Kanafani and Mazen Jannoun. Mazen's segment will be dedicated to his last book, "Watercolor, the Lebanese Coast".

Tonight's edition will take place at AltCity in Hamra, starting at 8pm.

Monday, February 25, 2013

Beirut's Dampness

By George Haddad. More pictures from Beirut on www.beirutprints.com

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Book signing by Mazen Jannoun (Italy)

Part of Beirut Prints, Lebanese photographer Mazen Jannoun will sign his book "Watercolor, the Lebanese Coast" in Pescara (Italy), next Thursday.
Between 2003 and 2008, Mazen contributed significantly to the American University of Beirut for the archival, promotional and editorial photography requirement. His photo-reportage on the Lebanese coastline was published by Tamyras one year ago.

Now based between Lebanon and Italy, Mazen is continuing through the medium of photography for highlighting environmental and social problems for a better chance of improvement. "Watercolor" shows the north and south of Lebanon under the theme that everyone shares the same dreams and hopes.

He will sign his book at the Primo Moroni bookstore in Pescara on February 21 at 6pm.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Introducing... Rudy Bou Chebel

Beirut Prints welcomes Rudy Bou Chebel. Please meet Rudy here!

Beirut's Playground

By Rudy Bou Chebel. More pictures from Beirut on www.beirutprints.com

Friday, February 8, 2013

"Visit Byblos", an interactive book by Melkan Bassil

Part of Beirut Prints, Lebanese photographer Melkan Bassil just launched his new project, "Visit Byblos", an interactive book about Jbeil. More than 150 photographs, 35 interactive 360 degrees pictures (with a QR code to scan), 1 video, 22 villages to visit... Melkan invites you to discover Byblos as you've never seen it. Check it online or in bookstores!

Thursday, February 7, 2013

2 Wallpapers from Beirut for HD tablets

Specially made for you, and free to download :-) Find more wallpapers for your iPad here!

Beirut Prints on Pinterest

Beirut Prints is now on Pinterest. We've just created 2 boards dedicated to wallpapers, for HD tablets (Retina display on iPad 4) and smartphones (iPhone 4 & 5, Samsung Galaxy...). Enjoy :-)