Sherifa Hamid is an Egyptian photographer working in the fields of architecture and design. She began her photography practice at a young age in Cairo, gaining recognition from local galleries. Her undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Architecture at the ENSA Paris-Malaquais deepened her interest in documenting spaces & the built environment. Over the past few years, she has produced images for both established and emerging design firms, capturing architecture, interiors, landscapes, and product design. Noted for her ability to craft atmospheric images and her keen sensitivity to light and shadow, she is also dedicated to architecture publishing. As Editor-in-chief of Dataland Publications, she initiated the project and led the editorial team from concept to execution of the printed magazine over two and a half years. Currently, she is engaged in a long-term project focused on developing an architecture-centered digital image database to facilitate publishing efforts in Egypt and the region.
Features.
Vogue Arabia
Architectural Digest Middle East
In Search of a Garden to Drink Tea (print)
Tahrir Newspaper (print)
El-Beit Magazine (print)
The Guardian
Behance—Photography served
What Woman Want Magazine (print)
Talks.
"Archiving, image-making and publishing: Dataland Publication as a case study" talk by Sherifa Hamid, part of a series of talks organised by the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Arts, at the GUC (German University in Cairo).
November 2024
"Hijacking mainstream publishing infrastructures" panel discussion involving Waraq (LBN), Mangal Media (TRKY) & Dataland Publications (EGY), part of the Public Program at the Cairo Art Book Fair's second edition which took place in Ghurnata Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo.
December 2023
"Creating Dataland Publications: Typology 01 Administrative Buildings" talk by Sherifa Hamid & Ebrahim Bahaa Eldin, part of "Traversing Cairo" series of talks organised by ASE (Anthropology Sociology Egyptology Association), at the AUC (American University in Cairo).
May 2023
Exhibitied work.
“Mémoire d’un territoire habité” (workshop exhibition)
Curated by photographers Nicolas Giraud, Bertrand Stofleth & Anne-Lisse Seusse
ENSA PM, Paris, France
2019
“She tells” (group exhibition)
Curated by SOMA Art Gallery
Cairo Photo Week, Cairo, Egypt
2018
“Third-eye” (group exhibition)
Curated by Hala El-Koussy
Mashrabeya Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2015
“Roznama 3” (group exhibition)
Visual arts Competition
Received Jury Selection award
Medrar Contemporary Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2014