Fouad Elkoury’s photographs of life in Cairo’s suburbs.
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The Suburbs of Cairo
Fouad Elkoury
Fouad Elkoury
Fouad Elkoury lives in Paris. He was born in Beirut and is the author of a book of photographs of his home city, Beyrouth - Aller-Retour.
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