Lighting the lives of New Gourna – Using reflectors and natural light with a 5DmkII
By Oliver Wilkins New Gourna is a village, not far from Luxor, and these days it’s a pretty dilapidated one. Designed and built sixty years ago by Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy – who pioneered the use of sustainable, locally sourced materials and designs to produce affordable housing. Its importance as an architectural and historical site...
Oliver Wilkins returns to jubilant scenes in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
By Oliver Wilkins in Egypt Return to Tahrir from Oliver Wilkins on Vimeo. When I left Cairo, there were reports of journalists being dragged out of hotels and offices and being beaten and arrested. There were a lot of rumours and even stories of Swedish and Greek journalists being killed (those have since proved to...
