Youssef ElNahas is an Egyptian artist focused on landscapes, travel and nature photography, and photobook/zine publishing.

 Inspired by Mediterranean landscapes and historical narratives, recurring themes in his practice include identity and immigration, dialogues between the past and the present, and exploration of human interactions with Nature.

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Education & Credentials

Master of Fine Arts in Photography, University for the Creative Arts

Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS)

Graduate Diploma in Underwater Cultural Heritage, Alexandria University

Bachelor of Arts in History and International Relations , American University in Cairo


Exhibitions

2025 — Free Range, The Truman Brewery (London, United Kingdom)

2025 — Open Art, Art Number 23 (Athens, Greece)

2025 — MFA Grad Show, University for the Creative Arts (Farnham, United Kingdom)

2025 — Nail to Nail, The Crypt Gallery (London, United Kingdom)

2022, 2025 — Egyptian Association of Wildlife Photographers, Cairo Opera House (Cairo, Egypt)

2025 — Spring Exhibition, Art & Grind (Guildford, United Kingdom)

2023 — Mamar / Passage, Fotogalerie Friedrichshain (Berlin, Germany)

2022 — 35mm, Retrograde Records (Cairo, Egypt)


Selected Publications

2025 — Finding Thomas Bartlett, Self-published

2025 — Atlas of Ruins, Reuse Italy

2024 — Habashtakanat Magazine Vol. II

2022 — Index of Wooden Objects of Historic Cairo, NADIM Foundation


Grants and Awards

2024 — British Council Venice Fellowship at the Biennale di Venezia

2025 — Vintage Photography Grand Prix (Honourable Mention)

Using Format