yrakha

Youssef Rakha

has been a member since Aug 2007 and goes by yrakha.

I am more of a writer than a photographer, but I'm convinced it is photography that will save me. I live mostly where I was born, that is literally at the edge separating a grassroots village-turned-shanty town from a modern neighborhood west of the Nile in Cairo. Thankfully I've been around. My vocation involves words and images to make sense of places. That's what I do - for a living, for a sense of fulfillment, for fun. I'm mad about Joseph Koudelka.

Find me at: http://www.yrakha.com

Self portrait: crying

20 Nov 2007188 views
In "Emotion Capture"

Fishing

25 Oct 200792 views

Fes

13 Sep 2007174 views, 1 favorite

Stiffed birds

13 Sep 2007112 views

School kids, Damascus

30 Aug 2007167 views

Toy Phone

30 Aug 2007441 views, 4 favorites
In "Nostalgia"

Raquet

28 Aug 2007145 views

Fes

28 Aug 2007148 views

Construction site

27 Aug 2007221 views
In "Color Theory"

The incredible sex appeal of a peach in Istanbul

27 Aug 2007281 views, 1 favorite
In "Delectable"

Cafe

27 Aug 2007212 views, 1 favorite
In "Urban"

Marrakesh

27 Aug 2007184 views
In "Through the Window"

Youssef's votable photos