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⭐️ Building a home for Africa’s image-makers. Powered by @ruumafrica

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The Ruum (@54Ruum) profile pictureThe Ruum@54RuumAug 9
The past week marked one year since we launched 54Ruum. Today, our community spans 36 countries, and our editorial archive includes 282 published stories. 🔗 Read our one-year reflection on 54journal. #54RuumAt1 #TheRuumAfrica 54journal.com/stories/one-ye…
One year of 54Ruum: 12 months of documenting the people behind Africa's visual culture

One year of 54Ruum: 12 months of documenting the people behind Africa's visual culture

On 6 August 2025, The Ruum Africa launched 54Ruum with a simple ambition: to create a home for photographers, filmmakers, and visual storytellers across Africa and the diaspora.

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We’ve just launched ruum.africa!

Discover our platforms and businesses across photography, visual storytelling, licensing, production, commerce, and engineering. Explore TRA now - check it out: ruum.africa. #TheRuumAfrica
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The Ruum (@54Ruum) profile pictureThe Ruum@54RuumOct 16
Egyptian photographer Farida Mahdy 🇪🇬 works with bold portraiture and conceptual images, known for a striking and often shocking visual approach. Discover Mahdy ⭐ on 54Journal. #RuumSpotlight  54journal.com/spotlight/fari…
Farida Mahdy: Egyptian photographer drawn to bold imagery and unconventional beauty

Farida Mahdy: Egyptian photographer drawn to bold imagery and unconventional beauty

Farida Mahdy is an Egyptian photographer, visual artist, and assistant curator based in Cairo. Her work centres on women, bold imagery, and unconventional subjects, with photography featured in The...

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Egyptian photographer Farida Mahdy 🇪🇬 works with bold portraiture and conceptual images, known for a striking and often shocking visual approach. Discover Mahdy ⭐ on 54Journal. #RuumSpotlight  54journal.com/spotlight/fari…
Farida Mahdy: Egyptian photographer drawn to bold imagery and unconventional beauty

Farida Mahdy: Egyptian photographer drawn to bold imagery and unconventional beauty

Farida Mahdy is an Egyptian photographer, visual artist, and assistant curator based in Cairo. Her work centres on women, bold imagery, and unconventional subjects, with photography featured in The...

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La réalisatrice et photographe italo-camerounaise Sabrina Onana 🇨🇲 associe photographie conceptuelle, satire sociale et surréalisme pour aborder l'identité, les migrations et les enjeux de société.
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Sabrina Onana : réalisatrice et photographe italo-camerounaise mêlant art conceptuel, satire...

Sabrina Onana : réalisatrice et photographe italo-camerounaise mêlant art conceptuel, satire...

Réalisatrice et photographe italo-camerounaise, Sabrina Onana associe photographie conceptuelle, satire sociale et surréalisme pour aborder l'identité, les migrations et les questions sociétales...

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La réalisatrice et photographe italo-camerounaise Sabrina Onana 🇨🇲 associe photographie conceptuelle, satire sociale et surréalisme pour aborder l'identité, les migrations et les enjeux de société.
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Sabrina Onana : réalisatrice et photographe italo-camerounaise mêlant art conceptuel, satire...

Sabrina Onana : réalisatrice et photographe italo-camerounaise mêlant art conceptuel, satire...

Réalisatrice et photographe italo-camerounaise, Sabrina Onana associe photographie conceptuelle, satire sociale et surréalisme pour aborder l'identité, les migrations et les questions sociétales...

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Sudanese documentary photographer Kamal Abdulmonem 🇸🇩 documents memory through 'Temporary Cities', a project shaped by his experience of leaving Khartoum following the outbreak of war in Sudan.
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Kamal Abdulmonem: Sudanese documentary photographer turning personal displacement into stories of...

Kamal Abdulmonem: Sudanese documentary photographer turning personal displacement into stories of...

Sudanese documentary photographer Kamal Abdulmonem draws on his experiences of displacement to examine memory, belonging, and the meaning of home. Through his ongoing project Temporary Cities,...

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Sudanese documentary photographer Kamal Abdulmonem 🇸🇩 documents memory through 'Temporary Cities', a project shaped by his experience of leaving Khartoum following the outbreak of war in Sudan.
 Discover Abdulmonem ⭐ on 54Journal.
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Kamal Abdulmonem: Sudanese documentary photographer turning personal displacement into stories of...

Kamal Abdulmonem: Sudanese documentary photographer turning personal displacement into stories of...

Sudanese documentary photographer Kamal Abdulmonem draws on his experiences of displacement to examine memory, belonging, and the meaning of home. Through his ongoing project Temporary Cities,...

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The Ruum (@54Ruum) profile pictureThe Ruum@54RuumOct 9
Egyptian photographer Abdelrahman Karam 🇪🇬 brings people, architecture, and their surroundings together across portraiture, street, fashion, landscape, and architectural photography. Discover Karam ⭐ on 54Journal. #RuumSpotlight 54journal.com/stories/abdelr…
Abdelrahman Karam: Egyptian photographer finding new perspectives in people, place, and architecture

Abdelrahman Karam: Egyptian photographer finding new perspectives in people, place, and architecture

Egyptian photographer Abdelrahman Karam works across portraiture, street, fashion, landscape, and architecture, with a particular interest in the relationship between people and their surroundings....

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Egyptian photographer Abdelrahman Karam 🇪🇬 brings people, architecture, and their surroundings together across portraiture, street, fashion, landscape, and architectural photography. Discover Karam ⭐ on 54Journal. #RuumSpotlight 54journal.com/stories/abdelr…
Abdelrahman Karam: Egyptian photographer finding new perspectives in people, place, and architecture

Abdelrahman Karam: Egyptian photographer finding new perspectives in people, place, and architecture

Egyptian photographer Abdelrahman Karam works across portraiture, street, fashion, landscape, and architecture, with a particular interest in the relationship between people and their surroundings....

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The Ruum (@54Ruum) profile pictureThe Ruum@54RuumOct 8
Egyptian documentary and street photographer Mohamed Darweesh 🇪🇬 documents everyday life and overlooked stories through thoughtful visual storytelling. Discover Darweesh ⭐ on 54Journal. 
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Mohamed Darweesh: Egyptian documentary photographer telling everyday stories through observation...

Mohamed Darweesh: Egyptian documentary photographer telling everyday stories through observation...

Egyptian photojournalist and documentary photographer Mohamed Saied Darweesh documents everyday life, people, communities, and the traditions that shape Egyptian society. His work combines observat...

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Egyptian documentary and street photographer Mohamed Darweesh 🇪🇬 documents everyday life and overlooked stories through thoughtful visual storytelling. Discover Darweesh ⭐ on 54Journal. 
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Mohamed Darweesh: Egyptian documentary photographer telling everyday stories through observation...

Mohamed Darweesh: Egyptian documentary photographer telling everyday stories through observation...

Egyptian photojournalist and documentary photographer Mohamed Saied Darweesh documents everyday life, people, communities, and the traditions that shape Egyptian society. His work combines observat...

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The Ruum (@54Ruum) profile pictureThe Ruum@54RuumOct 7
Egyptian documentary photographer Gihad Abdelsamie 🇪🇬 documents everyday life, traditional crafts, local heritage, and human stories. Discover Abdelsamie ⭐ on 54Journal. #RuumSpotlight 54journal.com/stories/gihad-…
Gihad Abdelsamie: Egyptian documentary photographer preserving everyday life, heritage, and human...

Gihad Abdelsamie: Egyptian documentary photographer preserving everyday life, heritage, and human...

Egyptian documentary photographer Gihad Abdelsamie explores everyday life, traditional crafts, local heritage, and human stories through patient observation and careful framing. Her work is shaped by...

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