About Algerian photographer Abdo SHANAN (b. 1982, in Oran)

Abdo SHANAN studied Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Sirte, Libya until 2006. In 2012, he undertook an internship at Magnum Photos Paris, which gave him the opportunity to reflect on his photographic approach. In 2015, he received a nomination for Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund, the Same year he co-founded 'collective220', a collective for Algerian photographers. A year later in 2016 his series 'Diary:Exile' was selected by the Addis Fotofest. In 2019, he won The CAP Prize (Contemporary African Photography) for his project 'Dry', in the same year he is selected for Joop Swart Masterclass by World Press Photo. In 2020, he is a winner of The Premi Mediterrani Albert Camus Incipiens, In the same year he co-curated 'Narratives from Algeria' at Pasquar Photoforum in Bienne, Switzerland. In 2022, he is one of Sheikh Saoud Al Thani Awards for his project 'A Little Louder'.

Photo books by Abdo SHANAN

  • 'Dry' (2022)
    'A Little Louder' (2022)

In his photo book 'A Little Louder', Algerian photographer Abdo SHANAN interrogates and documents in his own way, the 'Hirak', the peaceful protest movement that has shaken Algeria since February 22, 2019 and that continues with vigor despite the pandemic
18,00 €
The self-published photographic volume 'Dry' by Abdo SHANAN is about migration. It is meant to question our self-image and make the viewer feel uncomfortable and uneasy, as well as doubt everything we have been told about national identity and 'belonging'
0,00 € * Weight 0.3 kg