Sherif Sonbol

• One of Sonbol's trademarks was his use of natural available light; a technique he developed under the encouragement of Antoun Albert. • An acute sense of timing is also characteristic of his images. This is especially evident in his ballet shots and The New York Times referred to it as "a particularly agile eye" adding that "Even when Sonbol concentrates on stillness, he exemplifies Martha Graham's adage that a pause is not a pose but "an act of accomplishment" ". Sonbol developed his eye for dance under the supervision of Erminia Gambarelli Kamel, former prima ballerina and currently artistic director of the Cairo Opera House Ballet.

• Opera 1988–1993, (Cairo Opera House 1993) • Aida, (Cairo Opera House 1999) • Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten: Nefertiti: Tutankhamen, (Bullfinch & Boston Museum for Fine Arts 1999, &) Contributor. • Swan Lake for Children, (Cairo Opera House, 2000) • Mulid! Carnivals of Faith, (AUC, 2001, &) • Mamluk Art: The Splendor and Magic of the Sultans (Museum with No Frontiers & Transatlantic, 2001, &) • The Pharaohs, (Bompiani Arte & Thames and Hudson, 2002) Main contributor. • Der Turmbau Zu Babel – Ursprung und Vielfalt von Sprache und Schrift (Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien & Skira, 2003, &) Contributor. • 40 Pyramids of Egypt and their neighbors, (Cyperus, 2005) • 40 Pyramids of Egypt and their neighbors, Arabic version (Al Hayaa Al Masriya Al-Aama Lel Ketab, 2005) • Egyptian Palaces and Villas, (Abrams Inc & AUC, 2006, &) • The Churches of Egypt: From the Journey of the Holy Family to the Present Day, (AUC, 2007, &). Second edition, AUC, 2012 • Arts of the City Victorious (Yale University, 2008, &) Main contributor. • Christianity and Monasticism in Wadi al-Natrun: Essays from the 2002 International Symposium of the Saint Mark Foundation and the Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society, Edited by Maged S.A. Mikhail & Mark Moussa, (AUC, 2009) Cover image. • Opera 1988–2008 (Cairo Opera House, 2009) • Al-Tahra Palace, A Gem in a Majestic Garden (CULTNAT / Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2009) • The Nile Cruise, an Illustrated Journey (AUC, 2010, &) • Wonders of the Horus Temple: The Sound and Light of Edfu (AUC, 2011, &). Introduction by Zahi Hawass • The History and Religious Heritage of Old Cairo: Its Fortress, Churches, Synagogue, and Mosque (AUC, 2013, &)

"Nothing is more beautiful than to express art through art…" -Naguib Mahfouz, Nobel Laureate "Rare is the photographer who looks at a familiar art form and shows it in a new light. But Sherif Sonbol’s stunning and revelatory dance photographs [show] a particularly agile eye… apt to shoot from a catwalk above the stage or from the wings, frequently abstracting shapes into dynamic and explosive bursts of color." -Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times "An artist has reached the pinnacle of his profession when his work can be recognised without his signature being written…" -Mounir Kenaan, leading Egyptian painter