CAIRO — When Jason Combs was hired five years ago to appraise items at the Junk Jaunt in Cairo, he didn’t know he was about to unbox an adventure. Old Cairo photos find new life in print Skip ...

But El Massry, 29, an Egyptian photographer, art director and film production designer based in Cairo, thought he could do better. "It was nice, but it wasn't my favorite photo I've ever taken.

The dining room of an old Egyptian house on a warm day in the Haram district of Giza in Cairo. "In 2022, while strolling near this house, I was drawn to its lush, plant-filled entrance," he says ...

Photos: Egypt’s 3,400-Year-Old ‘Lost Golden City’ Is Unearthed From Desert Sands. ... professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, ... (Photo by Mahmoud Khaled) Getty Images.

These images, taken between 1900 and 1936, reveal what everyday life was like in Cairo at a time when it was rapidly expanding, and also show off its timeless tourism appeal.