Paul Khayat - Colonne de Pompée. Alexandrie, Egypte. 2025
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Pompée Column
Alexandria, Egypt. February 2025. Located in the Karmouz district of Alexandria, the 29-meter granite column from Aswan was erected in 296 AD in honor of the Roman emperor Diocletian, who besieged the city for eight months to oust the usurper Lucius Domitius Domitianus. Latitude: 31.181943 | Longitude: 29.896521.
Paul Khayat, Black and White and Carrés d'Egypte
If black, white, and square impose a form and guide a style of writing, it is primarily through a timeless and poetic narrative that the photographer leads us. Used to playing with superimposition in double exposure—as seen in the Paris I and II series—he enriches his perspective with a more direct and minimalist approach, where backlit cut lines dialogue with an intense and striking contrast, creating a rhythm of emptiness and fullness that hypnotizes us.
The author
After earning a mathematics degree, in 1974 Paul Khayat set out to travel around the world, a journey that would last three years.
Upon his return, he worked as a shooter at the Sipa and Sygma agency laboratories, which he left to try his luck as a photographer.
In 1984, after six years of photojournalism (freelance, Imapress and Angeli agencies), he turned to writing and worked as a journalist for several magazines dedicated to photography (Photo Reporter, Photo Magazine, Photographies Magazine, and finally Photo for nine years).
Then, from 1999 to 2016, he was the editor of the high-tech sections of Paris Match.
Meanwhile, he returns to photography and exhibits his images in Normandy and Paris as well as on Facebook and Instagram. For the past six years, he has been working exclusively in film with a Rolleiflex, which he develops himself.
Seller's Story
THE TAYLOR GALLERY WORKSHOP
The Atelier / Galerie Taylor, located at 7, on the eponymous street in the 10th arrondissement in Paris, is a friendly place dedicated to photography. It was created thanks to image enthusiasts, José Nicolas, photographer and manager of the place with the support of Jean Vinégla.
Located a stone's throw from Place de la République, between rue du Château-d'eau and rue René-Boulanger, the place is dynamic, atypical and warm, resolutely turned towards sharing and mutual discovery of images at the 'international.
The Atelier / Galerie Taylor is familiarly inclined to exhibit film photography while remaining open to the wide range of contemporary imaging techniques.
It presents well-known and emerging photographers, with the aim of always surprising and arousing the curiosity of collectors and visitors.
Since its opening in September 2019, the Atelier / Galerie Taylor has carved out a good reputation, going from being a confidential place to a showroom recognized by professionals and collectors, both for the choice of its programming and for the quality of the prints on display.
Translated by Google TranslatePompée Column
Alexandria, Egypt. February 2025. Located in the Karmouz district of Alexandria, the 29-meter granite column from Aswan was erected in 296 AD in honor of the Roman emperor Diocletian, who besieged the city for eight months to oust the usurper Lucius Domitius Domitianus. Latitude: 31.181943 | Longitude: 29.896521.
Paul Khayat, Black and White and Carrés d'Egypte
If black, white, and square impose a form and guide a style of writing, it is primarily through a timeless and poetic narrative that the photographer leads us. Used to playing with superimposition in double exposure—as seen in the Paris I and II series—he enriches his perspective with a more direct and minimalist approach, where backlit cut lines dialogue with an intense and striking contrast, creating a rhythm of emptiness and fullness that hypnotizes us.
The author
After earning a mathematics degree, in 1974 Paul Khayat set out to travel around the world, a journey that would last three years.
Upon his return, he worked as a shooter at the Sipa and Sygma agency laboratories, which he left to try his luck as a photographer.
In 1984, after six years of photojournalism (freelance, Imapress and Angeli agencies), he turned to writing and worked as a journalist for several magazines dedicated to photography (Photo Reporter, Photo Magazine, Photographies Magazine, and finally Photo for nine years).
Then, from 1999 to 2016, he was the editor of the high-tech sections of Paris Match.
Meanwhile, he returns to photography and exhibits his images in Normandy and Paris as well as on Facebook and Instagram. For the past six years, he has been working exclusively in film with a Rolleiflex, which he develops himself.
Seller's Story
THE TAYLOR GALLERY WORKSHOP
The Atelier / Galerie Taylor, located at 7, on the eponymous street in the 10th arrondissement in Paris, is a friendly place dedicated to photography. It was created thanks to image enthusiasts, José Nicolas, photographer and manager of the place with the support of Jean Vinégla.
Located a stone's throw from Place de la République, between rue du Château-d'eau and rue René-Boulanger, the place is dynamic, atypical and warm, resolutely turned towards sharing and mutual discovery of images at the 'international.
The Atelier / Galerie Taylor is familiarly inclined to exhibit film photography while remaining open to the wide range of contemporary imaging techniques.
It presents well-known and emerging photographers, with the aim of always surprising and arousing the curiosity of collectors and visitors.
Since its opening in September 2019, the Atelier / Galerie Taylor has carved out a good reputation, going from being a confidential place to a showroom recognized by professionals and collectors, both for the choice of its programming and for the quality of the prints on display.
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Date of print
2025
Artist
Paul Khayat
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Title of artwork
Colonne de Pompée. Alexandrie, Egypte. 2025
Condition
Fine
Technique
Gelatin-silver print
Height
35 cm
Edition
1/5
Width
35 cm
Signature
Hand signed
Genre
Cityscape
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