Ayman Lotfy

Ayman Lotfy
Ayman Lotfy
Born	August 30, 1968 (age 56); Cairo, Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Known for	Fine-art photography
Website	www.allotfy.com

Ayman Lotfy (born August 30, 1968) is an Egyptian fine art photographer.

Early beginnings

Lotfy was born in Cairo, Egypt. In 1991, he graduated from the faculty of arts at the Ain Shams University. Lotfy started his career as a fashion designer and become a professional art director in 1996. In 1998, Lotfy began photography with the aim of enhancing his work as an art designer.

Career and posts

Lotfy has been the Middle East Region Director of Photographic Society of America (RDPSA) since 2007.^[1] He earned a Fine Art Photography Associateship of The Malta Institute of Professional Photography (AMIPP) in 2010, and got his Fellowship in Fine Art Photography in 2014 (FMIPP), Associateship of the Society of Wedding & Portrait Photographers in 2010,^[2] and Egyptian Association for Photography.^[3]

He is an Honorary Fellow ICS-HON.F.ICS of The Image Colleague Society, International, USA.

Art style

Lotfy mixes different tools of staging, painting, and lighting to produce fine-art photographs and videos. He utilizes technological trends in digital photography with filtering choices. Lotfy also integrates photography and video with large three-dimensional installations as in his work The search for salvation, which was shown at La Biennale di Venezia in 2010,^[4] and The Game at the Why not? Exhibition in The Palace of Arts-Opera House-Cairo in 2009.

Awards

2008: Grand Photography Master Award at the China Jinan Contemporary International Photography Biennale, China^[5]
2010: Qilo International Photography Award at the China Jinan Contemporary International Photography Biennale, China^[6]
2010: Gold Medal of Excellence at the Experimental Photography Trierenberg Super Circuit in Austria^[7]
2010: 12th Cairo International Biennale in Egypt^[8]

Publications

Lofty, Ayman, ed. (2006). The other side of faces. Cairo: Alamia Publishing & Advertising.
Lofty, Ayman, ed. (2009). Fine Art Photography. Cairo: Alamia Publishing & Advertising. ISBN 978-600-02-1344-2.
Lotfy, Ayman (ed.) (2011). A Geminate- Experimental Photography

References

^ "2010 Leader: Ayman Lotfy". Photographic Society of America. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ "Ayman Lotfy (AMIPP (Fine Art), RDPS)". The Malta Institute of Professional Photography. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ "Ayman Lotfy Mahmoud". FineArt Sector. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ "2010 Venice Biennale architecture: national participations (part 2)". The odd tag. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ "Second International University Students Photography Art Exhibition". 2008 China Jinan Contemporary International Photography Biennial. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ "济南双年展介绍". Show China 看中国-2008济南国际双年展-. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ "Results 2010". Trierenberg Super Circuit. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ "Ayman Lotfy". 12th International Cairo Biennale. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

External links

Official website

[1] "2010 Leader: Ayman Lotfy". Photographic Society of America. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

[2] "Ayman Lotfy (AMIPP (Fine Art), RDPS)". The Malta Institute of Professional Photography. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

[3] "Ayman Lotfy Mahmoud". FineArt Sector. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

[4] "2010 Venice Biennale architecture: national participations (part 2)". The odd tag. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

[5] "Second International University Students Photography Art Exhibition". 2008 China Jinan Contemporary International Photography Biennial. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

[6] "济南双年展介绍". Show China 看中国-2008济南国际双年展-. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

[7] "Results 2010". Trierenberg Super Circuit. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

[8] "Ayman Lotfy". 12th International Cairo Biennale. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

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