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About

Photographer & filmmaker

Born in Cairo in 1981, based in Paris. Photographer, visual artist and director of photography.

Portrait of Medhat Soody in front of a brick wall
Medhat Soody
Behind the lens

With my camera, as with a pencil, I draw the moment that will never come again: a movement, a light, a shadow, a presence.

The way a body expresses itself in movement, on stage or off, mirrors the soul: a whole life, and what lies deepest within us.

Between Paris and Cairo, my eye follows dancers, the street and the play of shadow and light, in search of the spontaneous moments that give each image its singularity. As a photographer and visual artist I also explore video art, and I work as a director of photography on documentary films. My work has been shown in several solo exhibitions in France and Egypt.

Film & documentary

Behind the camera

Director of photography and camera operator on documentary films, festivals and live shows.

  1. 2024

    Director of photography

    Dreaming Big

    Directed by Hisham Abdelkhalek

    Documentary film produced by Al Jazeera Documentary.

  2. 2023

    Director of photography

    The Middle Beast

    Bassem Youssef show

    Documenting the stand-up comedy tour on its journey around the world.

  3. 2017

    Director of photography

    Visions d'exil

    Musée de l'histoire de l'immigration, Paris

    Director of photography for the Visions d'exil festival.

  4. 2016

    Cameraman

    Syrian refugees

    Directed by Vanessa Rousselot

    Documentary about Syrian refugees.

  5. 2014

    Cameraman

    Sheikh Imam

    Directed by Sherif El Moghazy

    Documentary about the Egyptian singer Sheikh Imam.

Exhibitions

Selected shows

Solo exhibitions and workshops across France and the MENA region.

EVERY FRAME TELLS A STORY

Get in touch

Have a story worth telling? Let’s capture it together.

For bookings, exhibitions and collaborations, contact Medhat directly. Based in Paris, working across France and the MENA region.