Middle East Archive: From the Collection of Fouad ElKoury is the debut book by Middle East Archive, expanding its digital curatorial project into print. The platform brings its spirit of simplicity and hope into the physical world through a collaboration with Lebanese photographer Fouad ElKoury.

The book features photographs taken between 1980 and 1997 in Oman, Palestine, Egypt, and Lebanon. Accompanied by interviews with B 018 founder Naji Gebran, contemporary Omani photographer Mahmood Najali, and a historical overview of Egyptian cinema’s golden age, the images are recontextualized within a broader cultural landscape.

By weaving together rarely grouped countries and distinct visual moments, the book offers a layered and personal view of the Middle East and North Africa—speaking to those within the region, its diaspora, and beyond.

• Fouad ElKoury (b. 1952, Paris) is a Lebanese photographer who lives between Paris and Beirut. After studying architecture in London, he turned to photography in 1979, documenting daily life in war-torn Lebanon. His first book, Beyrouth Aller-Retour (1984), captures the complexities of a city. His interest in urban environments continued with work in cities like Marseille, Rome, Amman, and Djibouti, often exploring the intersection of architecture, memory, and everyday life.

• 21 x 25 cm | “10×7”
• Hardcover
• 80 pages
• Founder & Curator: Romaisa Baddar
• Design: Daleen Saah
• Editor: Julia Bohan Morliere
• Translator: Mourad Nusair
• Publisher: Middle East Archive