Strong, sturdy, responsible, rough, unbreakable, never cries, never gets hurt … That is what we know about men. This image takes hold of our perception of men until it becomes a stereotype: a rigid, unemotional, and inhumane mould into which men are born. Men are raised to be responsible and dependable, as if it were a process of manufacturing creatures with special abilities for later use. However, men are humans too; they go through moments of weakness and defeat. They might be frail and unable to face what they are going through
Ahmad Nagy Draz had an opportunity, because of his work as a street photographer, to capture these spontaneous moments of frailty. The photographs here unravel what is happening in men’s secret interior, and not the preconceived image of what a man should be like.
Ahmad Nagy Draz had an opportunity, because of his work as a street photographer, to capture these spontaneous moments of frailty. The photographs here unravel what is happening in men’s secret interior, and not the preconceived image of what a man should be like.
