Once there was a TRAM

  • Dates
    2019 - Ongoing
  • Author
  • Topics Daily Life, Street Photography, Documentary
  • Location Alexandria, Egypt

Once there was a TRAM

Nostalgia is about to retrieve the best chapter of a story which is selected from our Museum of Memory.

That was my story with Alexandria’s old tram.

Hitting an object of affection can touch the memory the same way as falling in love

I traveled to the past with this tram box-like .. This box has suffered the injury of Time and dust accumulated, its old body rickety and the outside world has put its mark on it.

I decided to enter this chest to explore its inner world, I thought it might be a reflection of its outside world.

The stories of people are complementary, and their daily lives are evident in every look, gesture and expression. Light penetrates the tram and falls on people as if it was a lightning of hope in the every day’s darkness. I can feel the rhythm of life and the effect of external pressures on them.

With each one present, I also feel the intensity of their day. With each passenger, being there, entering or getting off the tram, a story comes and another goes. Life is live stream.

As people wonder about their fate and going to their destination, my question remains: "How long will this box endure the outside world changes?"

© Fatma Fahmy - View of unidentified passengers as they sit in a tram carriage, Alexandria, Egypt, March 29, 2019
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View of unidentified passengers as they sit in a tram carriage, Alexandria, Egypt, March 29, 2019

© Fatma Fahmy - Image from the Once there was a TRAM photography project
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View of an old tram as it crosses a local market in the main station, Alexandria, Egypt, April 6, 2019. One either side of the road, vendors try and sell various items to pedestrians.

© Fatma Fahmy - Image from the Once there was a TRAM photography project
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A reflection of a resident of the Wardian district on the tram window when the tram was passing by one of the industrial areas surrounding the Wardian area, Alexandria, Egypt, March 30, 2019.

© Fatma Fahmy - Image from the Once there was a TRAM photography project
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Masr station is one of the main stations, it takes about 15 minutes to load the passengers, Alexandria, Egypt, March 30, 2019.

© Fatma Fahmy - Image from the Once there was a TRAM photography project
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View of a group of passengers as they waiting for the tram to departing from Moharam bay station, Alexandria, Egypt, April 2, 2019.

© Fatma Fahmy - Image from the Once there was a TRAM photography project
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View of a group of passengers from different walks of life and with different destination stops in the port district, Alexandria, Egypt, April 2, 2019.

© Fatma Fahmy - View of an unidentified man as he sits outside a tram carriage in the wardien area, Alexandria, Egypt, April 6, 2019.
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View of an unidentified man as he sits outside a tram carriage in the wardien area, Alexandria, Egypt, April 6, 2019.

© Fatma Fahmy - Daily life in the old city center of Alexandria on April 26, 2019, in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Daily life in the old city center of Alexandria on April 26, 2019, in Alexandria, Egypt.

© Fatma Fahmy - The port area in the city center of Alexandria on April 6, 2019, in Alexandria, Egypt.
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The port area in the city center of Alexandria on April 6, 2019, in Alexandria, Egypt.

© Fatma Fahmy - Low-angle view of an unidentified woman as she tired after a long day inside a tram, Alexandria, Egypt, April 5, 2019.
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Low-angle view of an unidentified woman as she tired after a long day inside a tram, Alexandria, Egypt, April 5, 2019.

© Fatma Fahmy - Low-angle view of an unidentified man as he sits in a tram, Alexandria, Egypt, April 2, 2019.
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Low-angle view of an unidentified man as he sits in a tram, Alexandria, Egypt, April 2, 2019.

© Fatma Fahmy - "How long will this box endure the outside world changes?"
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"How long will this box endure the outside world changes?"

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