Nubians

The civilization of Nubia has existed for thousands of years. Its history can be traced back to the period of the ancient Egyptian civilization, a time of mutual influence between the two similar cultures. The Nubians always lived by the Nile, and the river has always provided them with life. The Nubian culture has suffered a lot due to consecutive reservoirs built during the last 100 years. During the construction of the High Dam in 1964, some 50,000 Egyptian Nubians had to leave a way of life based around the banks of the River Nile, immigrating to a desert life in settlements built for them near Kom Umbo, known as new Nubia. This is a story of the Nubians living in Southern Egypt, their unique beauty, their fading art, and their ways of life that are slowly changing. Funded by VSCO Artist Initiative Grant.