In his series “Ballerinas of Cairo”, photographer Mohamed Taher documents Egyptian dancers making the city streets their stage – pirouetting, leaping and posing their way through their country’s sprawling capital. The photos are, at first glance, stunning snapshots of a city’s vibrant culture in motion. (Photo by Mohamed Taher/Ballerinas of Cairo)

A demonstrator gestures as she talks with a Lebanese army member during a protest as Lebanon marks the two-year anniversary of the August 2020 Beirut port explosion, in Beirut, Lebanon on August 4, 2022. (Photo by Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)

Palestinian athlete Ahmed Abu Hasira demonstrates his parkour skills during a lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Gaza City on September 8, 2020. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)

People run for cover following an explosion in Beirut's port area, Lebanon on August 4, 2020. A mega-blast tore through the harbour in the heart of the Lebanese capital with the force of an earthquake, killing more than 100 people and injuring over 4,000. (Photo by Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)

Calling themselves the Gaza skate team, a group of young Palestinians get together to skate and rollerblade amid deprivation and high security. Here: Palestinian boys of Gaza skating Team rollerblade on a street in Gaza City March 8, 2019. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)

Palestinian men perform fire breathing on the beach as an entertainment for children during the summer vacation in Gaza City on August 1, 2019. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)

A protester looks on during a rally against the military rule following the last coup, in Khartoum, Sudan on September 13, 2022. (Photo by Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters)

Migratory flamingos arriving from Europe are seen in Port Fouad Nature Reserve, on the outskirts of Port Said Governorate, Egypt on December 12, 2022. (Photo by Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters)