About
Dania Hany (b.1995) is a Photographer/Visual Storyteller based between Turkey and Egypt.
Driven by a curiosity to learn more about her family history that extends all the way to the Caucasus; her work relies on using the personal as a primary subject matter. Working primarily with analog, the camera is her medium to document places and people in relation to their surroundings.
In 2019, she was selected for the Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP) grant/mentorship, mentored by Eric Gottesman.
Her work has been published online and exhibited in Cairo, Rome, Stockholm, and Zalenieki, Latvia.
︎Antalya, Turkey
GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
AFAC - Arab Documentary Photography Program, 2019
ISSP - Photography & The World 2019
Tandem Scholarship for ISSP, 2019
Prince Claus Foundation - Mobility Grant, 2019
ONLINE MENTIONS
IGNANT
Witness - World Press Photo
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
ISSP - Photography and The World Group Exhibition, Latvia, 2019
LoosenArt, “Memories” Group Exhibition, Rome, Italy, 2018
She Tells Group Exhibition, Curated by Soma Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt, 2018
Supermarket - Stockholm Independent Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017
Roznama Group Exhibition at Medrar in collaboration with CiC (Contemporary Image Collective),
Awarded by CiC, 2015
Women’s Association Group Exhibition, in collaboration with Al-Qomra Photographic Collective, 201526th Youth Salon, Qasr El-Fenoun, 2015