One year on, what is left of a revolution, that from the Tahrir Square, shook Egypt, Mubarak’s reign and the entire Middle-East ? Despite the elections that gave a clear lead to the Muslim Brotherhood party, the military forces, which had opposed shooting on the protestors during the events, are still holding power. Hence the feeling for the Egyptians, that their revolution once praised worldwide, is only withheld to a certain point. Denis Dailleux relates and records the upheaval and the hopes of the Egyptian civil society, which from Tahrir Square and its surroundings, are determined not to let anyone steal their revolution.

I first discovered Ghana when I came across Paul Strand’s beautiful book dedicated to this country. It left an incredible impression upon me and that day I promised myself that one day I would go and photograph Ghana. After my book Fils de roi - a work entirely dedicated to Egypt - was published by Gallimard Editions, I felt that it was time for me to renew my source of inspiration. Starting with fresh landscapes and new ways of being, I decided to explore Sub Saharan Africa. My first encountered was in Accra, with the community of Jamestown’s fishermen. I was struck by these scenes which reminded me of old oil paintings. The lights along the ocean dazzled and transformed the...

One year after the death of the nun, Sister Sara has written "Sister Emmanuelle my friend, my mother » with Sofia Stril-Rever, the niece of the deceased. She's worked eighteen years at the side of one of the French favorite personalities, and has continued her action with scavengers in Cairo since 1993. Sister Sara, the Coptic Orthodox nun, joined Sister Emmanuelle in Cairo in 1975. With Sister Emmanuelle, they opened schools, got in charge of the girls education and sought funds for the families no to pay the tuition of their children any longer. Denis Dailleux followed Sister Sara and Sofia Stril-Rever who wanted to come back in Egypt on the footsteps of her aunt.

Denis Dailleux follows the shooting of Ibrahim Labyad by Marwan Hamed, a journey deep into the violence of the poorest districts of Cairo. The film tells of the conflcit between two of Cairo’s poorest districts’ crooks over a woman. Denis Dailleux creates a particular atmosphere where fiction meets his soft vision of Egypt. The film director, at the forefront of the Egyptian film industry, proposes an extremely pessimistic vision of his own country. Far from having one of Hollywood’s happy endings, this film should traverse Egypt’s borders.

Between Denis Dailleux and Cairo, it is a true love story : on one side, an insatiable fascination for this unique place, its mood, its magical lights and an unspeakable tenderess towards its inhabitants ; on the other, a natural generosity, a city which offers itself to this subjugated look, inhabitants full of spontaneous kindness. Denis Dailleux makes regular trips to Cairo, in an obsessive way.

In the egyptian capital, the only place to live for thousands of inhabitants is the top of the buildings. A whole world invisible from the street, lives in makeshift tiny villages, in the open.

Garden of Eden of Central Asia. Uzbeks, Kyrgyz, Kazakhs, Turks, Iranians or Arabs, the people from this city of 365,000 inhabitants are the image of country's history and its achievements.

Azemmour is a Moroccan city, on the left bank of the Oum Er-Rbia River, 75 km southwest of Casablanca.

Since the power seizure by communist guerrillas in 1975, proclaimed the Lao PDR the tiny Church of Laos survive against all odds ...

Leaving in man's shadow with soles of wind as a pretext. Discover a little-known Africa and meet its inhabitants as the ultimate goal. This is what Denis Dailleux's story tells us. We discover landscapes and faces. Each photograph carries the intention of its author: to share his vision of Africa, a land of encounters.

It’s only been recently since this country attracts the attention of tourists. Today, the Sudan is experiencing problems with its neighbour: Chad. But when Denis Dailleux went there in 2003, he shows us a country marked by the sun and the languidness. As usual, the photographer achieves his photograph with people. And then, they accept to show their lives without any fireworks.

Denis Dailleux has decided to live in Cairo. Since 1992, his first journey in the city, he strolls along the streets of the Egyptian capital, with his camera. This book is the result of those years of urban discoveries. Cairo, in accordance with Denis Dailleux, becomes a mix of colour and winding lanes...until black and white, and another reality, this one of workhouses’ poverty, recover their rights. Editions du Chêne (collection Errances)

In the village of his childhood was leaving an old woman, a true character : Denis Dailleux's great-aunt. Between the old lady and the young man, a unique complicity established a funny but solemn game, something close to fight and challenge.

Denis Dailleux followed traces of the one who has been the object of worship in the Arab world throughout the 20th century, this woman called "the Star of the East". Oum Kalsoum remains rampant in the streets, houses and stores in Cairo.