Orientalist Photography

A critical inquiry into 19th-century photography of the Middle East and North Africa

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This project investigated photography’s role in shaping European and non-European views of the Middle East and North Africa—the "Orient" to 19th-century European travelers—and its implications for cultural documentation.

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  1. Pierre de Gigord Collection of Photographs of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey

    Over 6,000 images documenting Istanbul from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the early Republic of Turkey

    Black and white photograph of a light-colored building with a dome and several arches along its façade

  2. Jacobson Orientalist Photography Collection
    People and horses transporting items traversing across a low, wooden bridge

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  1. Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

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    Fading photograph of a narrow street flanked by ornate and tall arched structures on either side

  2. Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City through Text and Image

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