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Postcards: Jess LaFrankie in Egypt

From sand to sea with the Melbourne photographer

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Driving through the streets of Cairo

Locals at the base of the Great Pyramids of Giza, Cairo

The Sphinx and Great Pyramids of Giza, Cairo

The gardens of the Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Cairo

The streets of Cairo

Traveling on the Nile to the Island of Philae

Inside the temple of Isis

Police checkpoints

Sunrise on Abu Simbel Temple

Adventurous camel on the streets of a Nubian Village, Aswan

The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

Ruins of Luxor

Hot air ballooning over the Valley of the Kings

Swimming in the Red Sea, Hurghada

Hiking up the Sinai Mountains

Sunrise and snow over the Sinai Mountains

The Daniela Diving Resort

A camel in the Red Sea, Dahab

Driving to the Blue Hole from Dahab

Quadbiking through the Dahab desert

‘Postcards’ is an ongoing series that examines the links between travel and creative practise. Each week we ask some of our favourite designers, artists, photographers, and musicians to share some of their latest trips, accompanied by a few short words. In this week’s instalment, Melbourne photographer Jess LaFrankie takes us through her favourite images from a recent and unforgettable trip to Egypt.

“Travelling through Egypt was the most phenomenal and enriching experience. From snorkelling in the Red Sea to entering the Pyramids, climbing Mount Sinai, sailing down the Nile, hot air ballooning over the Valley of the Kings, singing around a Nubian campfire and quad biking through the desert, this was an adventure of a lifetime and should be on everyone’s bucket list.”