Shot through the intricate wooden mashrabiya screen in th...

Shot through the intricate wooden mashrabiya screen in the foreground, Manial Palace overlooking the Nile, Cairo, 1950, midday. An unveiled Egyptian woman museum curator in a tailored dress stands by the window holding an aged sealed letter, gazing at the river beyond. Geometric light patterns cast across her face and the tiled floor, lush gardens and water glinting outside.