- Laurent Denimal
- May 8
56 photographs of Beirut, the Beirut I love
Now on display in a new gallery on my website.
The presentation text Living in and loving Beirut was written by
French writer, journalist and photographer David Hury
Living in and loving Beirut
A smoking hookah, a beat-up car, concrete everywhere, colourful plants, the aroma of coffee, idle cranes, sprawling trees, declarations of love plastered on its walls… Wandering the streets of this city is like a journey to another world. A world of chaos and beauty, of fawda and generosity, of violence and human warmth.
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about David Hury
David Hury is based in Paris, with a home in Normandy and his heart in Beirut.
Photographer, novelist and journalist, he works wherever takes his fancy.
He recently published a sequel to his first crime novel (Beirut Forever, Editions Liana Levi, Paris 2025), Beirut Paradise (Editions Liana Levi, Paris 2026).
Beirut Forever was awarded the 2025 Prix Noir de l’Histoire
