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Baalbek

Back in the early 1970’s Waddah and his Art Shop got involved in the design of the posters and catalogues for the Baalbek International Festival, where he brought in his revolutionary design ideas, like replacing brands in advertisements and sponsors with artworks by some of the most relevant Arab artists of the 20th Century.


During that time, Waddah also carried his cameras around and portrayed those paradisiac days through his lens.

Mornings at the Palmyra Hotel (1973)

Mornings at the Palmyra Hotel (1973)

Quatuoir Borodine (1974)

Quatuoir Borodine (1974)

Rehearsal Time (1973)

Rehearsal Time (1973)

The Ever-Present Audience (1973)

The Ever-Present Audience (1973)

Bacchus by Night (1974)

Bacchus by Night (1974)

Charles Mingus (1974)

Charles Mingus (1974)

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