Shrouk Ghonim is an Egyptian visual storyteller and filmmaker.

 Her work focuses on social issues, human anthropology issues, and focus on women's issues.

She graduated from the faculty of mass communication at Cairo University with a degree in journalism. She received a degree in photojournalism from the Danish School of Media & Journalism (DMJX) in Aarhus, Denmark.

Certifications & Workshops

- The language of photojournalism masterclass from the Danish School of Media & Journalism (DMJX) - (2023-2024)

- VII Academy Native Arabic speakers: Photojournalism and documentary photography program 2020.

- Creative documentary workshop from Between Women Filmmaker's Caravan.

- Kamal Adham diploma in Digital and health journalism from The American University in Cairo. 

- Women in News program from WAN-IFRA. 

- Health Reporting from Thomson Foundation. 

- Investigative Journalism from Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute.

- Open Source Investigation Tools for Journalists and Researchers from the Law & Society Research Unit at The American University in Cairo.


Awards & Nominations

- Egypt Press Photo Award at Multimedia 2022.

- Egypt Press Photo Award at Sport Photography 2022.

- Egypt Press Photo Award at Multimedia 2021.

- Egyptian Ministry for Youth & Sports' Photo Contest 2021.

- Shortlist at Thomson Foundation Young Journalists Award 2021.

- Finalist at Samir Kassir Award For Freedom of Press 2021.

- Finalist at the Arab Journalism Youth Award 2020.

- Egypt Press Photo Award at Ramadan contest 2019.

- Masr Al-Khair photography contest 2019.

- Sakia El-Sawy Photography Contest 2020.

- European Union Photography Award 2018.

- Egypt Press Photo Award 2018.


Exhibitions  

- Cairo Photo Week Festival (Photopia - 2023).      

- Portrait exhibition by the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX)  as part of Aarhus Festival Week 2023 at Dokk1- Aarhus, Denmark.

- Photojournalists Syndicate Exhibitions & EGYPT press photo contest from 2018 to 2022.

- Framing life exhibition (Cairo- 2021) with the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX) in cooperation with (DEDI) – The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Initiative.

- European Union Photography Exhibition 2018.