Curriculum Vitae
 
Abdel-Fattah Mahmoud Ryiad
 
Personal Data
   
Fame Name : Adel-Fattah Ryiad
Birth date : 28/7/1923
Place of birth : Cairo
Date of death : 30/6/2007
Activities : Photography
 

 
Education
 
- Graduated from the Police Academy- July- 1944.
- Diploma in Polic Science and Criminal searching- USA- 1954.
- Diploma in Color Science Photography- Germany and USA.
- Certificate from the National Institute for Criminal Searches- 1958.
- Diploma in General Managing Basics from the Managment Institute- sponsored by the UN- 1959.
- has got the Fellowship of the Royal British Society for Photography (FRPS)- London- 1966.
- Certificate from the American Institute- for Developing Cinema and Television Technology Science and Arts- 1966.
 
Membership
 
- Fellow of the Royal British Photography Society.
- working member at the Society of Cinema and Television Engineers- USA.
 
Jobs
 
- Teacher of Photography- at the Cinema High Institute 1958:1974.
- Teacher of Criminal Photgraphing- Police Academy- 1960.
- Professor at the Faculty of Media- Cairo University- 1973:1977.
- Professor for the Egyptian Islamic MA Students- Faculty of Archaeology- Cairo University- 1974:1975.
- Photography Lecturer- Faculty of Media- AUC-1973.
- MA Professor of Photography- Legal Chemical Analysis Diploma- Faculty of Medicin- Cairo University- 1972: 1978.
- Secretary for the Criminal Evidences Investigation Authority- Ministry of Interrior.
- Teacher at the Police Training Institute- 1974.
- Advisory Expert for the Judge Administrations for Forgery Researches, Photography,
Cinema shooting, examination of Criminal Evidences and writings and signatures.
- Retired Police General - 2/ 8/ 1974.
 
Places of interest
 
- Cairo- Wadi Natron.
- Germany, England, USA.
 
Solo shows
 
- the Salon Exhibition- the French Photography Society- Paris- 24 : 31 October 1973.
 
Local exhibitions
 
- Touristical Posters and Photographs- 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974.
- 2nd Egypt`s Salon of Photography- 1989.
- 2nd Annual Exhibition for Egypt`s Photography Salon (guest of honour)- 1989.
- 2nd Nile Photography Exhibition- guest of honour- 1995.
- Photo Egypt International - photography tools exhibition- competition parallel to the exhibition- Conference Hall- Cairo- 2001.
- the Egyptian Photography Society- 2002.
-6th Nile Salon of Photography0- guest of honour- 2007.
 
International exhibitions
 
- 1st Nissan Exhibition for Arabic Photo- Baghdad- Iraq- 1989.
 
Scholarship
 
- to the USA for Studying Criminla Search Modern Science- 1953.
- to Germany- for the Criminal Investigation Laboratory- Federal Police department- for studying applications of Photography use in Criminal Search- 1954.
- for Agfa Lab- Livercosen- Germany- for studying color photography- 1956.
- from the UN to study the General Management Basics.
 
Assignment
 
- Gave a series of Lecturs on Photography and Cinema in a special training cours for a month- for photographers from the Arabian Gulf- organized by Qatar`s Ministry of Information.
- member of Cinema Committee- for the Cinema Transaltion Council (Photography)- 1958.
- member of the committee formed by the Supreme Council for Arts and Literature Patronage- for defining the scientific and techniqal definitions- for Cinema and Photography.
- was invited by a Dutch Company to prepear for a Photography course in Ghana- 1959.
- gave a series of lectures for the Photography Department - Faculty of Applied Arts- Cairo University- 1960.
- a Teaching Staff member - Police Academy- 1954: 1967.
- was registered in the Experts Table- Dpartment of Photography and Forgery- 1971.
- participated in the High Leadership Developing Course- 1972.
- member of the photography committee- for selecting winners of the Cinema Annual Competition- 1975.
- member of the Specialized Committee for selecting winners of the promotion prizes of Cinema Production and Novelistic Works- 1975.
- member of the specialized committee for the promotion prize of Cinema Production and Novelistic Works- 1976.
- Head of the Examination Committee of Sawy Competition.
- Member of the Permanent Committee for art works and dissertations evaluation- for the teaching staff members applied for teaching posts at the Cinema Higher Institute- Art Academy- Cairo- 1983.
- Member of the Permanent Committee for the Cinema Arts Scientifice Efficiencies- 1983.
- Member of the Permanent Committee for Cinema Science Production Examination- 1983.
 
Local and international Who's Who
 
- registered in `the Art of Light` Book- by Dr/ Maher Rady.
 
Publications and activities
 
- Authored the first references in Photograpy in Arabic- for the Arab World:
1- Fundmentals of Photography- 1958.
2- Photography Machine- 1961.
3- Developing Printing and Magnification- 1962.
4- Lighting and Film- 1963.
5- Photographing with invisible- Ray- 1964.
6- Photocolor- 1965.
7- Scientific Guid for Photographers and Camera Men- 1968.
8- Formation in Fine Arts (a study in the Vision Psychology and its rule in the Aesthitic Senses)- 1990.
9- Discovering Forgery- 1993.
10- Sensitive Films- 1996.
11- Judgments about the Advisory Reports- 1996.
12- Shooting the Unseen- 1997.
13- Concrete Criminal Evidences- 2000.
14- Light and Lighting in Photography- 2003.
15- Photographing in Criminal Investigations (Importance of Photo as a concrete evidence) 2004.
- Puplications in press:
1- Cinema Filming.
2- Color Filming - moidified - Egypt, the History, Art and Human.
3- Selections from Abdel-Fattah Ryiad Photographies.
- discussing MA and PhD studies for Photography Department- Faculty of Applied Arts.
- discussing MA and PhD studies for the Cinema Higher Institute.
 
Local recognition
 
- Was granted the duty medal and order of merit from President Abdel-Nasser- for his Prominent Services in Puplice Security- 1955.
- 1st prize and a certificate of merit at the 5th and 6th Posters and Touristic Photos Exhibition- organized by the Fine Arts Lovers Society in association with Ministry of Tourism- Cairo- 1971- 1972.
- 2nd prize and a certificate of merit at the 7th Posters and Touristic Photos Exhibition- 1973.
- certificate of merit at the 8th Posters and Touristic Photos Exhibition- 1974.
- Pioneer Medal- for his leading rule in Photography- Egyptian Photography Society.
- Promotion prize in art and science- Ministry of Interior- 1985, 1990.
- Certificate of Honor- Fine Arts Sector- 1995.
- certificate of merit from the International Exhibtion of Filming Equipment (Photo Egypt_) organized by Colors Labs Association- 1999.
 
International recognition
 
- Fellowship of the British Royal Photography Federation- 1966.
- golden prize in 1st Nissan Exhibition for Arabian Photo- Baghdad -Iraq- Iraqi Society of Photography- in appreciation to his additions in Photography enriching the Arabian Librarries- 1989.
 
State collection
 
-Science Institute for Criminal Evidence.