A front-view shot of an Egyptian potter pressing clay with mud-covered hands to shape a new ceramic vessel on a pottery wheel, with multiple unfired clay pots arranged around him. The scene is captured inside a traditional brick workshop in Garis village, Ashmoun district, Al-Monofeya governorate. Pottery making (Fakhar) is a long-established craft in rural Egypt, with villages like Garis preserving hand-shaping techniques passed down through generations.