For years, Galal El-Masry has roamed the Nubian villages and islands, lens in hand, searching for the tales of the Land of Gold. He listened to stories never told before and encountered unique figures who have become icons of Nubian society. The sexagenarian photographer captured it all through repeated visits, searching within each frame for the meaning, worth, and secret of Nubia’s timelessness—this cherished part of Egypt that has stood for millennia.