studio and went into partnership with the French photographer, Hippolyte Arnoux. By 1863 Felice was living and working in Japan. The Beato brothers' images of Egypt were distinctly different to those of other pioneering photographers working in the Middle East and Asia. Whereas most photographers focussed on the grandeur of monuments and architecture, the Beatos concentrated on scenes of everyday life. See also History of photography List of Orientalist artists Orientalism References General references Antonio e Felice Beato, Venice, Ikona Photo Gallery, 1983 Bennett, Terry, Early Japanese Images, Rutland, Vermont, Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1996 19th-century photographers Beato, Felice A. Pioneers of photography