France-based photographer Stefan Draschan, camping in galleries for days, waiting for visitors who perfectly match the artworks they observe.

His photo series is called “People matching artworks,” and seeing it at first you might get an impression that it’s all staged. But the artist reassures that these perfect shots are actually achieved using patience. I picked 24 of his original 50 but you can see all here.

This tomb looks simple until you realize it was never meant to disappear. In Old Dongola, Sudan, these beehive-shaped graves have survived for more than a thousand years beside the ruins of a forgotten capital.

Old Dongola stood on the east bank of the Nile and became the political center of Makuria, a major medieval Nubian kingdom. For centuries, Makuria controlled trade routes, defended its territory, and developed a distinct Christian culture in northeastern Africa.

The tombs are built from mud brick, a material many assume is temporary. Yet in dry climates, well-made earthen structures can endure for astonishing lengths of time. Their survival challenges modern assumptions about what lasts.

Archaeologists have identified around twenty of these domed graves in the area. Their size, placement, and careful construction suggest they were likely intended for respected or high-ranking individuals.

What remains uncertain is why this specific beehive form was chosen. It may have reflected status, local symbolism, practical engineering, or a blend of traditions now only partly understood.

That uncertainty gives the site its power. Kingdoms collapse, names vanish, and texts are lost, yet one shaped mound of brick can still announce that someone here mattered enough to be remembered.