50 Years at Karnak Temple, Portrait of Mahmoud from the "Winds of the Nile" photo essay. Mahmoud Farouk stands in Karnak Temple as a beam of light illuminates the space and reveals ancient Egyptian Hyroglyphs. Karnak Temple is the oldest religious complex in Egypt. Mahmoud has worked there for over 50 years, having started there as a young boy with his father. Luxor, Egypt.