Lebanese photographer Chafic Ahmad Soussi - in pictures

The Mufti of Sidon in the 1940s Photograph: Chafic Soussi

A quirky shot of a father and his sons superimposed on to a plane Photograph: Chafic Soussi

A portrait of a girl, demonstrating the tinting techniques used by Soussi's studio to colour photographs Photograph: Chafic Soussi

A card commemorating the first communion of a Roman Catholic boy, 1960 Photograph: Chafic Soussi

A portrait of two glamorous sisters taken in the 1950s Photograph: Chafic Soussi

A tinted and coloured portrait of a young man Photograph: Chafic Soussi

An early photograph of a man, probably a carpet seller Photograph: Chafic Soussi

The crusaders' sea castle in Sidon, taken from the roof of the Soussi studio Photograph: Chafic Soussi

A social scene illustrating how Lebanese women adopted European fashion Photograph: Chafic Soussi

A formal portrait of a Muslim husband and wife Photograph: Chafic Soussi

Soussi photographed many Lebanese men wearing the traditional fez Photograph: Chafic Soussi

Portrait of a young Chafic Soussi Photograph: Chafic Soussi