Beyoncé’s Tour Photographer, Yosra El-Essawy Dies

Very sad news. Yosra El-Essawy has passed, after battling cancer. Known as the talented tour photog for Beyonce’s Mrs. Carter World Tour, she had Stage 4 cancer. She was diagnosed during the international leg of Bey’s tour.

Yosra was often open about her battle with the disease and shared updates about her progress on Instagram.

Her last Instgram post in September, was the photo above with the caption:

With too much to share in the last couple of months, it’s suffice to say it has been a very difficult time… But by the grace of God I feel like a new woman and have not felt so good in so long. Today I am in total awe of my life, of the beings that overflow it with love and peace and sincerity. Today I face the biggest