The inexplicable, indefinable nature of “miracles” has piqued human curiosity for millennia. Trees that “bleed”, paintings that weep, seas that part – what else could explain this other than divine intervention? And while these nebulous events may seem confined to dusty scriptures, in modern-day Egypt they appear to happen on the streets, in homes, in nature; they are part of everyday life.

American photographer David Degner has been documenting “modern miracles” in Egypt for seven years. What caught—and has held—his interest is the apparent regularity of these unexplained occurrences, which are not only talked about among friends but often reported on by the national press.

“Egyptians have a completely different understanding of miracles than what I grew up with,” Degner says.