[3] As a female photographer, Hammam said she "entered this traditionally male-dominated space, camera in hand, inverting conventional power relationships to ‘shoot’ the soldiers.
Their response to my presence, as a woman, in their midst, has become part of the ‘facts’ documented in these images.” [4] Hammam is known for the distinctive technique with which she reworks photography, addressing the influence of mass media and market stylization.
[4] As the founder and creative director of Equinox Graphics, Hammam is also known for introducing art into the public space through innovative design and branding.
Hammam's work is included in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam and the Parco Horcynus Orca in Italy.
[6] In her London exhibition "Cairo Year One", Hammam used the style of traditional Japanese painting to present violent scenes from the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.