Habitat loss, environmental degradation, conflicts with humans, the demand for animal body parts, including fur, bones, teeth and claws, and poaching are just some of the key factors that have brought the big cats around the globe to the brink of extinction, said a panel of wildlife conservation experts at a discussion on ‘Big Cats […]

‘Creative Publishing Café took its visitors on a flavourful journey into coffee provenance with a workshop titled ‘Coffee Taste Session’, on Friday, September 20.  The session detailed the history of coffee, and the different varieties and flavours found around the world. Creative Publishing Café’ is a five-day event being organised by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) […]

From explaining technical nitty-gritties of the profession to exploring how slight improvements in form, content and function can refine one’s skills, 17 specialised photography subjects are being tackled by some of the industry’s best at the XPOSURE International Photography Festival workshops in Sharjah this year.     Talking about his workshop, Photography: Form, Content and Function, Prof […]

FUNN, the Sharjah-based organisation that promotes media arts learning among children and youth, will be announcing the full agenda of the 7th edition of Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF), at a press conference tomorrow (Monday) in Sharjah’s Zero 6 Mall at 9:00am. The timetable and locations of movie screenings in the […]

Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council (Irthi), an affiliate of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment, unveiled 78 exclusive luxury products as part of 12 collections in jewellery, furniture, home décor, perfume bottles, incense burners and more, on Thursday, during the opening ceremony of London Design Fair 2019. Irthi is representing the United Arab Emirates as the fair’s ‘Official […]

A packed auditorium greeted Frans Lanting, the ace wild-life and conservation photographer on Friday evening at XPOSURE 2019, the region’s leading international photo festival whose fourth edition is currently underway at Expo Centre Sharjah.   Lanting, who works for the National Geographic and is hailed as one of the greatest nature photographers of the world, […]

A five-time recipient of World Press Photos, including the first prize for her 2018 National Geographic magazine story about a community in Kenya protecting elephants, American photographer Ami Vitale has captivated audiences at Sharjah’s International Photography Festival (XPOSURE 2019) with her body of work, and also given them something essential to think about.    Speaking […]

Success in photography is the ability to produce outstanding images rather than achieving commercial success selling them, stressed Gabriel Wickbold, one of the brightest young photographers from Brazil.  The artist and gallerist was addressing a crowd of photography enthusiasts at a seminar on the second day of the fourth edition of the XPOSURE 2019 International […]

Photography documenting everyday life is the best social commentary, explained Frankie Quinn, documentarist and director of the Belfast Archive Project. He was addressing a seminar under the title, ‘The Photo Project’, at the fourth edition of the International Photography Festival XPOSURE 2019, the region’s biggest photography event currently on at the Expo Centre Sharjah. Quinn’s […]

“I am not a good photographer; I am a good observer,” stated Antonio Aragón Renuncio, a Spanish photographer and winner of multiple international awards, at the International Photography Festival XPOSURE 2019, now underway at Expo Centre Sharjah. In conversation with Aidan J Sullivan, Director and Founder of The Ian Parry Scholarship who moderated the session, Renuncio […]

A number of senior officials and representatives from Sharjah Airport Authority participated in celebrations for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s 89th National Day, which falls on September 23rd each year. During the celebrations, which lasted for three days, roses and Saudi flags were handed out in a symbolic gesture reflecting the brotherly feelings and special […]

Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) is celebrating heritage in the MENA region through a portable “palace” made of recycled fabrics using the art of reverse Appliqué. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the ‘T-Serai’ (acronym for Textile Systems for Engagement and Research in Artistic Impact), exhibition opens […]

Emirates, Official Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2019 (RWC 2019), has teamed up with famous Welsh Rugby referee, Nigel Owens, to create a campaign to inform travellers what’s fair play and what’s foul play when flying – so we can all Fly Better! The campaign, “Emirates etiquette guide to Rugby World Cup 2019”, comprises […]

Human-wildlife conflict comes into sharp focus as David Chancellor looks through his camera. All that he has seen has been captured under a series of photographs titled ‘With Butterflies and Warriors’, on display at the fourth edition of the International Photography Festival XPOSURE 2019, the region’s biggest photography event, which began at Expo Centre Sharjah […]

From having to deal with ambiguous advertising briefs from creative directors to being under constant pressure to take iconic cover photos for a world-class magazine such as the Lonely Planet, the award-winning travel photographer Philip Lee Harvey has seen and experienced it all.    Speaking at a session titled ‘Fit for Purpose’ at the International […]

Putting the human element in context to a situation is critical to effective news photography, renowned photographer John Moore strongly asserted during a talk he led at the International Photography Festival XPOSURE 2019, the region’s biggest photography event, which unveiled on Thursday at Expo Centre Sharjah. Moore, who is a special correspondent for Getty Images, […]

“Beautiful wildlife images make people care about nature, but the stories that need to be told, the photographs that must be seen, are the ones that shine a light on our relationship with the natural world,” stated Kathy Moran, National Geographic Deputy Director of Photography, at a packed-house seminar held on the inaugural evening of […]

The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) conducted a panel discussion titled  ‘A Session with Sheraa’, and a reading evening themed ‘Book Review’, on September 19, 2019, the third day of ‘Creative Publishing Café’, being organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) at Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPCFZ). ‘Creative Publishing Café’ is a five-day cultural event […]

“Chernobyl isn’t a moment in time. People think of Chernobyl as an event that took place in 1986. It happened. Now it’s over. But Chernobyl is a place and there is still work that needs to be done there,” asserted Toronto-based travel and documentary cinematographer and photographer, Jeffrey Garriock, and New York City and Miami […]

The months of September and October are packed with interesting activities at Heart of Sharjah, the historical restoration project led by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), which entails restoring the traditional heritage areas of Sharjah and linking them together. With a series of six workshops specialising in a diversity of creative and cultural fields, […]