Photographers in the UAE are engaging in open-ended discussions, exchanging ideas, and delving into niche areas of the field through 10 professional-led focus groups at the sixth edition of the Xposure International Photography Festival, which runs until February 15 at Expo Centre Sharjah. Focus group sessions held at Xposure 2022 on the festivals first two […]

Two wetsuit-clad individuals dive into the safe environment of a large glass water tank to capture images of colourful reefs and fishes as the ‘Introduction to Scuba & Underwater Photography’ workshop gets underway at the ongoing sixth edition of Xposure International Photography Festival. Attracting curious onlookers of all ages, the large glass water tank takes […]

“Every click of the shutter is a collaboration,” remarked David Doubilet, pioneering underwater photographer, at a seminar titled ‘Oceans through the Lens of Time’, held as part of the Conservation Summit at Xposure International Photography Festival. Doubilet, who has worked on 78 stories for National Geographic in over 40 years in the profession, was introduced […]

Two visionaries in the field of photojournalism have been named winners of the debut edition of the Independent Freelance Photojournalist Awards 2021 (IFPA) at the sixth edition of Xposure International Photography Festival. Ivan Abreu, a filmmaker, photographer and multimedia journalist from Brazil, was named the winner for his work, ‘Hong Kong, Times of Dissent’. Darrin […]

“The more you explore, the more derisory your knowledge seems. The more you know, the more you don’t know,” said French naturalist photographer, Laurent Ballesta, during his presentation on Mediterranean Planet and the Gombessa Expeditionsat the debut edition of the Conservation Summit at Xposure International Photography Festival on Thursday. Taking the audience on a spectacular […]

The outlook for ocean conservation got a promising boost today(Thursday) as Xposure International Photography Festival opened its first-ever Conservation Summit under the theme ‘Saving our Oceans’ to explore hope and solutions for safeguarding the precious biodiversity of the global marine ecosystems. The day-long summit dedicated to ocean conservation and visual storytelling opened at Expo Centre […]

An image shot in Indonesia, on display at the ongoing sixth edition of Xposure International Photography Festival, depicts a group of children crouching in flimsy boats surrounding a pier, but listening intently as their teacher conducts a lesson. For these children from destitute families who row boats to school and back home, these boats also […]

“My real hope for the profession of architectural photography is that the faithfulness of the architectural depiction will always match the precision of our design and the engineering of our subjects, ”emphasised award-winning architectural photographer Steven Brooke at a seminar titled ‘The Depiction of Architecture: Historical Precedents and Contemporary Applications’on the opening day of Xposure […]

“A young girl lying unconscious on the streets, possibly dead after an airstrike; a young boy carrying an infant in his hands crying for help; the heart-breaking pleas of a young Iraqi girl who lost her arm and her brothers and father in the war … these were the moments I had to stop filming […]

Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) has officially inaugurated the 11th Sharjah Light Festival – themed ‘Echoes of the Future’ – which includes a series of activities and shows, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, until February 20, […]