AGMC, the exclusive importer for BMW, MINI, and BMW Motorrad in Dubai, Sharjah, and the Northern Emirates, has officially opened its brand-new, state-of-the-art showroom in Sharjah. Spanning 35,770 square metres, the new facility is set to usher in a new era in luxury car buying experience in the emirate, bringing cutting-edge design, advanced technology, and […]

Sharjah Asset Management, the investment arm of the Government of Sharjah, announces the trial launch of the first city taxi booking service in the emirate, via Yango app, in exclusive partnership with Yango Group. This new service aims to advance the transportation sector in Sharjah, and provide safe, fast and convenient services to users. H.E […]

The last day of the International Photography Festival (Xposure) 2025 saw legendary sports photographer Andrew Bernstein taking the stage and enthralling the audience with a visual journey through his illustrious career, sharing the stories behind some of his most iconic images. From capturing Michael Jordan’s first NBA championship embrace with his father to documenting the […]

The scale and horror of the Chernobyl nuclear accident was brought alive in all its intensity by National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig through his presentation “The Long Shadow of Chernobyl” at the 9th annual International Photography Festival (Xposure) at Aljada, Sharjah on Wednesday. German-American lensman Gerd Ludwig, who made 13 visits to the contaminated Exclusion […]

On the final day of the 9th International Photography Festival, the audience fell silent as two titans of conflict photography, Sir Don McCullin and James Nachtwey, took to the stage for a rare and profoundly moving conversation. The session – ‘Bearing Witness: Through the Darkness of History’ – captured their decades-long careers spent documenting humanity […]

His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, attended the closing ceremony of the 9th edition of the Xposure International Photography Festival (Xposure 2025) on Wednesday. The weeklong festival, which welcomed more than 30,000 attendees, brought together photographers, filmmakers, and visual artists from around […]

Humanitarian aid worker and photographer Nitin Madhav narrated his incredible experiences as he straddled the human and animal worlds in a Fireside Chat titled “Finding Balance: Humanitarian Aid and Serenity of Nature” with photography consultant and collector Lars Boering at the ongoing 9th annual International Photography Festival (Xposure) at Aljada, Sharjah on Tuesday. Being patted […]

The world of photojournalism stands at an inflection point. The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, social media, and digital manipulation has blurred the once-clear lines between reality and fabrication. On Sunday, the International Photography Festival (Xposure) 2025 hosted the panel, ‘Challenging the Integrity of Truth’, with distinguished photojournalists and industry experts to debate the urgent […]

With the world increasingly divided and media more fragmented than ever, documentaries remain a formidable medium to push for awareness, change, and connection. At the ongoing  9th International Photography Festival (Xposure), the panel discussion on ‘Filmmaking for Change: Documentaries That Matter’ explored this landscape deeply. Featuring filmmakers Rick Smolan, Jerome Pin, and Dennis Schmelz, the […]

Collaboration and partnership — right from choosing the screenplay, actors, locale and editors — formed the crux of directing a good film, agreed a panel of award-winning filmmakers at a discussion titled ‘Directing with Purpose: Shaping the Vision’ at the ongoing 9th annual International Photography Festival, Xposure, at Aljada, Sharjah on Sunday. The panel, moderated […]