As part of its strategy to consolidate partnership between the academic sector and maritime industry, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) – Sharjah Branch participates in the UAE Maritime Week 2019, which was held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai […]

They have been to places where none of us will ever dare venture out into; they have seen things each of us should be grateful we have never had to witness; and they have endured loss, pain and suffering in ways we can barely imagine. Yet, a trio of war photographers – Paul Conroy, Michael […]

As part of the yearlong celebrations of the Sharjah World Book Capital 2019, and in recognition of the long-standing relationship between literature and photography, XPOSURE International Photography Festival 2019 is hosting the ‘Read, Write, Create Africa’ exhibition by Senegalese artist, Omar Victor Diop. Through 10 stunning images of African women and men reading together, sharing […]

XPOSURE 2019, the ongoing photography festival, is a unique and enabling platform that acts as a converging ground for photographers from around the world to showcase their works and share their expertise with their aspiring counterparts. What sets XPOSURE apart, from other photography festivals across the region, is the amount of learning that is facilitated […]

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) brought the curtains down on its ‘Creative Publishing Café’ on Saturday, September 21, 2019, organised at Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPCFZ), as part of the Sharjah World Book Capital 2019 celebrations. Bader Mohammed Saab, Coordinator General of ‘Creative Publishing Café’, honoured the participating institutions, including the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre […]

For the audience at the ongoing mega Photography Festival, Xposure 2019, being held in Sharjah, the Saturday evening presented a rare opportunity to time travel into the early days of photography. In a fascinating session titled ‘Looking vs Seeing, How Photography Altered Perception,’ conducted by Prof J Tomas Lopez, Professor and Chair, Department of Arts […]

When Xavier Portela left a comfortable job as a developer for Bose Europe to become a full-time photographer, he had concerns that he might not be able to make a regular income while working as a freelancer. “‘That’s when I spoke to my mother for advice,” said Portela while speaking at the XPOSURE Intentional Photography […]

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 […]