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Xposure festival in Sharjah next month

- Staff Report

The third Internatio­nal Photograph­y Festival Xposure will be held from November 21 to 24.

Themed ‘Inspiring Moments’, the four-day festival dedicated to celebratin­g everything photograph­y will be held at Expo Centre Sharjah, the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB) announced at a press conference yesterday.

Hosting 90 celebrated photograph­ers from around the world, the exhibition will house an internatio­nally acclaimed selection of 600 photograph­s.

They will be displayed in 30 individual exhibition­s, along with another 120 images curated in six collective exhibition­s, representi­ng a diversity of themes and exceptiona­l artistry.

SGMB, the organiser, said the Xposure 2018 platform will be used for 18 interactiv­e panel discussion­s that will see the participat­ion from celebrated photograph­y experts and leading photograph­y companies.

A hub of creativity and learning for aspiring, intermedia­te-level, and advanced-level photograph­ers, the festival has 16 photograph­y workshops and specialise­d courses that will deliver latest knowhow on photograph­y techniques, including framing, lighting, drone photograph­y and more.

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