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SUMMARY:Vantage Point 13
DESCRIPTION:The latest edition of Sharjah Art Foundation’s open-call photography exhibition examines the evolving possibilities of documentary photography through newly commissioned works by six artists – Luisa Dörr\, Latifa AlBokhari\, Sathish Kumar\, Adam Rouhana\, Guanyu Xu and Maheder Haileselassie. \nThe principle is that photography is not simply as a tool for recording reality but can be treated as a medium through which histories and systems of representation are negotiated. So through portraiture and observational strategies\, Dörr\, AlBokhari and Kumar probe the nuances of lived experience\, tracing intimate connections between land and belonging via long-term collaborations with individuals\, families and communities; Rouhana\, Guanyu Xu and Haileselassie explore themes of absence and rupture\, photography as a means of grappling with questions of visibility and with histories interrupted by conflict or erasure. As SAF puts it: “The works position documentary photography as a field in transformation – one defined not by static truths\, but by continual discernment”. \nVantage Point 13 is curated by Sara Al Mheiri and Osemudiamen Ekore of the SAF curatorial team. \nTo 29 November. \nRight: Sathish Kumar\, Dream (2026). Below: Luisa Dörr\, Yaritza and Yuli\, Teuchitlán\, Jalisco\, Mexico (2024)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/vantage-point-13/
LOCATION:Sharjah Art Foundation Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Photography
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SUMMARY:Mobile Portrait Photography
DESCRIPTION:Vantage Point 13 artist Luisa Dörr introduces different ways of approaching portraiture today\, through observation\, collaboration and visual storytelling using a smartphone. A series of hands-on guided exercises will help participants beyond quick snapshots to consider how gesture\, environment and the relationship between photographer and subject can shape a compelling image. Designed for photographers\, artists and creatives at all levels.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mobile-portrait-photography/
LOCATION:SAF Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Photography,Workshop
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SUMMARY:SAF Book Club Meetup: Theories of Photography
DESCRIPTION:SAF’s August book club meetup will explore how our perspectives shape the way we interpret photographs. Through books such as On Photography by Susan Sontag\, Listening to Images by Tina M. Campt and Photography’s Orientalism by Ali Behdad and Luke Gartlan\, the participants will discuss how images are created\, viewed and understood.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/saf-book-club-meetup-theories-of-photography/
LOCATION:SAF Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Book club,Photography
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260820T170000
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SUMMARY:Creative Photography Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:A workshop and Develop your photography skills through hands-on training in composition\, lighting\, and camera settings using a professional camera or smartphone. The workshop\, in celebration of World Photography Day\, is led by Mansour Al Mansoori.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/creative-photography-fundamentals/
LOCATION:Souq Al Qattara\, Shareat Al Qattara\, Al Ain
CATEGORIES:Photography,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260829T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260829T140000
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SUMMARY:The Artist as Gatherer: Mapping Meaning
DESCRIPTION:A two-day workshop (same times tomorrow) with Amparo Baquerizas Carreras and her photobook Gauchito Querido (2026)\, which will be used as a case study for alternative cartography and the concept of ‘artist as gatherer’. Participants will explore how artistic research can be considered creative methodology; they will learn to identify patterns and relationships through systems thinking\, and will examine practical strategies for translating research insights into concept development and meaning-making for visual storytelling. \nAll materials are provided.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-artist-as-gatherer-mapping-meaning/
LOCATION:Sharjah Art Foundation\, Flying Saucer\, Sharjah\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Photography,Workshop
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