"Express 2025" He celebrates conflict photographers and environments threatened with disappearance
Sharjah, February 17 / WAM / The ninth edition of the International Festival of Photography “Expogers” will host a group of photojournalists whose lenses have documented the articulated moments in the history of mankind and succeeded in converting the image into a live testimony on the major transformations from the conflict areas to the demise of the demise.
The festival organized by the media office of the Sharjah Government during the period from 20 to 26 February will provide visitors with the opportunity to explore influential exhibitions and listen to the experiences of photographers who were at the heart of the event and transferred to the world facts that changed the paths of history.
“Express” in the Al -Jaidah area in Sharjah organizes individual exhibitions that celebrate the photographers who have devoted their lives to convey the truth. Among the most prominent posts, the famous photographer James Nakoy reviews in his exhibition “The Geography of War (Helmand Province, Afghanistan 2010)” scenes from the front lines of global conflicts in advance of a visual vision that transmits complications Wars and their deep human impact, as well as Sir without McColin provides in his exhibition “Between Life and Death”, the outcome of contracts in documenting conflicts and humanitarian disasters, as its forms embody the cruelty of reality and the importance of the image in communicating the truth.
The “Women” exhibition, Centia Cantia, shines on the victims of violence directed towards women in the wars areas, and documents the journey of an Eritrean women asylum to Ethiopia during the period 2017 – 2020 to escape persecution, while Veronik de Vegheri reviews its unique ability to capture beautiful moments in conflict areas to get out of the look The prevailing of the war in the exhibition “Pink despite the black”.
The “Express 2025” program includes many dialogues that discuss the challenges facing journalistic photography, including the speech “Stabbing the Integrity of Truth”, which is witnessing the participation of a group of award -winning journalists who won: Svetlana Patchevanova, Mohamed Muhaisen, Santiago Leon, Salem Amin and Maria Man and Vironic de Vegiri who discuss the role of journalistic photography in shaping public opinion.
Liz Arango reveals in the speech “Hunger Photography” the role of the image in highlighting the experiences of societies facing food security challenges and malnutrition, while the speech “colors in the press photography” presented by photographer Pascal Metter discusses the visual impact of colors in highlighting the dimensions of the image and enhancing its emotional impact on the viewer .
The festival also organizes a specialized workshop entitled “How to take the best pictures with your smartphone” provided by photography experts to help the participants exploit the capabilities of their smartphones in documenting moments with skill and professionalism.
The photographer Salim Amin shows a group of the works of his father, the late journalist Mohamed Amin, who picked up his atmosphere of articulated moments in the history of the African continent, highlighting political and social issues that formed the features of the era.
“Express” continues its role as a platform that brings together the pioneers of journalistic photography with the public in an area that allows the discovery of the world with the eyes of those who documented its most influential moments.
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