Xposure 2021 in Sharjah launching special award for photojournalists
Shaikh Sultan Bin Ahmad Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Council, during the press conference held at the House of Wisdom library to announce details of Xposure International Photography Festival 2021.
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Sharjah: Photographers are front-liners, pandemic or no pandemic, and deserve recognition for their efforts in capturing scenes from extraordinary events, heard a press conference held in Sharjah on Sunday to reveal details of Xposure International Photography Festival 2021.
The comments came from Shaikh Sultan Bin Ahmad Al Qasimi, chairman of Sharjah Media Council, during the conference held at the House of Wisdom library. He added that over the past year, because of global lockdowns and grounded flights forced by COVID-19, people have been able to “travel” to places because of images brought to our screens by photographers. Shaikh Sultan said the main objective of the annual Xposure festival was to celebrate photographers, of all genres, and their work.