“Typology Of The American Teenager”: 35 Captivating Photographs By Richard Renaldi

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The genre of portraiture in photography has always been personal and intriguing. Early photographers were drawn to capturing the likenesses and expressions of others through the lens, preserving a moment in time. Today, the interest in using people as subjects in photography remains strong, as their appearance, gestures, and emotions hint at deeper stories that remain just out of reach.

For Richard Renaldi, portraiture is definitely his passion, as his career is grounded in the exploration of this genre. The artist has released numerous portrait series. We’ve already showcased Richard’s captivating project, titled “Touching Strangers”, which got a lot of positive reactions. So, in today’s article, we want to share one of his other photo series, “Typology of the American Teenager”, containing pictures of teenagers from across the United States. The series depicts the diversity and individuality of American teenagers, highlighting their unique personalities and characteristics through the lens of Renaldi’s camera.

More info: Instagram | renaldi.com | twitter.com | flickr.com


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8 Fabulous Photos From Natasha Barnard’s Photo Shoot in Hayman Island

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The SI Swimsuit model was featured in the magazine in 2013 and ’14.

SI Swimsuit model Natasha Barnard made her debut with the magazine in 2013 and returned for a second photo shoot in ’14. The 34-year-old has been featured in notable campaigns including Wonderbra, Armani Exchange, Guess and Jacob & Co.

The South Africa-native is passionate about “photographing nature’s wonders,” and spending time on the other side of the camera. She is currently represented by IMG models and enjoys baking, interior design and event planning.

Here are eight of our favorite photos from her 2013 photoshoot with James Macari in Hayman Island, Australia.

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Google celebrates Lunar New Year 2023 with Year of the Rabbit doodle

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 Google doodle of a sylized rabbit with the Google logo for Lunar Year 2023.

Google doodle of a sylized rabbit with the Google logo for Lunar Year 2023.

A new lunar new year is hopping off to a great start and Google is marking the occasion with a series of Google doodles.

The Lunar New Year 2023 began today (Jan. 22) marking the start of the Year of the Rabbit on the lunar calendar, with Google celebrating with an ornate stylized logo with the company’s name inside a hopping rabbit.

“After the first new moon of the Lunar calendar each year, communities around the world set up decorations, make festive food and gather with loved ones to usher in the new year,” Google wrote in a doodle explainer.

Related: What moon phase is it today? Moon phases 2023 explained

Google doodle of a sylized rabbit with the Google logo for Lunar Year 2023 in South Korea

Google doodle of a sylized rabbit with the Google logo for Lunar Year 2023 in South Korea

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“The traditions of the Lunar New Year festival date back thousands of years to a popular legend. A mythical beast called Nian was known to show up each Lunar New Year’s eve and terrorize people and livestock,” the company added. “Loud noises, the color red and fire scared Nian away, so it became a tradition for families to decorate their doors in red paper, set off fireworks and leave lanterns burning all night.”

The Year of the Rabbit comes after the Year of the Tiger on the lunar calendar.

“This year marks the Year of the Rabbit, which is associated with peace and prosperity,” Google wrote in its description. The Doodle artwork is crafted from paper to honor Chinese paper-cutting (Jianzhi), which is a long-time Lunar New Year tradition.”

Google doodle of a sylized cat with the Google logo for Lunar Year 2023 in Vietnam

Google doodle of a sylized cat with the Google logo for Lunar Year 2023 in Vietnam

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— How to observe the moon with a telescope

— What you can see in this month’s night sky

— Best cameras for astrophotography

Google released several different versions of its Lunar New Year 2023, including versions for South Korea and Vietnam, where it is known as Tet and kicked off the Year of the Cat.

“Known as Tet in Vietnamese, this holiday is celebrated by communities each year during Tet festival, people often travel to the homes of their extended families and bring in the new year with feasts. Tet festival is traditionally celebrated across three days to spend time connecting with friends and colleagues and visiting temples and ancestral burial sights. During family feasts, people typically eat vegetables, banh chung (sticky rice cake), and cu kieu (pickled scallion),” Google wrote.

“This year marks the Year of the Cat, which is associated with prosperity, cleverness, and skillfulness. The Doodle artwork is crafted from paper to honor the paper folding & cutting art traditionally practiced during Lunar New Year.”

If you’re looking for some amazing sights to mark the lunar new year, Venus and Saturn will shine extremely close together after sunset in a planetary conjunction. You can watch the Venus and Saturn conjunction in a free webcast at 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT).

Email Tariq Malik at [email protected] or follow him @tariqjmalik. Follow us @SpacedotcomFacebook and Instagram.



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Photographer Anita Demianowicz Captured Herself Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country She Was In

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My name is Anita. I’m from Poland. My adventure with photography started 8 years ago. I was photographing everything during my travels: a bit of city architecture, people, and landscapes. It soon turned out that landscape is something I love to photograph most because my favorite thing in the world is nature.

During the trips, I spent hours looking for beautiful places to take pictures of. With time, I started to miss something in landscape photography. I came to the conclusion that I need a human being in my photos, but only as an addition that would reflect the scale of the majestic places that I photograph.

With time, I felt unsatisfied again. Then the idea came to my mind that in every country I visit, I should photograph a person wearing a costume typical to the region. Because I usually travel alone, I decided to photograph myself in the costumes. And so the project “Traditional world costumes” came to life.

I started to realize it in 2016 and the first country was the Czech Republic. It was not easy. In general, renting or finding costumes in many countries turned out to be impossible (Scotland), practically impossible (e.g. Norway) or very expensive (e.g. the Czech Republic or Panama, where I didn’t manage to take a picture.)

However, I knew that this project will last a very long time and even though I publish these dozens of photos from 12 different countries, it does not mean that I finished the project. It’s still ongoing.

Nicaragua, Leon

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Italia, Dolomites

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Guatemala, Volcan Acatenango

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

El Salvador, Puerta del Diablo

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Costa Rica, Rincon de Vieja

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

France, Provance

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Norway, Lofoten

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Scotland, Isle of Skye

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Germany, Saxony

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Czech Republic, Moravia

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Spain, Tenerife

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

Mexico, Yukatan

Wearing The Traditional Costume Of The Country by Anita Demianowicz

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Never-before-seen time-lapse shows sunspot activity peaking on the Sun

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Sunspots are planet-sized regions on the sun’s surface that have increased magnetic shields and often appear dark or black on the surface of our star. These spots are often the originating point of coronal mass ejections or solar flares, which unleash solar energy into space. Now, an amateur astrophotographer has captured the peak of one of these spots in a breathtaking sunspot time-lapse.

The time-lapse was captured by Şenol Şanlı between December 2 and December 27, 2022. The video follows an evolving cluster of sunspots known as A3176 and A3153, the former is located in the sun’s northern hemisphere, while the latter resides in the sun’s southern regions. To hone in on the target sunspots during the time-lapse, Şanlı digitally removed other sunspots in the footage.

He then shared the time-lapse on his Instagram. The time-lapse is especially interesting because it allows viewers to track the evolution of these two sunspot groups accurately. In December of 2022, astronomers detected more than 113 active sunspots, some of which unleashed dangerous solar flares toward Earth during that time, causing dangerous solar storms on our planet.

As the sun continues to peak during its solar cycle, it is likely we’ll only see more of these sunspots appearing on the sun’s surface, and many of them even explode in solar flares of coronal mass ejections. Suppose you’re interested in learning more about the evolutionary process that sunspots go through or geek out for anything like this. In that case, I highly recommend checking out the sunspot time-lapse yourself.

Astrophotographers like Şanlı continue to deliver breathtaking visuals of our solar system’s various planets. Some have even taken us a step beyond our solar system to look at stars within the galaxy and universe beyond. As we continue into the year, we will likely see more active sunspots like these groups appearing all across the sun.



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Get creative with baby photography and play with digital backdrops

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Watch video: Use digital backdrops for baby photography

Although sleep-deprived new parents might not agree at the time, babies grow and change incredibly fast. Before you know it, a newborn is a rampaging toddler. So, if you’re planning on arranging a baby photo shoot for friends or family, or for your own little bundle, now is the time to do it. But how do you approach a shoot like this?

One technique is the baby composite. For this, we take a photo of the baby and then combine it with an eye-catching backdrop. You can find lots of stunning backdrops online, such as the autumnal setup we downloaded from Adobe Stock (free with an Adobe CC subscription).

• Prefer using a physical background? Check out the best backdrops for photography

Of course, if you prefer, you could always take the Anne Geddes approach and create your own intricate baby backdrops and costumes. But depending on the props needed, this could prove expensive. With a few simple camera and Photoshop skills, you can combine your subject with all kinds of ready made digital backdrops.

You don’t need loads of studio lighting kit, either; window light is perfect for baby portraits at home. A window with non-direct sunlight offers a bank of lovely soft illumination, and it costs nothing. 

We’ll also show you how to get your camera set up for window-light portraits, which is invaluable whether you’re planning on shooting for a composite like this or for any kind of portrait. 

Once done, we’ll take you step-by-step through the technique for combining your portraits with the stock backdrop. (You’ll find a full walkthrough of the Photoshop technique in the above video.) 

1. Match the lighting

The key to composites is in matching the lighting. Our background image (a free Adobe Stock image – search for “Newborn Digital Background Autumn Pumpkin”) is lit with soft frontal light, so we lit our baby in a similar way, with a large bay window behind the camera.

2. Select the foreground

In the Photoshop Libraries panel (Window > Libraries), double-click to open your stock image. Select a part of the fluff to go in front of the baby. Hit Q, grab the brush and paint black to select. Hit Q again, go to Select > Inverse and press Cmd/Ctrl + J to copy to a new layer.

3. Cut out the baby

In the baby image, go to Select > Subject. Then Select > Select And Mask. Paint with the Refine Edge brush along the hair to improve the selection edge. Go to Output > Layer Mask and hit OK. Grab the Brush tool and perfect the mask by painting with black to hide or white to reveal.

4. Paste and position

Grab the Move tool and drag the cut-out baby into the background image. Hit Cmd/Ctrl + T to transform, then resize and position the baby. Drag the layer below the selection we made earlier of the front of the bucket so the baby looks like he’s behind the fluff.

5. Paint shadows

Make a new layer above the baby layer. Right-click and Create Clipping Mask. Grab the Brush tool, hit D for black and 2 for 20% opacity; now paint to add a shadow where the baby meets the bucket. Make another layer below the baby layer, and paint black to add shadow behind the baby.

6. Add a vignette

Press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E to merge all the layers, then go to Filter > Camera Raw Filter. Hit J for Radial filter and drag a circle, then hit X to invert and drag down on Exposure to add a vignette. Add grain in the Effects panel and choose a Profile to skew the colors.

7 Angle from above

Window light works best over faces when it comes from slightly above, which is why a high window or skylight works well. With babies, keep in mind that if they’re on their back, ‘above’ to them might be different from the camera position, so angle them so the window is above the face.

8. Try backlighting

As well as straight-on or side-on, you can get great light over a face by positioning the subject so that the window is behind and to one side. This way, the window backlights the subject. It’s usually best to have the face side-on in profile for this kind of portrait shot.

9. Check for catchlights

One of the great things about shooting with window light is the lovely catchlights that it usually creates in your subject’s eyes. If you’re not seeing catchlights, it might be because the subject is at the wrong angle to the window, so adjust the position until you see the eyes light up.

10 Create a Compilation of baby portraits

Once you get started taking window-lit baby photos, it’s difficult to stop, and you might find you end up with a whole memory card full of great portraits. 

A wonderful way to display these is as a collection of nine images arranged in a square. This could then be printed on a canvas or put together using a large frame and a custom-made mount. You can combine the set of images with ease in Photoshop.

Begin by making a square document, then turn on the grid (View > Grid). Grab the Rectangle Shape tool and drag boxes for each image window. Once done, drag in your photos, position on layers above each shape and right-click to Create Clipping Mask. Clip each image to a shape, then fine-tune the positioning.






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Sunny Daydreaming In Laguna Beach: Photo Of The Day

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© Susana Cruciana Photography


LAGUNA BEACH, CA — In Laguna Beach, beautiful views are always just around the corner.

Laguna Beach photographer Susana Cruciana snapped this dreamy shot of the coast this week. Can you name this scenic Laguna location?

Thank you for sharing your photo with Patch, Susana!

If you have an awesome photo of nature, breath-taking scenery, kids caught being kids, a pet doing something funny, or something unusual you happen to catch with your camera, we’d love to feature it on Patch.

We’re looking for high-resolution images that reflect the beauty and fun that is Laguna Beach, and that show off your unique talents.

Email photo submissions to [email protected].

The article Sunny Daydreaming In Laguna Beach: Photo Of The Day appeared first on Laguna Beach Patch.

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Download Google Camera 8.7 for Redmi Note 12 Pro (+) [Gcam]

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Earlier this month, Xiaomi’s subsidiary Redmi unveiled the next generation of the in-famous Note series. Yes, I am talking about the newly released Redmi Note 12, Redmi Note 12 Pro, and Redmi Note 12 Pro+. The camera has always been one of the major highlights of the Redmi Note series phones. And the new Redmi Note 12 series is no exception, introduced with a 200MP camera for the Note 12 Pro+. Just like the previous iterations, the new Note phones support Google Camera aka GCam mod. Here you can download Google Camera for Redmi Note 12 and Redmi Note 12 Pro (+).

Google Camera for Redmi Note 12 (Pro)+ [Best GCam 8.7]

Redmi Note 12 Pro comes with a 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor, whereas the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ sports a 200MP Samsung ISOCELL HPX sensor. Although both phones capture similar photos there’s no huge difference noticed between the 50MP sensor and the 200MP sensor.

The Redmi Note 12 Pro duo captures decent photos using the built-in MIUI camera app. These camera sensors can capture much better photos with the Google Camera app, you can install the GCam app for better low light and detailed photos. The vanilla Redmi Note 12 comes with the standard 48MP camera sensor with pixel binning tech. It also supports sideloading GCam ports.

No matter which Redmi Note 12 series phone you own, you can install the latest Google Camera mod port on your smartphone and start taking some amazing low-light photos using the Night Sight feature. Not only this, but you can also use Astrophotography Mode, Enhanced HDR, SloMo, Portrait, and more. Here’s the step by step guide by which you can easily install Google Camera app on your Redmi Note 12, Redmi Note 12 Pro, or Redmi Note 12 Pro+.

Download Google Camera for Redmi Note 12 Pro and Pro+

Redmi Note series phones are feature-packed phones and come with all essential features, and the same can be said for Redmi Note 12 series. The new phones have Camera2 API support out-of-the-box which means you can install GCam APK on your smartphone and start using it, there’s no need of rooting the device. Here we attach the latest GCam 8.7 port by BSG and GCam 7.3 by Urnyx05, apparently, both ports are compatible with the Redmi Note 12 series phones. Here are the download links.

The GCam 8.7 mod doesn’t require any changes, but, if you’re using the GCam 7.3 on your Redmi Note 12 series phone, then you can apply the below-listed settings for better results.

Note: Before Installing the new Gcam Mod ported app, make sure to delete the older version (if you’ve installed). This is not a stable version of Google Camera, so it may have some bugs.

Recommended Settings

For GCam 7.3

  1. At first, download this config file on your smartphone.
  2. Now create a new folder with GCam name.
  3. Open GCam folder and create one more folder with configs7 name.
  4. Now paste the config file inside the configs7 folder.
  5. Once done, Open the Google Camera app and double tap on the black blank area placed next to the shutter button.
  6. Tap on the settings shown (with note12-config.xml), available in the popup & press the restore button.
  7. Go back to the app drawer and then open the app again.

Screenshots:

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How to Install Google Camera (GCam) on Redmi Note 12 Pro and Redmi Note 12 Pro+

  1. First, download the GCam app for your Redmi Note 12 series smartphone from the above links.
  2. Then, install the Google Camera APK on your phone.
  3. Then, open the app & grant the needed permissions like Camera, Microphone, Storage, and Location.
  4. That’s it.

Now you can start using GCam on your Redmi Note 12 smartphone can try out the features like Night Sight and Astrophotography Mode.

If you’ve any query, drop a comment down in the comment box. Also, share this article with your friends.

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Sources – BSG | Urnyx05

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Top names will figure in this year’s Xposure International Photography Festival in Sharjah

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Sharjah: Xposure International Photography Festival this year will feature 74 photographers specialising in a range of genres and categories. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from 14 of the world’s best photojournalists, environmentalists and experts in portraiture, to explore the many cultures of different nations around the world, experiencing the stories of their people, captured through the lens of photographers and filmmakers. Visitors will also get a chance to hear directly from these world-renowned visual storytellers about their journeys and how they managed to encapsulate the world through their art.

The festival is a major highlight for the public and with the featured photographers and filmmakers listed below it will be a must-attend event for photojournalists, travel bloggers, creative professionals, media specialists and art collectors, to name a few. Xposure is celebrating its seventh edition this year and will be held between February 9 and 15 at Expo Centre Sharjah.

This year at the Xposure International Photography Festival, visitors can expect the world’s best photographers and visual artists.

Photojournalists: Using the lens to give coverage to those who need it the most

Elisa Iannacone, Giles Clarke, Philip Lee Harvey, Abir Abdullah, and Tommy Trenchard are all photographers or cinematographers who have dedicated their careers to covering important societal issues. Through their work, they have shed light on important social, political, and environmental issues happening around the globe. Each of these photographers has a unique style and approach to their work, but they all share a common goal of using their camera to tell important stories and bring attention to important issues.

In addition to their individual careers, these photographers have also contributed to the larger photojournalism community through their participation in exhibitions and organisations dedicated to this type of storytelling. Whether they are documenting conflict and humanitarian crises, or shining a light on social and environmental issues, the visual storytellers are using their craft to make a difference in the world.

Travel photographers: Documenting the world around us

Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert, Randy Olson, David Learman, Tim Smith and Ahmad Alsaif are all photographers who have dedicated a significant portion of their careers to documenting their environments and the world around them. Through their work, they aim to bring attention to the importance of preserving and protecting our planet. Sutton-Hibbert, in particular, has focused on social and environmental issues in his documentary photography, using his camera to shed light on concerns such as climate change and conservation.

David Learman is a visual storyteller born in Yorkshire, known for his striking and artistic images of people and their surrounding landscapes. David is passionate about telling visual stories and capturing scenes in nature and life that invite the viewer to explore and discover subtle nuances and hidden secrets.

Randy, on the other hand, has travelled to numerous countries around the world as a documentary photographer, capturing the beauty and diversity of our planet. Similarly, Tim Smith is a landscape and travel photographer who has documented stunning natural landscapes and the cultures of various destinations around the world. Ahmad Alsaif is a Saudi Arabian photographer who specialises in capturing the beauty and culture of his home country, with a focus on landscape and traditional architecture. All of them use their talents to raise awareness about the importance of preserving and protecting the environment, and the unique and diverse places that make up our world.

Portraiture: Capturing the human experience

Greg Gorman, Brian Hodges, César Balcázar and Karen Zusman are all photographers who have built their careers around the art of portraiture or capturing the human spirit in their environments, whether in the streets, their homes or in nature. Although they bring their own flare when capturing the human essence in their images, they all share a common goal of using their camera to create striking and memorable portraits.

Gorman is a well-known celebrity photographer who has shot portraits of numerous iconic figures. Hodges, an internationally recognised photographer specialising in portraits and documentary photojournalism who captures personal stories through his striking shots and highlights socio-economic issues in the process.

César’s photography focuses on creating iconic images that convey the movement, emotions and turmoil of a social setting and its connection to his subjects. He incorporates techniques from theatre and talent direction to create a personal atmosphere of exploration with the person being photographed, resulting in co-created stories that often reflect his own emotions.

Zusman is a portrait photographer, known for her ability to capture the personality and emotion of her subjects. Whether they are shooting celebrities or everyday people, these photographers are skilled at using their craft to create powerful and enduring images of the human experience.

Engaging Talks and Seminars: An exchange of stories and journey of discovery

Xposure festival will be hosting seminars and panel discussions featuring renowned photojournalists, who will discuss their experiences covering significant and dangerous stories and shedding light on important issues. These professionals often risk their lives to document important stories, but do not always receive the recognition they deserve. Xposure provides a platform for photojournalists to share their work and receive recognition in a safe, non-partisan environment. One of the highlights of the festival is the “Credible Witness” panel featuring Muhammed Muheisen, Giles Clarke, Jodi Cobb, Tommy Trenchard, and former Sunday Times picture editor Ray Wells.

Additionally, Karen Zusman will be discussing how her unique experiences and activism have influenced her career, including her Leica Award-winning project at “From Poetry To Protests To Super Powered Youth: An Unconventional Journey”.

Tim Smith will be talking about his personal photography focused on capturing the prairies of Manitoba, Canada and the Hutterite culture through long-term projects at “The Gift Of Time In Long Term Documentary Photography”, and Elisa Iannacone will be discussing her evolution from conflict reporting to finding new ways to tell meaningful stories, focusing on the intimacy and connection that drive her process at “Conflict Reporting To Magical Realism”. Engaging talks

Xposure will also be hosting eight seminars that will explore the art of capturing the essence of a person or a place and delivering a moment in time that encapsulates the subject. Greg Gorman, a portrait photographer, will share an inside look at his 50-year long career in Hollywood, including stories and anecdotes about his famous subjects.

Philip Lee Harvey will share his perspective on the craft, including how his approach has evolved, his influences, and how he maintains creativity. Souhayl.A will reveal how street photography serves as a foundation for his long-term, post-documentary projects. Michael Aboya, a Ghana-based fine art and fashion photographer will be discussing how he uses photography to explore and discover deeper, more beautiful and untold stories within people’s roots. Incredibly enlightening, the seminars are sure to provide insights and inspiration to all levels of photographers.

Exhibitions: Be transported through the lens and learn about places and people

The Xposure exhibitions this year will connect the visitors with distant lands and their people, and provide insight into many ways of life, as well as shining light on critical social and political issues facing the world. These displays of work from the world’s best photographers will be an incredible source of inspiration for creatives, journalists and the general public and demonstrate the hard work and vision that goes into bringing images to life.

With portraiture from Greg Gorman, César Balcázar, Brian Hodges and Karen Zusman to eye-opening photojournalism from the likes of Elisa Iannacone, Giles Clarke, Philip Lee Harvey, Abir Abdullah and Tommy Trenchard, and environmental and travel photography from Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert, Randy Olson, Tim Smith and David Learman Xposure is guaranteed to give visitors a unique perspective on the world and the pieces of the puzzle that constitute it.

As a global attraction for the public and creative professionals, Xposure boasts 74 of the world’s best photographers and filmmakers, displaying their works through 68 solo and group exhibitions, it is so much more than an expansive gallery, it’s a festival of inspiration, education and a gathering of cultural exchange. Through talks, workshops, a book fair and trade show, conservation summit, portfolio reviews, and an extensive awards programme, it’s easy to see why the festival takes place over 7 days and why people return day after day to experience Xposure. Find more details about photographers, talks and exhibitions at www.xposure.ae.

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