I’m not interested in an iPhone or a smart phone as a medium, but rather social media platforms like Instagram or the internet in general, people who didn’t have access to be able to share their work, it’s given them an incredible platform. We’ve been able to make photographs from different devices, but what I think is interesting is that they have been a catalyst for distribution. How have Smart Phones changed the photography industry? Who can find these stories and find interesting ways to tell them. We come across social phenomena all the time, but if a photographer can tell that story that leaves more questions than answers, I think that’s a measure of a good photographer. I think we all have interesting stories that we are part of and I think that telling that to a wider audience and going in depth with the work, both from a visual but also leaving behind an impact. That’s what we’re hoping to change and improve.Īnd what do you think makes a good photographer today?Ī good photographer is somebody who is good at storytelling and not just as an observer, more as a participant. In the Gulf I think we’re a little bit behind and that’s why we’re trying to champion people getting outside decorative and ornamental photography and being more serious in their approach. I think outside the Gulf there has been a tremendous surge of young photographers making some incredible work that is thoughtful, that is layered, very new angst in their reporting very interesting and important stories. I think we haven’t had the head start compared to countries where photography has be integral to the arts and culture scene. What is the photography scene like in the region? I curate exhibitions, I try to find interesting workshops that the people might like, and do everything really. We teach photography to all levels, we host exhibitions, we have artist talks, we are resource for photographers so they can come and do printing with us, the can share their work with us and with a wider community and we have photo books and film resources, so we are really meant to be a hub for the photography scene here in Dubai and the wider Middle East We are Dubai’s photography centre, we’ve been around for 15 years and the festival has been around for 15 years. Tell us a little bit about Gulf Photo plus. Then I go online and check Twitter and newspaper sites. It’s good time to decompress before the day gets crazy. It’s a good time to catch up with the news. I have to start with my obligatory coffee, my espresso.
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