Something Around: “My Vision” Photography exhibition
I went to Qatif to the group exhibition called “My Vision” in its second edition. I was impressed by the quality of works and the storytelling aspects of the different projects shown in the exhibition. There was also a talk done by Ali Al Sumayin, titled “a Journey within the Soul” in which he shared his personal experiance in photography shifting from Film to Digital and then going back to only Film photography. Ali stressed on the urgency to overlook the reasons we are photographing. He talked about the “photographer selfishness” that leaded him to care more about the process he enjoys in photography rather than the others aspects of it such as the sharing and copying others. I am happy to see a fine-art show full of stories from around the world by Saudi Arabian photographers. I did several interviews with the participants to put it in the next episode of Dhaw Podcast. The exhibition is open since April 14th at Social Development Center at Qatif. There will be more talks everyday until April 20.