Our wildlife is in crisis. Globally, animals are being traded, hunted, poached, consumed, and exploited to the point of extinction. This is their story, as told through the lens and eyes of Aaron Gekoski, an internationally acclaimed environmental photojournalist, who documents human-animal conflict in the most inhospitable places on Earth. In this session, Aaron showcases […]

Where do ideas come from? It is quite magical to have an original, obscure idea slowly brighten and take root in your mind. Watching it take shape as it bends and twists, suddenly vanishing and then reappearing in brilliant clarity and purpose, finally ending in a place you never knew existed. How your life’s journey, […]

Taking a very real and honest look into the life of an automotive photographer. The highs and the lows; the beginnings and the current. We'll discuss how automotive photography has evolved and shifted in the last decade. How our visual language gets translated into moving metal art. How interpreting our light, gives us the paintbrush. […]

In war and poverty rates of mental illness climb. Instead of treatment, there is often neglect or even abuse. Robin Hammond tells the story of how bad it can get and a photographer's faltering steps to try to help.

In an ever-changing world, due to the effects of climate change and massive modernization, the earth will definitely never be the same again. What is here today might not be there tomorrow. Cultures are constantly changing, cities are rapidly growing, and parts of the world are sinking into the sea.

Nowadays we bombarded with awareness and news about plastic and its effects on the environment, consumption and humans. This presentation shines a light on the environmental issues associated to plastic through simple conceptual images, orienting us towards the better rational use of plastic as a means of minimising its effects on the planet and on […]

Photographer Jody MacDonald is no stranger to adventure and exploration in the last untamed corners of the planet. Having spent her formative years in Saudi Arabia before sailing around the world twice over the span of a decade on kiteboarding, sailing, surfing and paragliding expeditions.

Poetry is the code through which humans can confront a purer idea of Truth, no less enigmatic for that - where language shows its inability to touch what it describes. As Werner Herzog said, there are deeper layers of truth in photography. There is an ecstatic, poetic truth. It is mysterious and elusive, and can only be reached through imagination and stylization.

In conversation with Paula Bronstein, Emma Francis and Claire Thomas we will explore how Female photographers play an important role in photojournalism and the debate about the need to elevate female voices in the industry.

In the modern changing world indigenous cultures are facing globalization negative effects. Young generations prefer to go to big cities looking for jobs, other than staying in communities and passing the cultural heritage.

September 11th was a life-defining day for the world, especially for a freelance photojournalist Ron B. Wilson, who lived within walking distance of The World Trade Center. After receiving a call from a fellow photographer who worked for a newspaper saying the news was reporting a small plane crash at the north tower, it was his first instinct to run towards the towers with the first responders as everyone else ran away.

"I produce stories of subjects that have been told many times. Everything has already been photographed once. But not by me. I always try to find a way to surprise. If I like it, then that is the best starting point. I am always searching for that one unique story. The simpler the better. If […]

In one of the deadliest urban battles since World War II, the war against ISIS in Mosul took a devastating toll on the residents of Iraq’s second-largest city. In June and July 2017, I documented the work of international medics operating out of makeshift field clinics behind the frontline in the city’s ancient quarter.

A conceptual journey through the deserts, mountains and valleys of UAE to the north & south of Egypt. The journey is a consolidation of different forms of visual arts (stills, animations, videos and time-lapses). It reflects the geological versatility and the beauty of landscapes under the majestic night skies. A picture that reflects the perfect […]

This seminar will explore, ponder and discuss the ethical complexities of such questions. The audience will be encouraged to participate in an engaging, interactive and discussion-based session. It is hoped that you will come out of the discussions a more ethically informed and literate photographer and a consumer of images of war, tragedy and disaster.

The session will focus on National Geographic history and early beginnings in the field of knowledge, and how photography has enhanced its role in the spreading of science and knowledge, and how this has affected our Arab region.

There are so many stories never been told and many voices never been heard. It is my responsibility to be out there searching for these untold stories to document. If something happened and was never documented, it is like it never occurred. A couple of decades of my life searching for that.

Documenting war and conflict is not just about being on the front lines, my passion focuses on the humanitarian side. In Afghanistan, where I have worked since 2001, decades of war has brutalized the country like no other. Almost no civilian has escaped being personally affected in some way. You will see work from my award-winning book Afghanistan Between Hope and Fear, published in 2016.

This essay illustrates the resurgence of falcons and modern falconry through the efforts of the Arabian world, led by the United Arab Emirates. It begins with wild Saker falcons high in the mountains of Mongolia then on to artificial nesting sites on the Mongolian Steppe sponsored by Abu Dhabi. 5000 artificial nesting sites have been created to make up for the lack of natural nesting sites.

Giles Duley takes us on his powerful journey - from fashion photographer to documenting conflicts, to how he himself became the story after being injured in Afghanistan. Despite losing three limbs, he returned to work and ten years later is still travelling the world documenting the impact of war.
During a difficult time for all of us, Duley reminds us, through his photography and personal story, of the power of the human spirit and what resilience truly means.