“Jerusalem from space… looks like the flower of all flowers” Al Neyadi said
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International Space Station
Sultan Al Neyadi shares picture of UAE and Oman from space
UAE astronaut snaps stunning photo from International Space Station
NEOM
Stunning new NEOM photos show beauty of Saudi megaproject
NEOM teams up with Getty Images and Unsplash to show off beauty of Saudi Arabia
creative industry
Take the Shot
Amer Mohamad is one of the Middle East’s most admired photographers, responsible for creating many of the striking images seen in the region’s best fashion magazines. He speaks to Arabian Business about living a life through the lens
Drone
Sheikh Hamdan shares incredible Dubai New Year’s Eve firework drone video
Sheikh Hamdan shares stunning drone video taken inside Dubai New Year’s Eve firework show
Adobe
Adobe to buy software design startup Figma for $20 billion
Figma’s Dylan Field will continue to operate as the startup’s chief executive officer, following the acquisition
consumer behaviour
Stop playing catch-up with visual content
It’s important to recognise that our highly digitised world offers businesses the unique and unprecedented opportunity to interact directly with customers
Camera
Why smartphones, influencers and YouTubers can fuel a global love of pictures
Rather than killing off the camera business, President and CEO of Canon Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Yuichi Ishizuka, says the future has never been brighter for the imaging industry
branding
Don’t try to make your business look good: Be good
Businesses often overspend on the luxuries without remembering the importance of the fundamentals
build personal brand strategy
A picture tells a thousand words, especially when building your personal brand
There are no excuses. If you want to build an audience that connects with and sets yourself apart from the competition, your focus first and foremost must be on your personal brand.
creative companies
Inside the UAE start-up for which coronavirus lockdown was a ‘silver lining’
Inkopia has a mission to bring the walls of your home or workspace to life through inspiring photography
Camera
Video: The irrepressible Ramesh Shukla – Dubai’s unofficial royal photographer
Photographer Ramesh Shukla has devoted his life to documenting key moments in the history of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates over the course of five decades, after arriving with little more than a camera in 1965.
Canon
In pictures: Award-winning Canon photographers capture Ramadan during Covid-19 pandemic
Canon has partnered with Jordanian Canon Ambassador and two time Pulitzer prize winner, Muhammed Muheisen and Dubai-based photographer Reem Falaknaz – who took part to the Arab Documentary Photography Program – to document their personal experiences of practicing Ramadan during this unprecedented time through the powerful medium of photography.
#media
Video: Middle East photographers focus on people behind the news
Capturing someone’s life story in a single moment is what Oslo-based photographer Afshin Ismaeli does for a living.
Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging
Thomas Cook India invests $40m in Dubai imaging firm
Thomas Cook India Group announces its acquisition of a 51% stake in Dubai-based Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging
camera filters
Video: Have Mobile phones killed photography?
Renowned film director and photographer Wim Wenders has hit out at phone ‘photography’. Talking at an exhibition of his Polaroid works, he said photography was dead and thinks mobile phones are to blame.
Canon
Canon launches Saudi ops, eyes 300 jobs by 2020
Imaging technology giant says Saudi business will become its largest entity in the Gulf region