Art: Etemad Photo Exhibition

 

1.

Overall impression of the photographs you saw

The gallery was very peaceful yet very impressive. I was very much taken by the photos as they displayed the traditional life in the UAE culture. For a moment you believe the images are very normal and that there is nothing special about them. But with further look into the picture you tend to get the whole idea about the picture. The photos exhibited are not what people say “WOW” but they have a meaning and they are direct to the point, a point of view that the photographer is trying to let the viewer realize. For example, the vanishing tradition of the UAE culture, the innovation overtaking UAE and the beauty of the UAE’s past and present.

 

2.

The aesthetic nature of the photographs in the exhibition

Can’t say much about the photo’s exhibited. Although they reflect a very wise meaning they tend to be lacking creativity and the “grab the attention” sort of view. The photo’s qualities are beyond excellent yet the absence of excellent photo techniques makes the photo appear very normal and not professional. However, although many photos didn’t grab my interest only one or two that I stood in front and admired their excellence from the colors, technique, posture and quality.  At last there was one piece that I would like to call “master piece” of the exhibition. Although the photo was not a reflection of the UAE but rather a very irrelevant to the whole gallery theme it was very amusing. The picture is attached to this report. I believe it speaks for itself and shows a very dramatic life of someone no one knows who but everyone can feel them just by the looking at the photo.

 

3.

What affected/moved you the most about the photographs?

I believe what affected me the most was that I related to the photos really quickly as they speak about my tradition and my culture. The contradiction between the traditional views of the UAE and the modern life of the UAE made affected me the most. Mostly because I enjoy the development and the modernity yet I can’t imagine those valuable traditions of the UAE culture being vanished as they mean a lot not only to me but to most of the UAE citizens and residents. Out tradition is what defines us as Emaraties and it is something no one is willing to give up. But, at the same time as Emaraties we like to be developed and flourish as a country and as citizens.     4. Write at least THREE things you learned about photography through this exhibition.       1.      Reflecting the reality of a culture and their tradition through images is very amusing especially to the person living in that culture.   2.      When the absences of quality and photo techniques are not available in a photo the idea itself is not enough to make the viewer enjoy looking to the photos. A photo must be a combination of all the factors that make a photo exquisitely beautiful. Quality, Color, Idea, techniques, posture, lightings and many more are what make a photo something anyone would admire.   3.      All the photos in the gallery lacked the human element. Never did I think that the absenteeism of the human element would make the photos less expressional.  Therefore, I believe that if I learned something significant is the importance of human elements in the photos as they give a better reflection and stamps an eternal impression.

 

5.	Images from the Exhibition