The first was that the Foto UAE community felt like a welcoming family. The first time I attended a photo-walk two things stood out to me.
Ola had personally invited me to join a Foto UAE photo-walk and the event had me hooked for many more to come.
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Since 2016, Allouz has hosted free photo-walks for the group, which can see as few as five attendants or up to 100 different photographers joining for the walk. The group, called Foto UAE and run by photographer and artist Ola Allouz, would meet monthly during the cooler months to collectively shoot with their photography gear in locations around the UAE.Īllouz launched Foto UAE on Instagram in 2016 when she saw there was a gap in the UAE’s art community for Emirati and Arab photographers like herself. This was my experience in October 2019, when I was invited to join a local photography group for one of their photo-walks around Dubai. You stop for a cup of hot chai tea at an Indian cafeteria. You walk up and down bustling streets with your cameras in hand, talking to shopkeepers at the gold souk and snapping their portraits. Picture yourself meeting likeminded artists on a warm and humid day in Dubai. While the UAE has the resources such as institutions, galleries, and studios to support emerging artists, it’s thanks to the artists’ own drive and initiatives that the cultural scene is evolving and breaking barriers. Careers, Fellowships, and Internships Open/Close.Science and Technology Innovation Program.The Middle East and North Africa Workforce Development Initiative.
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