The festival allows the public to explore 95 exhibitions featuring 3200 works of art. The 'Expojor 2026' International Photography Festival attracted 29,000 photography entries and 634 film entries from 60 countries, reflecting the festival's global cultural presence and its role in meeting the global demand for meaningful platforms that assume social and environmental responsibility.
The 'Portrait and People Zone', in the 10th edition of the 'Expojor 2026' International Photography Festival, offers a dedicated space to showcase diverse experiences in portrait photography through six exhibitions by photographers from various schools and backgrounds. The works range from documentary series to character portraits and pieces exploring identity, memory, family, and resilience.
The 'Portrait and People Zone' embodies the festival's theme 'A Decade of Visual Storytelling' by focusing on humanity as the core of the image and narrative. Portraiture holds the power to document identity and individual and collective experiences through diverse artistic and documentary approaches.
This zone is part of the 'Expojor 2026' International Photography Festival, organized by the Sharjah Government Media Office in Al-Jada area. The festival runs from January 29 to February 4 and features a wide array of exhibitions, educational activities, and dialogue sessions. These include sessions with photographers from the 'Portrait and People Zone' to share their methodologies and professional experiences, and to discuss topics related to the image industry and the ethics of visual storytelling.
Participating in the 'Portrait and People Zone' exhibitions are Saudi photographer Tareem Khogah, documentary photojournalist Diana Morrissey, a Pulitzer Prize winner, Portuguese documentary photographer Ana Silva Bacchus, based in Dubai, British photographer Pete Muller, based in London, photographer Richard Cawood, and Saudi photographer Mohammad Mokhtaseb.
'Expojor 2026' brings together a select group of international creators and specialists. Its program includes over 126 inspiring sessions and speeches, 72 workshops, and 280 portfolio review sessions led by global experts.
