The FPPF is pleased to host our special visitors from Doha, Qatar who came all the way from the Middle East to attend PhotoWorld Asia 2009. Ali Khamis Al Mnsoori (left in photo), Mona Abdullah Al Shafai and Mohammed Abdullah Al Shafai (right in photo) are here for the 6-day photography convention and trade show and take part in the seminars.
Al Mnsoori, a professional photographer and camera technician, was here during the last PhotoWorld Asia 2008. “I liked it and made friends with a lot of people, and so I’m back with two more friends in tow, the husband-and-wife team of Mona and Mohammed,” says Ali Khamis Al Mnsoori. Mohammed, also a professional photographer, runs QatarGallery.com while Mona does photography as a hobby. Mohammed also has his newer photos at flickr. All three of them agreed to bring 10 more friends around for the next PhotoWorld Asia 2010.
Ali, Mona and Mohammed, who are members of the Qatar Photographic Society, are also here to promote a photo contest. Details of the contest will be discussed during a presentation they will make during Photographers’ Night on Saturday, January 31. They will be inviting Filipino photographers to join the contest. They will also talk about photography in Qatar.
