More than 40 images depicting sports events in Qatar are on show at the “Sports Moments” exhibition which opened at Katara Cultural Village on Sunday.
The photos taken by photographers Yousef Al Walidi and Mohammed Ali are on display at Youth Hobbies Centre in building 18.
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Ahmed Al Sayyed, the Deputy General Manager of Katara, and photographers Yousef Al Walidi and Mohammed Ali at the opening of “Sports Moments” exhibition at Katara on Sunday.
The gallery was opened by Ahmed Al Sayyed, Deputy General Manager of Katara and Abdulaziz Al Kubaisi, Photography Department Manager at the Youth Hobbies Centre and attended by amateur photographers and photography enthusiasts.
Speaking at the launch event, Al Sayyed said that Katara’s goal is to provide an appropriate environment for young creative people to promote their professions, and this photo exhibition is one of Katara’s many opportunities founded for that cause.
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Al Kubaisi said that the Youth Hobbies Centre has more than 2000 registered members who are photographers, and this exhibition is open for two expatriate photographers which assures the goal of the centre to support the youth in Qatar no matter where they are from.
Ali describes his participation in the photo gallery as a great start for him in this career as it is the first time for him to take part in a photo exhibition.
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“The fabulous sport events that were held in Qatar provided a precious material for me as a photographer, this will have a positive impact on my career”, Ali said.
Al Walidi said that this exhibition shows that Qatar has the capacity to host international sport events after the many successful world tournaments that happened in the past years.
Source: Peninsula Qatar
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