Abu Dhabi Photographers have been meeting from before December 2009. Initially the group activities were limited to online photo sharing and comments from other members. But as time passed the group held its first proper meetup in September 2011, and has been meeting regularly ever since, to discuss new opportunities and to hold photography workshops.
The Organizers:
Shahid Saeed (ADP FOUNDER AND ORGANIZER)
Nationality: Pakistan
“ADP is a great community for photography fans and open to everyone for whom photography is a serious hobby”.
Munir El Kadi (Co-Organizer)
Nationality: Iraq
“ADP is a community about extending caring, respect, knowledge, culture and courage. We tell our members to bond together as a group, and to keep clicking!”
Leonid Yaitskiy (Co-Organizer)
Nationality: Russia
“At ADP we exchange fundamental knowledge on small tricks. We travel and meet people, and we try new things. We fail and we succeed but most importantly we do what we love to do!”
Sherilal Mohanan (Co-Organizer)
Nationality: India
“ADP welcomes all those who have a passion for photography, regardless of their knowledge about photography!”
Jenifer Hasenknopf (Assistant Organizer)
Nationality: Canada
Amjad Rasool (Assistant Organizer)
Nationality: Pakistan
The Mantra:
ARE YOU PASSIONATE?
The Meet-Ups:
ADP organizes different meet ups every month covering many topics from portraits to street photography. In the past, ADP has held trip-based meet-ups at Al Ain Zoo, Al Ain Paradise, Al Ain Souq Al Qatara, Ras Al Khaima and Liwa. It is working on holding a caping plus photography meet-up in Mirfa.
The Idea:
To help everyone who owns a camera and has a passion for photography but is struggling to produce good quality photos.
The recent meetup, “photography using available light,” was attended by 25 group members and five models. Matthew Dols, an assistant professor at Zayed University Abu Dhabi, conducted the theoretical session to explain the flow of light and how to get good amount of light using reflectors soft boxes and other light sources. This was followed by a practical photo shoot session.
Connecting: www.adp-uae.com
