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At Tempo we see the UAE as developing a strong artistic identity, and we are blessed to meet so many talented people who are truly passionate about their creative pursuits.

We are constantly inspired by those who express themselves creatively. The local film industry is emerging on the world stage in a big way, and grassroots initiatives such as The Dream Players is giving a platform to new talent to showcase their abilities.

By Jan D’Sa- Scientist artist hybrid

I am focusing on photography in this month’s column because making incredible handcrafts is not enough if the photographs you have taken don’t do justice to your lovely work. Think about it. Your customers need to have a great understanding of what your handcrafted work looks like on the screen before they will buy from you.

This is my own experience which is why, when I have the time, I will practice taking photos that ‘inform’ my customers correctly.

By Dr. DMS – A Doc from the Bronx

Ever heard of TV shows like MASH, ER, Shortland Street, Grey’s Anatomy or House MD? Or movies like The Hospital, a 70s classic depicting the ‘wild west’ days of medicine where smoking was awesome and a stiff drink at work after rounds was totally accepted. How about a book? (Do you guys still read books?) The bible-like novel that every American medical resident has read (even if they don’t admit to it) is The House of God. A classic!!

By Ian Mason

“I only hope that we don’t lose sight of one thing – that it was all started by a mouse.”

If any entrepreneur is looking for inspiration for their business, they should look no further than a man who died in 1966 but whose business wisdom will endure for decades – Walter Elias Disney, better known as Walt Disney.

Disney once said, “We allow no geniuses around our studio”. Well Walt, I respectfully beg to differ.

By Alma Kadragic

The 5th Annual Gulf Film Festival (GFF) in April featured more films than ever before and for the first time screening some of them in Abu Dhabi.

The main site of GFF was at Festival City Dubai, but three nights of films were shown at the Abu Dhabi Theatre on the breakwater, a venue that is becoming popular for film screening thanks to Peter Scarlett, director of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, who discovered its usefulness two years ago.

Being a freelance photographer is not as glamorous as it sounds. Regular Tempo contributor Angeli Castilo outlines her experiences.

Lifestyles of the rich and famous, gourmet meals, red carpet treatment, beautiful bodies and fancy fillies are usually the kind of things I would cover as a freelance photographer.

Being a female photographer in this country really has its perks, from getting first in line for covering an Arabic wedding to the ‘let her through’ smiles and nods by the security at some high-class private event.

Around 380 BC –or thereabouts– Plato, a Greek philosopher, scratched his archaic and impressively long beard and dreamed up an allegory that he thought illustrated much of his views on the nature of learning and the human condition. The following is a summarized version of that.