DSS 2008 Photography Exhibition concludes with World Photography Day.Summary: The Photography Exhibition, a Dubai Summer Surprises Dubai Summer Surprises is the hot weather counterpart of the Dubai Shopping Festival. For ten weeks, there are special events in many of the malls with themes changing weekly. It has a family emphasis, focusing on both fun and education. 2008 Signature Event, officially concluded with an Awards Ceremony coinciding with the World Photography Day on Tuesday, 19 August, 2008. DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature. (2) (Digital Satellite S 2008 Photography Exhibition concludes with World Photography Day Winning entries announced from 53 applications The Photography Exhibition, a Dubai Summer Surprises 2008 Signature Event, officially concluded with an Awards Ceremony coinciding with the World Photography Day on Tuesday, 19 August, 2008. The event, held at the Ittihad Ballroom in Deira City Centre Hotel, was attended by Ibrahim Saleh, Coordinator General of Dubai Shopping Festival Dubai Shopping Festival started on February 15 1996 as a retail event intended to revitalise retail trade in Dubai. It has since been promoted as an tourist attraction. This yearly month long event is usually scheduled during the first quarter of the year. ; and Salah Al Kassim, Advisor in Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, in addition to the participants of the Exhibition and, local and regional media. Around 100 applications were received by the DSF DSF Dubai Shopping Festival DSF Digital Solidarity Fund DSF Division of State Facilities DSF David Suzuki Foundation DSF Dispersion Shifted Fiber DSF Dansk Sportsdykker Forbund (Danish Sport Diving Federation) Office to be included in the exhibition, out of which 53 were chosen based on the criteria set for the competition. The three winning entries from the 53 were announced and Ibrahim Saleh handed out the prizes to the winners. Ibrahim Saleh explained that the Photography Exhibition was C[pounds sterling]one of the many innovative initiatives launched by the Dubai Shopping Festival Office in 2005 as one of the mega events of Dubai Summer Surprises, with the aim of celebrating and honouring talents both locally and globally.C[yen] C[pounds sterling]The Photography Exhibition is tailored to celebrate the talents of junior and professional photographers alike. This yearCOs exhibition witnessed the largest scope of applicants since its inception with around 100 applicants coming from around the globe,C[yen] he added. Abdul Nasser, from India, was announced as the winner of the Photography Exhibition for his image of a desert Bedouin captured in black and white. The second position was bagged by Abdullah Ali, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. , for his photograph of a potter at work.
Ammar Al Attar, from the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. , took the third place with his portrayal of
hands weaving a net. The winners took home cash prizes of AED AED - Automated Engineering Design 15,000,
10,000, and 5,000 respectively in addition to trophies.
The winners were adjudged by a jury consisting of His Excellency HIS EXCELLENCY. A title given by the constitution of Massachusetts to the governor of that commonwealth. Const. part 2, c. 2, s. 1, art. 1. This title is customarily given to the governors of the other states, whether it be the official designation in their constitutions and laws or not. Mohammed Al Murr, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority; Ibrahim Saleh; and Mohammed Hisham, Vice-President of the Arab Photographers Union. The Photography Exhibition this year was the fourth such edition organised during DSS and one among the Signature Events in 2008. Since its inception, the final day of the Photography Exhibition has been organised to coincide with the World Photography Day which is held every year to honour the efforts of photographers worldwide. A[umlaut umlaut (  m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. ] 2008 Al
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