Sharjah 24: The fifth day of the Xposure International Photography Festival is jam-packed with lectures and activities, and four well- known photographers shared their joy at being a part of the event underway at Expo Centre Sharjah and runs until February 15.

According to Tariq Zaidi, Sapeurs: Ladies and Gentlemen of the Congo” is a project on Congo's Fashion Culture that reflects how Congolese people utilise fashion to depict their difficult lives, while Sergey Ponomarev spoke about his show, Moscow: “The Great Emptiness”, which features a series of panorama pictures that highlight the meaning of emptiness in our daily lives.

Photographer Iwan Baan noted how the dramatic contrast of light plays a huge part in forming communities, while Adian Sullivan expressed his pleasure to be back at Xposure for the fifth time and indicated how much he is enthralled by the event not just in size but also in reputation.