Sharjah 24: The Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) has announced the award winners of the tenth edition of the photography exhibition Vantage Point Sharjah (VPS), which runs from 16 September to 11 December 2022 at Al Hamriyah Studios.

The first prize for the exhibition went to Md Fazla Rabbl Fatiq (Bangladesh), while four photographers from Iran, Nigeria, India and the United states, won the runner-up prizes.

An international jury comprising photographers Solmaz Daryani, Lamya Gargash and Sohrab Hura, have chosen the winners.

The 10th edition of the exhibition celebrates photography's ability to perceive social realities and the diversity of contemporary lives through different perspectives and forms of visual storytelling. Vantage Point Sharjah brings together many voices and lived experiences, and manifests the spirit of experimentation in lens-based image making today.

Muhammad Fazla Rabih Fatiq’s works focused on the humanitarian and environmental crises across Bangladesh and explores pressing issues through documentary photography and visual language.