A cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the chief over the camera and light crews working on a film, television production or other live action piece and is responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image. Read More »
The 1953 coup, known as the 28 Mordad coup, was the overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 19 August 1953, orchestrated by the United Statesand the United Kingdom. Read More »
When all of France’s possessions around the world are taken into account, including French Polynesia, French Guyana, and Martinique, France occupies the most time zones of any country: 12 of them. Read More »
A wedding is a ceremony where two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. Read More »
Hundreds of teenagers clapped along exuberantly to techno beats pumping across a makeshift dance hall on Friday night (Aug 16), a scene their capital had not witnessed in decades. Neon red, yellow and white stage lights helped transform the basketball court in the People’s Stadium in central part of town into a club for the “Summer Festival”, the first celebration ... Read More »
From the dynamism of the street to the quiet corners of distant memories, the works featured in My: Six Women Photographers explore the complexities of life within and outside their home country. The images offer nuanced views of the country while shedding light on each photographer’s identity as an artist. Hengameh Golestan’s shots of women protesting in the streets of ... Read More »
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool FC meets young amputee football player and UEFA Foundation guest Ali Turganbekov after a training session ahead of UEFA Super Cup Final between Liverpool and Chelsea at Besiktas Park on August 13, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. Read More »
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word football normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Read More »
Mecca is a city in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level, 340 kilometres (210 mi) south of Medina, its population in 2012 was 2 million, although visitors more than triple this number every year. Read More »
London, city, capital of the United Kingdom. It is among the oldest of the world’s great cities—its history spanning nearly two millennia—and one of the most cosmopolitan. By far Britain’s largest metropolis, it is also the country’s economic, transportation, and cultural centre. Read More »