Ruling family backs photography

With so many art anniversaries in Dubai this year, the Dubai Photo Exhibition is a new addition to the cultural calendar and has the backing of the Crown Prince of Dubai, no less. Held in a purpose-built, temporary museum in the Dubai Design District (d3), the exhibition includes works by artists from 23 countries selected by 18 curators, including the Emirati photographer Jassim Al Awadh and the London gallerist Zelda Cheatle, who is the chief curator of the exhibition. There are lectures, sym