Our regular Level 1 and Level 2 beginner photography, Photoshop, Macro and On-Location workshops schedule has been released. New in 2010 - workshops in Qatar and an Adobe Lightroom workshop in Dubai

The line-up for the gulf photo plus 2010 event has been confirmed; all your favorites and a few special new names have confirmed their participation at the event. Read on for the full scoop.

Our first ever FotoWeekend was a great success thanks to all of you, our superb instructors; sponsors for their generous prizes and a big thanks to all the volunteers and assistants. Read full article and see a slideshow of student images from the workshops.

We round up the photography exhibits on show in the Emirates; lots of photography exhibits so put your holidays to good use and inspire yourself.

Gerald Donovan who made the excellent Dubai Metro Timelapse video has been at it again; this time producing a 2.3 gigapixel image of the Burj Dubai. Learn how he dit it here.

Give the gift of photography workshops to someone you love (or yourself). Also available new books: VisionMongers by David duChemin and A World in HDR; also available PocketWizards and HONL accessories

Good news for pro photographers with a need for speed! Shooting rapid-fire action shots and downloading on the fly just got easier.

In the last newsletter, we talked about long exposure photography and asked you to upload your long exposure images - we've put them together and chosen our favorite.

Every month, we scour the web to bring you the best photography stories, photoessays and links.