On May 8, HUAWEI IMAGING XMAGE Global Tour Exhibition was officially launched in Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with the theme of "Warm World - Huawei Image 12 Years Exhibition", which is divided into "The Mystery of Nature", "Landscape and Space", "Dialogue with Animals", "Life Story", "Me and You", "The Joy of Sports", "Me and You", "The Power of Moments", and "The World of Youth". Nearly 300 Huawei mobile phone users from all over the world took photos of the works from different perspectives and styles, presenting warm, quiet and bright moments from all corners of the world, as well as the real appeal of ordinary people.
In the current environment of uncertainty and hustle and bustle in the outside world, the core concept of this film festival is to make mobile phones a window to capture and interpret warm moments, so that mobile images are not only used to record the present, but also convey the "power of images".
Capture the warmth and convey the power of XMAGE images
Images record our lives and even our history. Taking pictures was still a luxury way before smartphones, and photography has a strong professional attribute in the camera era, which requires special learning operations for ordinary people, composition, details, and other difficult photography skills, and the threshold for getting started is really high. With the rise of mobile imaging, HUAWEI Image XMAGE empowers users with rich imagination and creativity through technological innovation, expressing and conveying pure and precious emotions and warmth in the world through mobile phone lenses, making photos more powerful, and enough to bring powerful spiritual resonance and appeal between people.
More and more people are picking up their phones to capture beautiful moments, whether it's a hearty meal with family members on a holiday, a relaxing weekend afternoon, or a photo with friends.
Komatsu from China, a 28-year-old seafarer, is passionate about capturing the beauty and humanity of life with his lens, and his relationship with photography can be traced back to a mountain climbing trip in the summer of 2014. After that, he took a very favorite photo with his mobile phone on the ship, and began to learn to record his life with his mobile phone until now.
When talking about the creation of the work "Holding Hands", he said: "On the beach of Qinhuangdao, the sun is setting, I am taking pictures in a shallow water, and I was not very satisfied with many photos at first, until a couple walked in front of them holding hands, and turned the photos upside down after taking them, and the various lines on the beach were as beautiful as clouds in the sky." "In the photographs, the warm tones and simple reversal ingenuity perfectly show the photographer's keen perception and insight into life, and convey hope and strength.
Hand in hand - © Komatsu - China - HUAWEI P30 Pro
Ali Abdul Hameed Al-Arbash from Kuwait is a photographer with a passion for design, architecture and fine art. For years, he has been walking the streets with his mobile phone to capture unique moments. During his travels, he delves into the cultures and histories of various countries through historical buildings, museums and natural scenery.
In "The Light That Shines on the Body", the sun shines through the skylight, and Ali captures a beam of light shining right on the laborer in the old market of Al-Mubarakiya in Kuwait, as if the hand of the sky illuminates the laborer's daily life, and he quickly freezes this moving moment with his mobile phone. No matter where you are, anyone who sees this photo can share this light together.
照在身上那束光-Ali Abdul Hameed Al-Arbash-科威特-HUAWEI P30 Pro
Through these photos, we can see that a photo with a sense of power is not only close to perfection in terms of composition, tone, color and other skills, but also allows each image to present a sense of power beyond appearance, and see the creator's emotions and thoughts.
Łucja Markowska-Stefańska, a stay-at-home mom from Poland, has been involved in photography since she was in elementary school. At that time, her parents gave her an old analog camera for a school project, which gave her her her first taste of the magic of photography and allowed her to explore the world of photography more deeply.
One autumn afternoon, Łucja was strolling around the city with her son when she stumbled upon a children's ride. As the sunlight subtly filtered through the prism on the facility and onto her son's face, she quickly captured the moment to create a photograph titled "Looking to the Future." This photograph, originally taken only for a family album, inadvertently sparked an infinite reverie about the future of the next generation. In the photo, the warm tones and the boy's attentive expression are perfectly illustrated by the hope and longing of the younger generation.
看向未来-Łucja Markowska - Stefańska-波兰-HUAWEI P30 Pro
It is not difficult to see that in this touring exhibition, there are obviously many works that reflect the hopes of reunion and rebirth. These works often use warm, healing themes to convey positive energy and hope.
Originally from the Czech Republic, Ostiva is a project manager who is passionate about capturing life's best moments through her lens, especially taking pictures of her son and family to make unforgettable memories. Her husband, who is a photographer, has become an indispensable source of inspiration for her on her photography journey.
Commenting on the creation of On a scooter, she said: "It was a heartwarming moment when Grandpa pushed an old motorcycle out of the garage and showed her son the old car that was still ready to drive. This simple and pure scene touched her heart and made her deeply appreciate the beauty of simplicity. Ostrava's lenses, whether portraits or landscapes, reveal her unique insight and pursuit of beauty, which not only shows the true face and beautiful moments of life, but also conveys the true feelings, warmth and hope of the world.
On a scooter-©Karin Jarosova-HUAWEI P10
The mobile phone is not only a high-tech communication tool, but also a window to express and interpret warm moments. Not all of the above works come from the hands of professional photographers, most of the works come from people from all walks of life, who use mobile phones as creative tools to create works full of emotion and love around the beauty and warmth around them. Therefore, Huawei hopes that through the global tour, more people can feel these warm moments and feel the power of images. It can be said that Huawei truly makes technology serve the image and brings users a unique and beautiful mobile imaging experience.
The 2024 HUAWEI Image Contest kicks off to create a mobile image culture
Over the years, Huawei has led the technological iteration and development of the entire mobile imaging industry through innovative technologies, and has continued to hold cultural activities such as image contests, communities, and trend reports around the world to promote the global dissemination of mobile image culture.
At the tour, the 2024 HUAWEI Image Contest was officially launched globally. The XMAGE Awards are the largest and most influential mobile image competition available today. Since 2017, the competition has been held for 8 consecutive years, with users from more than 170 countries and regions participating in the event, and the cumulative number of works submitted has exceeded 4 million.
The 2024 HUAWEI IMAGE Awards has been comprehensively updated in terms of group settings, award settings, and submission areas, and has welcomed a professional, diversified, and international jury. At the same time, the competition focuses on the new generation, providing them with more opportunities to showcase their talents and witness the future stars of mobile imaging.
Over the past 12 years, Huawei has been committed to building a high-end brand with warmth, making technology a booster for users to better express their emotions, show humanities and arts, and make images a universal language. The construction of HUAWEI Image XMAGE has always conveyed warmth, stimulated the creativity, imagination, and appreciation of consumers around the world, and made every work convey power. Huawei has always led the development direction of mobile imaging in technological innovation, and has embarked on a unique path in the field of mobile imaging.
Source: Donews