Under the Patronage of the Minister of Culture, H.E. Judge Mohammad Wissam al-Mortada, The Image Festival Association - Zakira is organizing the opening ceremony of the “Beirut Image Festival (BIF)” 2022 on Thursday, 01st of September 2022 at 6:00 pm in the gardens of The Lebanese National Library. During the ceremony a tribute will be given to Shireen Abu Akleh through a photography exhibition and “The Last Encounter” film will be screening. We will also be exhibiting the "Memory of a City" in memory of the victims of the Beirut Port Explosion, featuring Chérine Yazbeck’s exhibition “Je suis mort ce jour-là” (The Day I Died) and a collective exhibition by Dar al-Mussawir and photographers. On Friday, 02 September 2022 at 6 PM the opening of the exhibition entitled “Tehran, Jerusalem, Beirut - A Journey by Alfred” by the Iranian-French photographer Alfred Yaghobzadeh in Assafir Newspaper Building, Hamra in the gardens. The exhibition will be available daily from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM until Sunday, 18 September 2022. On Thursday, September 8, 2022 from 4 PM to 6 PM, in collaboration with the Institute for Palestine Studies, “Palestine... Life Through the Eyes of the Photographer Khalil Raad: A Tribute Exhibition” gives us a glimpse of the daily life, landscapes and urban photos of the pre-Nakba Palestine at the Institute for Palestine Studies exhibition space in Verdun. The exhibition will be available (Monday to Friday) from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM until Friday, 30 September 2022 On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 6 PM the opening of the BIF Collective Exhibition 2022 will showcase photo projects and stories from 38 photographers from around the world. The common theme is “Memory” categorized according to news and reportage, intimate, personal and family stories, cultures from around the world, and creative photographic techniques that capture unique stories. The location of the exhibition is The Lebanese National Library in Beirut, Sanayeh and will be open daily from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM until Friday, 30 September 2022. On Thursday, 22 September 2022 at 6 PM the opening of the exhibition“Witness to the Golden Years” which is an exhibition by Adnan Naji who opens his archive to showcase photos of the Lebanese and Arab stars from the sixties and seventies. Some of these famous stars include amongst others - Fairouz, Oum Kolthoum, Sabah, Faten Hamama, Shoushou and other names that filled the golden era with art and beauty. The location of the exhibition will be Assafir Newspaper Building and will continue daily from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM until Friday, 30 September 2022.