Iraqi city celebrates black-and-white photography

STORY: Iraqi city celebrates black-and-white photography DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YAHYA IBRAHIM AL-ERBILI, Festival organizer STORYLINE: A festival to celebrate black-and-white photography was held on Monday in Erbil, Iraq. The event features a range of cultural activities, including an exhibition of more than 50 black-and-white photographs that document the daily lives of people in Erbil in different historical stages. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YAHYA IBRAHIM AL-ERBILI, Festival organizer "This occasion is a big task. We care about the pictures of the old photographers who took them and worked hard to get these shots with their humble cameras, so that the generations that followed them would know what life was like in the city. Thus, these pictures are like a historical book for us and for future generations." Some festival-goers were wearing traditional costumes as a cultural connection among d