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Constitution of the photography community in the State of Qatar

Mr. Editor-in-Chief of the respected Art of Photography. After Greetings .
Dear brother ...

We, the photography group in the State of Qatar, are honored to give our amateur and professional brothers in the field of photography a small brief about the group, where we enclose
Your Excellency has the constitution of the group and some modest works, we hope that you will kindly publish them. The “Photography Group” intends to hold its third exhibition at the Doha Sheraton Hotel on 8/12/1987 AD for a period of one week. The group has previously held its first and second exhibitions in the same place, noting that the first exhibition has moved to:
1- Doha Club.
2- Smoke Fields Club.
3- Qatar University.
Also, the third exhibition will be shown in one of the countries, and your kindly accept the utmost respect of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Management of the photography group
Doha, Qatar
Constitution of the photography community in the State of Qatar
photography group:
It was established in the months of May, May » of the year 1985 AD, and its headquarters is in the southern city of Khalifa, as a tributary of tributaries
The center affiliated to the Department of Culture and Arts - Ministry of Information - and the group includes photography enthusiasts in Qatar.

Community goals:
1- Sponsoring the photography movement in Qatar and working on its prosperity.
2- The direction of photography is a direction that serves the Qatari environment and humanity as a whole.
3- Encouraging artistic production in the field of photography, considering it as scientific and historical documents. It enjoys local and international rights.
4- Avoid using photography for purposes harmful to society.
E - Preserving the rights of photographers in cooperation with the competent authorities.
6- Encourage beginner amateurs and take care of them.
7- Representing Qatar within the specialized exhibitions of this field at home and abroad in cooperation with the competent authorities.
8 - Strengthening the bonds of friendship between the members and exchanging information and experiences between the group and similar institutions in the Arab world.

Means of achieving the goals of the group:
The objectives of the group are achieved in the following ways:
1- Finding a suitable place in which the photography men and amateurs gather to exchange opinions and ideas.
2- Establishing a corner for books and research related to photography within the center’s library.
3- Issuing a quarterly magazine that deals with photography, communication and coordination with local magazines and newspapers to publish pictures of “the group”. .
4- Creating an archive that includes the works of members and the group.
E- Establishing a photo lab for photographic production.
6- Holding an exhibition for members and organizing competitions.

community finance:
The community’s finances consist of the following sources:
1- The subscription fee is an amount of 200,000 Qatari riyals, to be paid as soon as the member accepts.
2 - Subsidies for the Department of Culture and Arts - Ministry of Information.
3- Gifts and grants that the group may accept from individuals and institutions.
4- Revenues generated by the group's activities.
The group’s finances are kept in a bank in Qatar, in an account opened in the group’s name.
An amount of /1000/ thousand riyals may be kept in the community fund for urgent petty cash.

Membership terms:
First: the working member.
1- To be of Arab nationality.
2- His age at joining the group should not be less than 18 years.
3- He must be a practitioner of the hobby of photography and have knowledge of it.
4- To be endorsed by two members of the administration when applying for joining.
Second: the supporting member.
1- To be of non-Arab nationalities and have tangible activity in photography and reside in Qatar.

Duties of the working member:
The working member performs the following tasks:
1- Carrying out the tasks assigned to him by the group, related to its objectives.
2- Adhere to the group’s decisions and internal regulations.
3- Payment of the annual subscription and affiliation fee.
4- Attending the meeting of the general assembly of the group.
E- Preserving the group's reputation, and avoiding anything that might harm it.
6- He does not have the right to speak about the congregation unless he is assigned to do so in writing.

Working member rights:
The working member has the following rights:
1- Election of the administrative body and his candidacy in it.
2- Objection to any of the work of the administrative body in writing.
3- Using the devices in the group’s headquarters in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Membership fall:
Membership is forfeited from the member in the following cases:
1- By resignation, which is submitted to the secretary and becomes effective when accepted by the administrative body
If the member wishes to return again, he must submit a new application for enrollment, and the enrollment conditions apply to him.
2- By a decision of the Administrative Board due to his absence from attending two consecutive meetings of the General Assembly without an acceptable excuse. If he wishes to return, he submits a new application and the admission conditions apply to him.

3- By a decision of the Administrative Board due to refraining from paying the subscription for a period of one year, and if he wants to return, he must pay the value of the remaining subscription before his dismissal.
4- The administrative body has the right to issue a decision to revoke the membership of whoever it deems in his personal behavior or moral behavior to be inconsistent with his status. group, and its principles.

General Assembly:
1- The General Assembly consists of all the active registered members whose members have passed six months and have fulfilled the obligations imposed on them.
2- The general assembly convenes at the invitation of the group’s president for its annual meeting to consider the annual report of the administrative body, approve the accounts of the previous fiscal year, approve the draft budget for the next year, and consider other issues included in the agenda attached to the invitation, such as electing the administrative body in the year in which the election of the administrative body is due.
3 - The general assembly meets in an extraordinary meeting at the invitation of the president - the group, based on a decision of the administrative body or based on a written request signed by at least one-third of the members to consider a specific topic or topics. It is not permissible to consider any other topic that is not mentioned in the invitation card for this. the meeting .
4- The meeting of the general assembly is considered legal if it is attended by 30/2, two-thirds of the founding members of the group. If the majority does not attend, a next meeting is called within a period of not less than a week and not more than two weeks from the date of the first meeting. In this case, the meeting is legal regardless of the number of attendees.
E - The decisions of the General Assembly shall be effective if approved by the majority of those present. If the votes are equal, the side in which the secretary or his representative shall prevail.

Administrative Board :
The group is managed by an administrative body consisting of eight members elected by the general assembly.
Its membership is two years.
1- The Administrative Board shall elect from among its members a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer in its first meeting within a week of its election.
2- The administrative body holds a regular meeting once every two weeks at the invitation of the secretary, and it may, at the invitation of the secretary, hold one or several emergency meetings if there is a need for that, provided that the invitation is attached to the subject or subjects to be discussed, and its meeting is not considered legal unless it It was attended by at least four members.
3- The administrative body is considered effective if it obtains the majority of votes.
4- If a member of the administrative body is absent from three consecutive sessions without an acceptable excuse, he is considered to have resigned.
5- If the membership of a member of the administrative body lapses, the one who obtained the highest number of votes in the last election shall replace him.
6- In the absence of reserve members, or if three or more of the members resigned from the administrative body for one reason, the general assembly is called to an extraordinary meeting to elect a new administrative body for the remaining period, and the previous body is considered existing until the election of the new body.

Duties of the Community President:
The president of the group assumes the following functions:
1- Presiding over the meetings of the Administrative Board and the meetings of the General Assembly. If he is absent, the Vice-Chairman or the Secretary shall act on his behalf. If the three are absent, the Administrative Board shall choose from among them a temporary chairperson for the meeting.
2- Approving the minutes of the meetings of the administrative body, the general assembly, and approving the annual report that is presented to the general assembly, which calls for its ordinary and extraordinary meetings.
3- Signing money transfers and exchange vouchers jointly with the treasurer.
4- The head of the group represents and speaks on behalf of the group orally and in writing on all occasions in which the administrative body does not choose another member from among the members of the group to represent him.

Duties of the Vice President:
The vice president assumes the following functions:
1- The deputy head of the meetings of the administrative body and the meetings of the general assembly in the absence of the president of the congregation.
2- Representing the group and speaking on its behalf orally and in writing, with permission from the head of the group.

Duties of the Secretary:
The Secretary shall assume the following functions:
1- Representing the congregation’s president and vice president in all their powers in their absence.
2- Preparing agendas for ordinary and extraordinary meetings of the Administrative Board and calling for them.
3- Recording the minutes of the meetings of the administrative body and the meetings of the general assembly, and preparing the annual report to be presented to the general assembly on issues that are not related to financial affairs.
4- Responsibility for clerical works.

Functions of the treasurer:
The functions of the treasurer are limited to the following matters:

1- Participate with the head of the group in signing the transfers and exchange vouchers.
2- Keeping an amount not exceeding 1,000 thousand riyals to be spent on petty and urgent expenses.
3- Recording revenues and expenses and collecting annual subscriptions from members, and he must inform the head of the group about them.
4- Preparing the annual report on financial affairs.
If the group vacates, for some reason, its money and all its properties will return to any artistic group similar to it in its objectives, which will then establish itself in Qatar.

Responsibilities of the Relationship Officer:
1- Carrying out his contacts with stakeholders in the field of photography and documenting the group’s relations with them.
2- After and presents the schedules of purchases and needs of the group, based on what the Administrative Committee decides.
3- He participates with the competent authorities in managing the needs of the community.
4- Contribute and represent the group in collecting donations and donations from individuals and institutions whenever assigned to do so.
E- Supervising and chairing the committees organizing local competitions and organizing participation in competitions and exhibitions.
6 - Supervising the group's publications and periodicals.
7- Preparing a monthly report on work progress.

Specializations of the laboratory official:
1- Supervising the establishment and organization of the photolithography laboratory.
2- Supervising the training of amateurs and setting the system for the laboratory.
3- Organizing the practice of the hobby in the laboratory.
4- Preparing a monthly report on the progress of work in the laboratory.

The functions of the archive officer:
1- Organizing an integrated archive for the group.
2- Organizing and preserving the images and negatives that the group deems necessary to keep, and regulating the method of dealing with members.

Functions of the Cultural Affairs Officer:
1- Supervising the preparation of an integrated library that includes periodicals and books of photography and plastic arts.
2- Organizing training courses and theoretical lectures.

A list of the names of the administrative body of the group:
1- Hussein Ali Al-Jaber, the head of the group.
2- Abdul Rahman Obaidan Fakhro, Vice President.
3- Khalifa Al-Muslimani, Secretary.
4- Nashwan Sami Al-Omari. Public Relations Officer b.
E - Rashid Safar, in charge of the laboratory.
6- Muhammad Al-Mannai, treasurer.
7- Raed Muhammad Mustafa, archive officer.
We are also pleased to present to you some of the group's photographic work⏹