Hamdan International Photography Award Explained

Hamdan International Photography Award
Sponsor:Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Location:Dubai
Network:Dubai One
Sama Dubai
Reward:$120,000
Year:2011
Year2:2022
Holder:Henley Spiers

Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) is an international photography award, founded in 2011 under the patronage of the crown prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.[1] [2] [3]

The annual total prize money is $400,000 US dollars (up from $389,000 in 2013).[4] [5] [6] [7] The award is open to anyone.[8] In its first year (2011/2012), 5600 photographers were involved from 99 countries; in its second year (2012/2013), 19,000 thousand people from 121 countries were involved.

Award Seasons

2011/2012 season2012/2013 season2013/2014 season2014/2015 season2015/2016 season2016/2017 season2017/2018 season2018/2019 season2019/2020 season2020/2021 season2021/2022 season2022/2023 season
Love of the EarthBeauty of LightCreating the futureLife in colourHappinessThe Challenge The Moment HopeWaterHumanity NatureLove
GeneralGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Black & WhiteBlack & WhiteNight PhotographyRomantic Photography
DubaiEmiratesStreet LifeFaceshappiness
Photography Appreciation Award (Personal, Group or Team Award)Photography Appreciation Award (Personal, Group or Team Award)Photography Appreciation Award (Personal, Group or Team Award)Photography Appreciation Award (Personal, Group or Team Award)
Photographic Research/Report AwardPhotographic Research/Report AwardPhotographic Research/Report AwardPhotographic Research/Report Award

Winners

Seasons 2011/2012 season2012/2013 season2013/2014 season2014/2015 season2015/2016 season2016/2017 season2017/2018 season2018/2019 season2019/2020 season2020/2021 season2021/2022 season
Love of the earth
Grand prize winnerPierre Gable (FR)[9]
1st international winnerArmin Hari (ID)
1st national winner Mohamed Al Hashmi (AE)
2nd international winnerDavid Greyo (FR)
2nd national winner Ahmed Al Ali (AE)
3rd international winnerAyman Rashed (KW)
3rd national winnerMurshed Al Mheiri (AE)
General
1st international winnerZulkifli Zhu Qincay (ID)Klaus-Peter Selzer (DE)[10] Vladimir Proshin (RU)[11]
1st national winner Afra Bin Dhaher (AE)Abdul Rab Sawad (AE)n/a
2nd international winnerOscar Cejas (AR)Boris Zulj (HR)Muhammad Alamsyah Rauf (ID)
2nd national winnerMansoor Al Mannaee (AE)Mansour Al Mannai (AE)Sulaiman Ahmed Eid al Hammadi (AE)
3rd international winnerFakrul Islam (BD)Gaungfei Ji (CN)Muhamad Saleh bin Dollah (MY)
3rd national winnerMohammed Al Jaberi (AE)Mohamed Alsuwaidi (AE)Saeed Abdalla (AE)
Dubai
1st international winnerAmri Arfianto (ID)
2nd international winnerMohamed Al Sultan (KW)
3rd international winnerThomas Hegenbart (DE)
Beauty of Light
Grand prize winnerOsama Al Zubidi (AE)
1st international winnerJingsheng Nie (CN)
1st national winner Abdulaziz Binali (AE)
2nd international winnerOscar Bjarnason (IS)
2nd national winnerOmar Alzaabi (AE)
3rd international winnerXiaoping Ling (CN)
3rd national winnerAllaa Almuttawa (AE)
Black and white
1st international winnerChan Kwok Hung (HK)Yanan Li (CN)[12]
2nd international winnerEdwin Djuanda (ID)Edmondo Senatore (IT)
3rd international winnerLe Duy Hoang (VN)Wong Ngal (HK)
Emirates
1st international winnerHelmut Wachtarczyk (DE)
2nd international winnerMichel Zoghzoghi (LB)
3rd international winnerAdeeb Alani (IQ)
Creating the Future
Grand prize winnerFuyang Zhou (CN)[13]
1st international winnerAli al Zaidi (KW)
1st national winner n/a
2nd international winnerGao Lianhul (CN)
2nd national winnern/a
3rd international winnerHannelore Schneider (DE)
3rd national winnerOmran Abdelrahman al Ansari (AE)
3rd national winner (repeated)Mansoor Mohammad al Mansoori (AE)
Street Life
1st international winnern/a
2nd international winnerJianhua Lin (CN)[14]
2nd international winner (repeated)Jianhul Liao (CN)
3rd international winnerSantiago Daniel Bafion Irujo (ES)
Special awards
Photography Appreciation AwardReza Deghati (FR), Waleed Qaddoura (ES)Steve McCurry (US)
Photographic Research/Report AwardGeorges Lenzi (FR)Ren Ng (AU)

External links

Notes and References

  1. 2014. HIPA photographic competition open for entries. British Journal of Photography. 161. 7831. 7. Apptitude Media Limited.
  2. Web site: HIPA announces prize winners at grand ceremony. 17 March 2014 . 1 August 2014 . Padley . Gemma . .
  3. News: International Photography Award: Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. 21 October 2013 . 1 August 2014 . Cheryl . Newman . .
  4. http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/hipa-opens-exhibition-in-london-1.1234914 Gulf News
  5. Cheryl Newman, "Creating the future of photography", The Daily Telegraph, 26 March 2014.
  6. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/10327794/Worlds-richest-photography-prize.html The Daily Telegraph
  7. http://ria.ru/culture/20130318/927709002.html#13816918973893&message=resize&relto=register&action=addClass&value=registration ria.ru
  8. http://www.24horas.cl/noticiasbbc/la-luz-se-toma-el-protagonismo-en-concurso-de-fotografia-en-dubai--852059 24horas.cl: open for professional photographers as well for amateurs
  9. Love of the Earth, PDF available from this web page of HIPA.
  10. Beauty of Light, PDF available from this web page of HIPA.
  11. http://www.hipa.ae/en/media/publications/114 brochure General
  12. http://www.hipa.ae/en/media/publications/112 brochure Black & White
  13. Creating the Future, PDF available from this web page of HIPA.
  14. http://www.hipa.ae/en/media/publications/115 brochure Street Life