HIPA Photography Awards

Competition summary:

The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) is an independent award established in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, in order to encourage and spread the culture of photography across the world.

'Hope' is the main theme of the Eighth Season of competition.

Category details:

'Hope' will be the main theme of the Eighth Season of competition.

Other categories in the Eighth Season are: General, Aerial Photography (Video) and Portfolio.

There are three Special Awards for the Eighth Season and they are; 'The Photography Appreciation Award', 'The Photography Content Creator Award' and the 'Emerging Person/Organisation in Photography Award'.

Entry requirements:

Participants must be over 18 years of age, from anywhere in the world, to submit entries. You may only submit up to one photo or video in each category, except the Portfolio category where you can submit between 5 - 10 photographs.

Entry fee:

This contest is free to enter.

Prize details:

The grand prize winner will receive $120,000.
Hope category winner: $25,000
Portfolio category winner: $20,000
General Category winner (Black and White): $15,000
General Category Winner (Color): $15,000
Aerial Photography winner: $15,000