Launched by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed International Award in cooperation with the UAE Government Media Office

250 thousand dirhams for the competition "The most beautiful winter in the world" for photography

• Alia Al Hammadi and Ali Khalifa during the launch of the competition.

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• Ali Khalifa bin Thalith: "The picture has a great influence on suspense and definition. These two elements have a great and direct impact on the audience."

• Alia Al Hammadi: "The UAE's natural, touristic and cultural landmarks are inspiring to the eye and a typical subject for the lens."

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Yesterday, the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award, in cooperation with the Media Office of the Government of the United Arab Emirates, launched the “The Most Beautiful Winter in the World” competition for photography, as part of the activities of the second season of the “The Most Beautiful Winter in the World” campaign, to introduce the people of the Emirates and tourists From different parts of the world, through the creation of the image and the lens, in the warmth of the country’s winter, the multiplicity of its tourist and recreational attractions, the beauty of its natural terrain, the hospitality and diversity of its society.

The competition highlights the most beautiful recreational, cultural and natural landmarks of the Emirates, introduces its diverse tourism activities, and encourages - in parallel with the "The Most Beautiful Winter in the World" campaign - different groups to participate, and capture its most beautiful natural terrain of deserts, valleys, mountains and seas, in addition to highlighting the diversity of wildlife, and celebrating With the faces, streets and society of the Emirates with the creativity of their lenses.

The competition includes two main categories: the “single image” category, which is open to the general public, and covers five topics: the desert, the sea, the mountain, valleys, and the Emirates from above, and the “photo file” category for the photographers’ audience, which covers four topics: the Emirates in your eyes, wild Emirates, faces from the Emirates, street life from the Emirates.

Each of them at the

age of

18 years and

older participating in the

competition and upload creative photos that captures the

beauty of

winter and the

UAE nature and society, through the

registration page on the

Hamdan Bin Mohammed International Award site photography

.

The competition will run from December 20, 2021 until January 20, 2022, to culminate at the end of the campaign with an awards ceremony and honoring the winners, with a prize for each of the five topics within the category of one image available to the general public at a value of 7000 dirhams for each prize, provided that the participant publishes the image in his personal account On the Instagram platform, with the addition of the hashtag #The most beautiful_winter_in the world, and a prize for each of the four topics in the category of a special photographic file for the audience of professional photographers, at a value of 50 thousand dirhams for each prize, and a total of prizes equivalent to 250 thousand dirhams.

Alia Al Hammadi, Deputy Head of the Media Office of the UAE Government, said: "The UAE's natural, touristic and cultural landmarks are inspiring to the eye and a typical subject for the lens. The World's Most Beautiful Winter Photography Competition, which we cooperate with the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award in organizing, captures These dazzling landmarks and hidden tourist, cultural and entertainment gems, and put them at the center of the image cadre and the heart of the light arts framework, not only to document and record them, but to publish and make them known to everyone inside and outside the country.”

For his part, the Secretary-General of the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award, Ali Khalifa bin Thalith, said: “The image has a great influence in suspense and definition. These two elements have an impact on the public in promotional campaigns, supporting the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Award. Photography invites the masses of amateur and professional photographers to carry out their creative duty in promoting tourism and culture for the winter season in the Emirates, and we invite them to unleash their talents to compete for the competition prizes.”

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The evaluation of the entries in the World’s Most Beautiful Winter Photography Competition is conducted by a jury of experts in the field of photography who have won international awards in the field of journalistic and creative photography. and Canadian three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, Barbara Davidson.

Contest requirements

The authorities supervising the award confirmed that it is possible to participate in the competition for all citizens and residents, whether through modern photography or participation in archival photos they took in the country, which meet the requirements of the competition, and any type of cameras, including a mobile phone camera, can be used, as long as they meet the requirements and standards of the competition.

She stressed that the award has strict criteria and conditions that enable it to detect any manipulation that may occur in the images through special programs and a group of specialized experts, and it also requires obtaining the original image of the participant before announcing the participant's victory.

She invited all photography enthusiasts to share their beautiful moments during the winter season, with creative photography, as part of the competition aimed at highlighting the most beautiful places and tourist areas in the seven emirates.

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