“Global Village Photography Award” .. Multiculturalism in “Fifty Years Together”

Works that reflect cultural diversity were presented within the Photography Award organized by the Global Village in cooperation with the Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award, under the title “Fifty Years Together”.

Imad El Din Alaa won the first place in the award, which attracted 2,900 participants, while Achilles Menon took second place, and Zulfikar Ahmed took third place.

The Secretary-General of the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award, Ali bin Thalith, spoke to "Emirates Today" about cooperation with the Global Village in this competition, and said: "The competition witnessed more than 2,900 entries, and the criteria we followed to present the winners are represented in: That the image is taken from within the global village, and that it reflects ideas that indicate diverse cultures.”

Bin Thalith pointed out that the judging was smooth, and the majority of the participants were committed to the axes and conditions, and this is what made the images conform to the axis of the award. Bin Thalith pointed out that the pictures reflected families, family gatherings, and new buildings, as the village is rich in details and elements that the lens in front of it cannot fail, but the difficulty for the photographer lies in choosing the right picture. He stressed that the winning photographer is the best thing that winning gives him is to admit that he knows how to choose the right picture for participation.Cooperation between the award and other institutions is expanding, and there was cooperation with the village and also with Expo 2020 Dubai, and Bin Thalith confirmed that His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, the sponsor of the award, believes in the existence of a parallel line of art In this emirate, and that the award is a partner in the development and successes and in the transfer of what is happening in this emirate, and that it is possible to expand the award to host external competitions, as it helps in the establishment of government and federal archives in all the parties that cooperate with it, the competition presents ideas and innovations and the competition is awarded The entity has the right to use the images, and the winners will be allowed to submit their works.

The Senior Director of Guest Relations at the Global Village, Muhannad Ishaq, confirmed that the photography award was created with the aim of celebrating the golden jubilee of the founding of the United Arab Emirates, and the photography award was announced under the title "Fifty Years Together".

He noted that the award aims to attract photographers and creators from around the world and of different nationalities to highlight the identities and cultural diversity in the country.

He stressed that the prizes amount to 102 thousand UAE dirhams, the first gets 50 thousand dirhams, while the second and third places each gets 26 thousand dirhams.

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