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Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA)award
HIPA Water: Our Shared Story Photography Competition
- Who Can Apply: Photographers aged 18 and over from anywhere in the world
- The Focus: A global photography competition inviting a 5-10 photograph story on 'Water: Our Shared Story' - exploring water's relationship to people, communities, the planet, innovation and challenges, in collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the 2026 UN Water Conference
- The Funding: Cash prizes: 1st place $10,000, 2nd place $8,000, 3rd place $5,000
- Key Requirements: Submit 5-10 photographs online (JPEG, minimum 5MB, longest edge no less than 2000 pixels, 300dpi) with a portfolio title and description; uploading original/RAW files is requested; no tags, signatures, frames, borders or logos
DeadlineThursday, October 15, 2026
Award1st prize $10,000; 2nd prize $8,000; 3rd prize $5,000
Locationglobal
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinesphotography
Age range18–
Application notesSubmit online only, through the HIPA members page (hipa.ae/members/login; a HIPA member account is needed). Submit one portfolio of 5 to 10 photos with a title and a description for the portfolio. Each photo must have an original file in JPEG format, minimum 5 MB, longest edge no less than 2000 pixels, quality no less than 300 dpi. Mobile phone and drone photos are allowed. Participants are asked to upload the original (RAW) or unedited photo at the time of submission. No tags, signatures, initials, frames, borders, logos or other marks. Basic technical editing is acceptable; compositing, creative retouching and other advanced editing are prohibited. Photos with nudity, violence or content contrary to UAE religious, cultural or public-morals traditions are disqualified. Within 7 calendar days of a request, and at your own cost, you must be able to provide signed model releases for every identifiable person (HIPA provides a Model Release Form) signed licences for any copyrighted artwork or private property shown, and a signed licence or release from anyone else able to assert rights over the photo (for example an employer or agency). Rights: on reaching the final stage of judging you grant HIPA a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable licence to use, publish, reproduce, adapt, modify and distribute the submitted photos for purposes related to the competition and HIPA promotion; winners grant the same licence for any purpose, including exhibitions and books. Rules are governed by the laws of Dubai and the UAE.
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Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA)
Organization based in Dubai