DUBAI: Here are three highlight from HIPA’s ‘World’s Coolest Winter’ photo competition.
‘When Winter Hits!’
Shyjith Onden Cheriyath
The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Awards has announced the winners of its second “World’s Coolest Winter” contest, held in collaboration with Canon, Nikei, Huawei and Grand Stores. Indian photographer and art director Cheriyath took home the Grand Prize for his series of images including this impressive shot of a camel in the water.
‘Untitled’
Ashraf Al-Hamdan
For the competition’s main category — “Winter in the UAE” — entrants were asked to “capture and interpret the UAE’s values for tolerance, coexistence, togetherness and humanity.” Syrian photographer Al-Hamdan won Nikon’s second-place prize for this great aerial shot of a yoga center in the desert, which at first looks like a seashell on the beach.
‘Wild Tales of Dubai’
Khaldoon Al-Dway
Another Syrian photographer, Al-Dway, picked up the Huawei third-place prize for his series of shots of the UAE’s wildlife, including this perfectly timed image of a female kingfisher. “Very interesting bird,” Al-Dway wrote on Instagram. “They can eat 10-12 fishes a day. I have witnessed five fishes within two hours. It’s a must to eat at least 60 percent of its body weight each day.”
