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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
January 4, 2018
(HIPA) has concluded judging for its seventh season of competition, ‘The Moment.’
Eight judges presided over submissions in the competition’s four main categories, namely, ‘The Moment,’ ‘General,’ ‘Portfolio’ and ‘Time-lapse: Video.’
Submissions for the competition closed on at midnight (UAE Standard) on October 31, 2017.
HIPA Secretary General Ali bin Thalith said, “Members of HIPA’s judging panel for the seventh season of competition were selected after careful consideration from the HIPA Board of Trustees. Factors considered included their credentials as international photographers and judges, standing in the industry and familiarity with the categories of the seventh season. We look forward to presenting all the winners at our Annual Awards ceremony next year.”
Photography Workshops
HIPA also hosted two photography workshops at its headquarters in Downtown, Dubai.
Palestinian photographer and HIPA judge Khalil Hamra presented a Lecture titled ‘War Photography,’ while American wildlife photographer and HIPA judge Ami Vitale gave a lecture titled, ‘Search for Truth.’
These workshops were preceded by two other workshops on ‘Intellectual property in the UAE’ and ‘Photography and Humanitarian Work’ presented respectively by Dr Abdulrahman Al Muaini and Kuwaiti photographer Majed Sultan Al Zaabi.
HIPA Seventh Season Judges:
Ami Vitale (United States)
Ami Vitale’s journey as a photographer, writer and filmmaker has taken her to over 90 countries where she has witnessed civil unrest and violence, and surreal beauty and the enduring power of the human spirit.
She has lived in mud huts and war zones, contracted malaria, and donned a panda suit—all in keeping with her philosophy of “living the story.”
David Alan Harvey (United States)
Born in San Francisco, David Alan Harvey discovered photography at the age of 11. Harvey purchased a used Leica with savings from his newspaper route and began photographing his family and neighbourhood in 1956.
When he was 20 he lived with and documented the lives of a black family living in Norfolk, Virginia, and the resulting book, ‘Tell It Like It Is’, was published in 1966. He was named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association in 1978.
Ed Kashi (United States)
Ed Kashi is a photojournalist, filmmaker, speaker and educator dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times. He has covered topics as diverse as the impact of the oil industry in Nigeria, the protestant community in Northern Ireland, the lives of Jewish settlers in the West Bank, the impact of early onset Alzheimer’s, climate change, the plight of Syrian refugees, and the relationship between sugar cane and Chronic Kidney Disease in Nicaragua.
Gunther Wegner (Germany)
Gunther Wegner is a German time-lapse, nature, landscape and wildlife photographer. He is the founder and developer of the market-leading solution for time lapse photography, ‘LRTimelapse.’ He is also considered a pioneer in the research of day-to-night and night-to- day shooting – the so called ‘Holy Grail’ of time lapse photography.
Jean-François Leroy (France)
Jean-François Leroy is a photo-journalist whose career has included stints at Photo-Reporter, Le Photographe, Photo-Revue, Photo Magazine and the SIPA press agency. In 1989, he completed a project in collaboration with famous French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand titled ‘3 Days in France’, which looked at France’s history in the 150 years since the advent of photography.
Khalil Hamra (Palestine)
Khalil Hamra is an award winning Palestinian photojournalist who has been working for the Associated Press News agency since 2002. He has received over 20 international photography awards and accolades throughout his career, mostly for his work inside conflict zones and revolutions.
Peter Bill (United States)
Peter Bill began to experiment with time-lapse photography through his passion for painting. His desire to capture the movement of sunlight across landscapes helped him realise that he could only do so through time-lapse photography.
Randy Olson (United States)
Randy Olson is a documentary photographer who has had feature articles published in LIFE, GEO, Smithsonian and other magazines, but has primarily worked on projects for the National Geographic Society.
About HIPA
The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award is an internationally renowned photography competition. It was launched in 2011 by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai.
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Photo Caption:
- Ami Vitale 2. David Alan Harvey 3. Ed Kashi 4. Gunther Wagner 5. Jean Francois Leroy 6. Khalil Hamra 7. Peter Bill 8. Randy Olson
