HIPA: POWER INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST 

Application Deadline: 23:59 on 31st May 2025 (UAE local time – GMT+4)

LOCATION: United Arab Emirates

The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) is a prestigious global photography competition founded in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with the aim of promoting and celebrating the art of photography worldwide.

‘POWER’ is the main theme of the Fourteenth Season of competition. Other categories are: Drone (Video), Portfolio (Story-Telling), Sports Photography and General (Colour and Black and White).

ELIGIBILITY:

They invite all individuals aged 18 and above, from anywhere in the world, to participate.

There are no fees involved; the competition is completely free to enter.

Categories of awards: Please click here for a full list of all the categories.

You may submit one (1) photo in each relevant category of the competition, including the subcategories under the General category. In the Portfolio category, you must upload 5 to 10 photographs. Additionally, you can submit one video under the Drone (Video) category.

You can submit photos through the official HIPA website at https://hipa.ae/members/login/ . 

Registration is available on the HIPA website at https://hipa.ae/members/login/. Please ensure you read and accept all the rules before registering.

BENEFIT:

The winners will receive cash prizes.

Grand Prize: $200,000

Power
1st Prize: $40,000
2nd Prize: $30,000
3rd Prize: $20,000

Drone (video)
1st Prize: $40,000
2nd Prize: $30,000
3rd Prize: $20,000

Sports photography
1st Prize: $40,000
2nd Prize: $30,000
3rd Prize: $20,000

Portfolio (story-telling)
1st Prize: $50,000
2nd Prize: $40,000
3rd Prize: $30,000

General (Black & White and Colour)
Black & White
1st Prize: $40,000
2nd Prize: $30,000
3rd Prize: $20,000
Colour
1st Prize: $40,000
2nd Prize: $30,000
3rd Prize: $20,000

Special awards
HIPA Photographer of The Year: $80,000
The Photography Content Creator Award: $50,000
Photography Appreciation Award: $100,000

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TRANSVERSALIDADES PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

Application Deadline: 24:00 pm on April 21st, 2025 (Lisbon time).

LOCATION: Portugal

The call for submissions that portray spaces beyond and beyond borders, scattered across the various continents, aims, by documenting the diversity of Territories, Societies and Cultures, to read and interpret the multiplicity of natural, economic, social and cultural landscapes that are scattered across the vast geographies of the planet.

Themes: The pictures collected under this contest should portray the diversity of territories, societies and cultures of different continents in order to allow crossed looks on the changes which are taking place in different parts of the world, show different styles of social organization and space, capture signs of continuity and change, archaisms and innovations that manifest themselves in the most populous cities or rural areas, located in the most remote and distant and areas, which are facing depopulation. 

ELIGIBILITY:

There are four categories:

Landscapes, biodiversity, and natural heritage.
Rural areas, agriculture, and settlement.
The city and the urbanization process.
Culture and society: cultural diversity and social inclusion

Registration is free and universal.

Each candidate may only submit one portfolio with six (6) photos about a single subject of the contest

Applications will be submitted electronically through the http://www.cei.pt website

The application consists of:

the application form properly filled with the following fields: personal information about the author; description for each photo;

file with portfolio of six (6) photos:

Photos must be numbered from 1 to 6 according to the captions on the form;
ii. The file name must be identified by the identification the number of each contestant: identity card number, passport or other (Ex: 122258045.zip).
iii. File must be sent to the email ceibericos.transversalidades@gmail.com or via WeTransfer.

Each contestant will be assigned a code that will identify the candidate before the jury.

BENEFIT:

General Awards:

The Overall Winner (1) for the best and most complete submitted portfolio will receive a prize money of EUR 1,500.00 (one thousand five hundred euros)

The Winner of each theme (4) for the best and most complete portfolio will receive EUR 750.00 (seven hundred and fifty euros)

The Jury will also award up to 12 portfolios, each being awarded with EUR 150.00 (one hundred and fifty euros).

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