Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) 2026

The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) is now accepting applications for 2026, with the final date for submissions being 15 October 2026.

Overview

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time of submission.
• You may submit between 5 and 10 photographs.
• A title and description must accompany your portfolio.
• Each submitted photograph must be in JPEG format, with high quality and at least 5 MB, and the longest edge should measure no less than 2000 pixels with a quality of at least 300dpi.
• Submissions from mobile devices and drones are permitted.
• You are requested to upload the original photo(s) (RAW) or those without any edits at the point of submission.
• All submitted photo(s) must be free of any tags, signatures, initials, frames, borders, logos, or other identifiers added by the participant.
• Basic editing of the photo(s) is allowed, as long as it does not compromise their authenticity. Advanced edits that create illusions, deceptions, or manipulations are not permitted.

For official application, please visit: hipa.ae/members/login
Final date for submissions: 15 October 2026