Applications are currently being accepted for the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) International Photography Award 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About HIPA International Photography Award
Water is experienced differently across people, communities and environments. Photography has the power to make these experiences visible - documenting challenges, celebrating solutions and connecting global conversations to real human stories.
In collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the 2026 United Nations Water Conference, the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) invites photographers from around the world to contribute to this wider conversation by showing how water shapes our world and the people who depend on it.
Benefits of HIPA International Photography Award
- 1st $10,000
- 2nd $8,000
- 3rd $5,000
HIPA International Photography Award Requirements
- Participants must be individuals aged 18 years and over, at the time of their submission.
- You may submit 5 to 10 photos.
- You must provide a title and description for your portfolio.
- Submitted photo must have an original file in JPEG format, with high quality and resolution, of a minimum 5 MB in size, the minimum of the longest edge should be no less than 2000 pixel and the quality no less than 300dpi.
- Submission(s) from mobile phones and drones are allowed.
- You are kindly requested to upload the original photo(s) (RAW) or the photo(s) without any editing on the time of submitting the photo(s) to the competition.
- All submitted photo(s) must not contain any tag(s), signature(s), initial(s), frame, border(s), logo(s) or any other references and/or marks added by the participant.
- Basic technical editing of the photo(s) is acceptable, provided that any such editing does not affect the authenticity and/or genuineness of the photo(s). Advanced editing used to create illusions, deceptions and/or manipulations; including compositing and creative retouching of the photo(s) is prohibited.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
15 October, 2026
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