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OUR FREE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST RECOMMENDATION OF THE DAY!

After the conclusion of ‘The Moment’ season, a new chapter of creativity and inspiration begins with the eighth season of competition titled, ‘Hope’. This new concept will no doubt have countless interpretations that will test talented photographers from around the world in their quest for photographic excellence.

This season, HIPA will introduce a new form of dialogue which is commonly shared by various human civilizations and cultures. ‘Hope’ is a dialogue that calls for the strengthening and consolidating of our ideologies and behaviour patterns, it is an infinite fuel for life.
Last season, the ‘Time-lapse’ category was a pleasant surprise for photographers that were eager to keep up with the latest trends and developments in the photographic industry. As a result, the category produced a large number of stunning submissions that impressed millions of photography enthusiasts around the world.

This season’s surprise comes in the shape of an aerial challenge set out to photographers, which will be the ‘Aerial Photography’ video category. This challenge will open the door for thrill-seeking lovers of aircraft photography and videography to produce unforgettable works that will no doubt transcend reality by imagination.

For the third season in succession, the ‘Portfolio’ category returns. This category once again demonstrated its strength, with some of the most fascinating submissions in the previous edition of HIPA. Likewise, the ‘General’ category returns and is set to delve into the creative minds of photographers, affording them a full remit to express themselves through black and white or coloured submissions.
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WHAT'S NEW

• Hope will be the main theme of the season.
• The Grand Prize (USD $120,000) will be chosen from any category available this season, and not only from the main theme.
• Last day of participation will be on 31 October 2018 at 11:59 pm (UAE local time)
• There are THREE Special Awards for the eighth Season and they are; ‘The Photography Appreciation Award’, ‘The Photography Content Creator Award’ and the ‘Emerging Person/Organisation in Photography Award’.
• Other categories are; General, Portfolio and the Aerial Photography (Video).
• The General Category will have two sub categories “Colour” and “ Black and White”
• Participants are allowed to submit a Black and White Photograph in all categories except the ‘General – Colour’ sub category.

$450,000 total in cash awards will be given out!