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34 Incredible Images Featured By HIPA That Celebrate The Art Of Photography

Every year, the Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) brings together some of the world's best photographers, celebrating breathtaking images that tell meaningful stories and inspire people across the globe. The competition has become one of the most prestigious photography awards, recognizing outstanding work across a variety of themes, including nature,…

Bored Panda · Jul 20

Where photographers are submitting work in May 2026 for real exposure

From landscapes to architecture, portraits, and beyond – these international photography contests want to see your images, open to photographers of all levels

Digital Camera World · May 18

Where to submit your photographs in May 2026 for real exposure

From landscapes to architecture, portraits, and beyond – these international photography contests want to see your images, open to photographers of all levels

Digital Camera World · May 2

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"The first drone I sent up, I melted a large portion of it" – photographer and filmmaker Karim Iliya talks about his award-winning volcano video

The Drone (Video) category winner of 'Power', HIPA's 14th season, recalls capturing his winning footage of a volcano erupting in Iceland

Digital Camera World · May 1

These are the best photo competitions you can enter in April 2026

From landscapes to architecture, portraits, and beyond – these international photography contests want to see your images, open to photographers of all levels

Digital Camera World · Apr 21

Want to win up to US$200,000? Enter these top photo competitions, now open for submissions from April to July 2026

From landscapes to architecture, portraits, and beyond – these international photography contests want to see your images, open to photographers of all levels

Digital Camera World · Mar 31

$1,000,000 up for grabs in world's richest photography awards as 2026 HIPA contest theme is revealed!

HIPA 2026 photo contest opens for entries and is looking for images on the theme of Family

Digital Camera World · Jan 13

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This award-winning 'reaction' shot proves there's a lot more to sports photography than the action itself

Aftermath of women's boxing bout bags Bosnian photographer a category win in 14th season of HIPA awards

Digital Camera World · Jan 13

Meet the wildlife photographer buying up land in Africa to protect animal habitats, using money he makes with his camera

Chris Fallows will be able to use his recent HIPA prize to invest more in conservation projects in Namibia

Digital Camera World · Jan 11

"This was the first jaguar I'd ever seen, but I wasn't there to photograph one", admits HIPA 2025 category winner Karine Aigner

The American photographer recalls the moment a big cat walked into her scene during a wildlife workshop in Ecuador

Digital Camera World · Jan 7

"Beyond perfect" weather conditions and stunning morning light come together to make HIPA's black-and-white photo of the year

Photographer spends eight hours in a boat to get this shot in Tahiti, but it all comes down to a fraction of a second

Digital Camera World · Jan 1

'Maybe I'll buy a new camera… or a new apartment!' Photographer who won $200,000 prize tells the dramatic story behind his award-winning shot

Gianluca Gianferrari bagged US$200,000 for his volcano eruption photo in the 14th season of this leading international photo award

Digital Camera World · Nov 12, 2025

Incredible image of great balls of fire wins world's richest photo competition

Italian photographer Gianluca Gianferrari takes home US$200,000 after winning the grand prize at HIPA in Dubai, UAE

Digital Camera World · Nov 11, 2025

Your last chance to win your share of $1 million prize fund in the world's biggest photo awards

There's still time to submit your images around the theme Power, and to enter HIPA's new Photographer of the Year category

Digital Camera World · May 20, 2025

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Digital Camera World · Feb 13, 2025

12,220 photos on 70 nights over four years. That's a combined exposure of 2.2 million seconds (plus 4,000 hours of post-processing)!

Photo of the Day: Samy Al Olabi's astrophotography portfolio earned him HIPA Photographer of the Year. And his 12,220-image deep-sky panorama is a breathtaking highlight

Digital Camera World · Feb 4, 2025

"I traveled to Kenya and captured this powerful image to convey the plight of the southern white rhino"

Rahul Sachdev’s golden silhouette of a southern white rhino earned him gold in the prestigious HIPA photography competition's General Colour category. Here's its story...

Digital Camera World · Jan 10, 2025

$1,000,000 up for grabs in world's richest photography contest

HIPA 2025 photo contest opens for entries and is looking for images on the theme of Power

Digital Camera World · Dec 11, 2024

"Two humpback whales literally came right up underneath me and one was looking straight at me as I took this photo"

Renee Capozzola’s incredible black-and-white image of a humpback whale and calf won the HIPA General Category (black and white). Here’s its story…

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Digital Camera World · Nov 14, 2024

World's biggest photo prize was won using a 12-year-old DSLR and a kit lens

Wind turbines under a moody sky were captured on an old enthusiast camera and its kit lens but wowed the judges of the HIPA $200,000 photo award

Digital Camera World · Nov 12, 2024

This photo won $200,000: picture of wind farm under a dramatic sky takes top dollars in HIPA contest

The richest photography competition in the world has announced its grand prize-winning image showing the diversity of marine life

Digital Camera World · May 15, 2024

It could be you… $1,000,000 to be won in world's richest photographic awards

HIPA 2024 photo contest opens for entries and is looking for images on the theme of Sustainability

Digital Camera World · Nov 17, 2023

$120,000 photo: fantastic jellyfish close-up wins big bucks in HIPA contest

The richest photography competition in the world has announced its grand prize-winning image showing the diversity of marine life

Dynamite News · Feb 21, 2023

Plantation On Degraded Forest Land To Be Taken Up Soon On A Large Scale: CM Sukhu

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, while presiding over the first meeting of the governing body of Himachal Pradesh State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority at HIPA on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India · Feb 21, 2023

Plantation on degraded forest land to be taken up on largescale in Himachal Pradesh: CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

SHIMLA: The chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while presiding over the first meeting of the governing body of Himachal Pradesh State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (HP CAMPA), at HIPA on Monday late evening, said that instead of raising plantations in a sporadic manner, it should be done…

Zenger · Aug 10, 2022

Photographer Rewarded For Picture Of Speedy, Diving Bird

Smashing through the water at 60 miles per hour, this shot of a gannet in the Shetland Islands in Scotland has scooped a British photographer the Grand Prize in an international photo competition.

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