On any given day, as humans we feel a variety of emotions, but one of the most beautiful and heart-warming emotions we can feel, is happiness. This eternal search for happiness has inspired humankind to embark, not only on incredible life journeys, but experience great life moments. It takes a keen photographer’s eye to capture these secret moments of happiness.
HAPPINESS
On any given day, as humans we feel a variety of emotions, but one of the most beautiful and heart-warming emotions we can feel, is happiness.
This eternal search for happiness has inspired humankind to embark, not only on incredible life journeys, but experience great life moments. It takes a keen photographer’s eye to capture these secret moments of happiness.
GENERAL
A category as broad as ‘General’ can be mistaken for lacking inspiration for a photographer, but for a true artist it’s all the direction they need.
A photographer sees great compositions around every corner, whether it be walking down the street, driving a car, enjoying lunch in a restaurant, or just relaxing at home.
It’s for this very reason that photographer’s best friend will always be their beloved camera; because you never know when inspiration will strike you next.
FATHER AND SON
No bond compares to the bonds we have within our families; and no bond is greater than that which we share with our parents. We invite photographers to celebrate and capture what’s at the heart of the relationship a father holds with his son.
A son has a unique relationship with his father, constantly aspiring to grow and be nurtured under his wing, to one day step out into the world and be the man he always saw, when he looked into his father’s eyes; Truly the makings of an awe-inspiring photograph.
WILDLIFE
A category for the adventurer at heart, wildlife photography captures all creatures great and small roaming free within their natural habitat.
Photographers are invited to take us on a journey of discovery into the wild, and intrigue us with a rare insight into life within the animal kingdom.
Special Awards
PHOTOGRAPHY APPRECIATION AWARD (PERSONAL, GROUP OR TEAM AWARD)*
There are many passionate people within the photography industry who are dedicated and relentless in their pursuit for excellence. These people offer their services and expertise without expecting a return on their efforts and therefore form a vital part of the photographic community.
The ‘Photography Appreciation Award’ is a special category for a person or group who has shown long-standing commitment to enhancing the art of photography. By awarding the recipient, HIPA hopes to give back a small amount of the respect and appreciation they deserve.
PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH/REPORT AWARD*
Research requires an unprecedented commitment of time and effort towards a particular field of study. It is invaluable in helping mankind create the future and advance knowledge and capabilities.
The Hamdan International Photography Award aims to enhance the ever-developing research field within photography by introducing the ‘Photographic Research/Report Award’.
The Award will celebrate research that reflects excellence in the field of photography. This strengthens the strategic goal of the award, which to develop the art of photography for the entire photographic community.
*Participants may enter these two special awards by invitation only.
GrandPrize 120000
Grand
HAPPINESS
GENERAL
FATHER AND SON
WILDLIFE
GrandTotal 400,000
GrandAll the Prize money will be in US Dollars
Rules
This contest is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Apple Inc. The participants understand that they are providing information to HIPA and not to Apple Inc. Any questions, comments, or complaints regarding the contest should be directed to HIPA and not to Apple Inc.
Grand Prize Winner
Antonio Aragon Renuncio
Spain
HappinessA group of children playing happily near the border with Ghana (Togo, West Africa)
WINNERS PER CATEGORY
happiness of mens
Old mens share their feelings of happiness and love, they were friends since childhood, they were sitting and talking and during that one of them kiss the other
Papuan Children at play
Papua New Guinean children play in Lake Murray, a pristine area in the north of Papua New Guinea which was saved by local Papuans from whole forest clearing by unethical timber companies.
Refugees in Europe
Refugees reacts after arriving safely by broken raft to Lesbos island, Greece, Monday October, 12, 2015.
Happiness is my mother
happiness
Two sisters playing together and show the amount of happiness and cheerful
Calbuco...the night of fear.
Calbuco Volcano is located in the south of Chile, specifically in the region of lakes. It is considered the third most dangerous volcano in the country. His last activity was recorded in 1961. April 23, 2015. Approximately at 18.00 a new eruptive cycle Calbuco starts, emitting a gigantic plume which when night turns into a terrifying ... Postal smoke, lava and rays can be seen from kilometers around, a spectacle of nature that generated a lot of fear in the nearby residents. More than 3,000 people were evacuated along with many animals. Today the volcano returned to the calm but nobody knows what will reawaken minute.
Lesbos - Island of Hope
Life vests, inner tubes and rubber rafts on the north coast of the Greek island of Lesbos. The basic equipment that thousands of refugees have used to cross to Greece from Turkey. The safety jackets are symbols of journey, survival and death. Lesbos has become one the main entry points to Europe for refugees. There were 491,286 arrivals on Lesbos from January till 26 December in 2015 according to UNHCR.
Strict referee
The evening in the mountainous village of Dzhalgan. The Republic of Dagestan, Russia
happy sports
happy sports
The Wait
Ethiopia. Lalibela. The Instant before the celebration of St. George
I want my son
In this photo, the tow father of the two children who were burned mistakenly yesterday, that was because of the candles they used to compensate the electricity which gone, that they suffered from the constant power outages!! the father appears in a very sad miserable scene at Al-Shate' Refugee Camp in Gaza city.
father and children
father and children in the earthquake
The Legacy
Father and his child planting a tree as a pledge for their future.
Unconditional
The power of the unconditionaly love between a father and his son is the desire to relieve him from his misery.
WAEL AL-NAMLA HIS WIFE ISRAA AND HIS SON , THREE OF THEM LOST THE LOWER LIMBS DURING
Wael Al-Namla, 27, sits with his son three years old Shareif In their house in Al- Joneina neighbourhood in the east of Rafah town in the southern Gaza Strip on 17 March 2015. Wael Al Namla, 27, his wife Israa, 21, and their son Shareif three years old, three of them lost the lower lips together to one Israeli bomb when they were trying to find a safe place to stay at, following a 72-hour ceasefire declaration during the 51 day of war in, 01 Augast 2014.
Leopard in Tree, South Africa.
A leopard sits in a tree where she was feeding on an antelope in South Africa's Timbavati Nature Reserve. Hyenas where circling the tree and she was waiting on a chance to jump down between them.
FLYING WITH FLAMINGOS
Flying over Lake Turkana in The Great Rift Valley in Norther Kenya is by far the best way to view the thousands of Greater Flamingos. The scenery is so dramatic with volcanos reaching out into the lake and the sight of the flamingos in contrast to the water which is vibrantly coloured by millions of different algae and plankton which rise to the surface during the calm weather. This image of the flamingos is almost 3D with the addition of their shadow and reflection showing at the same time.
lonely
lonely
peep
In the thorns peeking ahead, waiting in the wings
Waterhole Scene
A Elefant had a disaggreement with some zebras at a waterhole in Tsavo East National Park in Kenia. At the Moment i took the photo the elefant scared them away.