Al Ain Photographia Award competition

Date: Sunday, September 11, 2011 - October 23, 2011 Time:    Venue: TBA, Al Ain Ticket/Fee: Free to participate Tweet data-url="http://bit.ly/twitter-api-announce" data-url="php the_permalink(); ?>" data-text="php the_title(); ?>"

“Capture Al Ain” – under the patronage of H.H. Dr. Shamma Bint Mohammed Bin Khalid Al Nahyan, the city of Al Ain announces the launch of the Al Ain Photographia Award, a new and exciting annual event to be added to the UAE cultural calendar.

Photography enthusiasts, both amateurs and professionals, are invited to showcase their talents by journeying to this oasis city to ‘Capture Al Ain’ – its expressions and its amazing secrets.

Participation is simple. Images of Al Ain are to be submitted online through the website http://www.alainphotographiaaward.ae where participants are required to read and agree to the Rules & Regulations as part of a short sign-up process. Participants can submit up to a maximum of 5 original and previously unpublished photos. The Al Ain Photographia Award competition is open to all locals and non-UAE residents of the city as well as visitors to Al Ain, and there are no age restrictions.

Winning images will be selected by a jury panelist comprised of three renowned artists from the region and two senior managers of the Al Ain Municipality. The Al Ain Photographia Award offers cash prizes totaling AED190, 000 for the 10 best images of Al Ain with a first prize of AED50, 000. In addition there are many cameras, accessories and vouchers from our sponsor Nikon.

There is also the opportunity for public audiences to get involved. By voting for your favourite images to be nominated for the People’s Choice Award, each week, the image which receives the highest number of public votes will win a prize. Winners will be rewarded at the conclusion of the competition.

To thank the public audiences we have also created an Active Voter Award. Individuals with the most amount of online shares/ referrals throughout the entire competition will win a prize for their support. The winner will be announced and rewarded at the conclusion of the competition.

The competition is live from 11^th September, 2011 until 23^rd October, 2011. All winners will be announced and presented with their prizes at the Al Ain Photographia Award ceremony to be held in Al Ain on 11^th November, 2011. There will also be an exhibition of the winners’ images and other selected images.

Full details are available on the website http://www.alainphotographiaaward.ae