Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone aged 18 years and over.
Short description
“ 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.
There are five categories:
• Water & People
• Water & Communities
• Water & Planet
• Water & Innovation
• Water & Challenges
You may submit 5 to 10 photos.
Entry fees
Entry is free.
Prizes
• 1st place: $10,000
• 2nd place: $8,000
• 3rd: place $5,000