My UAE photography competition

Here’s your chance to have your photographs published in a coffee-table book

The UAE is celebrating a milestone event this year on December 2 as it turns 50. The country has come a long way since the formation of the federation back in 1971 and there will be a number of celebrations taking place around the country as we draw closer to the big day. But, if you want to play a part in helping mark this monumental occasion, here’s your chance...

My UAE Photography Competition

Motivate Media Group has launched ‘My UAE Photography Competition’, an initiative that aims to showcase the diverse range of art, culture, heritage, and people of the nation through a series of photographs which will be featured inside a high-end, coffee-table book.

The campaign is calling on photographers (both past and present residents of the UAE) to share their pictures that highlight the best the UAE has to offer its citizens and residents – with candid moments and personal archives that express the connection to this country that’s home to over 200 nationalities.

How to enter

The competition will have two major categories – professionals and amateurs – and a jury of six key members will vote and shortlist the top 100 photographs to be featured inside the coffee-table book.

Entries do not have to be a recent photographs, so if you have parents or grandparents who’ve lived here for a long time, have a dig through their old photo albums and shoeboxes. If you come across an archival photograph, you can submit it for the competition, too.

Those winners who are selected will stand a chance to win cash prizes, photography equipment, the opportunity to work with Motivate Media Group’s brands, copies of the coffee-table book and more.

Submissions for the competition are open until 31 July. You can enter up to three photographs per applicant, and winners will be contacted in August.

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