The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) has announced the winners of its June Instagram Photo Contest, which was themed ‘Prayers’. A total of five winners from three different countries will receive the 'HIPA Recognition Award' after their winning photographs were published on the official HIPA Instagram account @HIPAae.
The winner, Jehad Ghazwan from Bahrain, whose photograph portrayed a woman performing an Islamic prayer said: "This photograph was taken at home with the help of my younger sister to post on my Instagram page and to show the beauty behind prayers."
Other captivating images include a throng of worshippers dockside in a port in Indonesia, taken by Indonesian Hendra Permana. The photograph was shot at Sunda Kelapa Harbour in Jakarta. Permana said she was happy to win the competition, because it means she can visit Dubai and be recognised as an international professional photographer.
The theme for the July edition of the Instagram Photo Contest will be announced in the coming days on HIPA's social media platforms.
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