Minister of Culture H E Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Thani with the winners of the award.
DOHA: Minister of Culture H E Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Thani honoured the winners of the first edition of the Doha Photography Award Wednesday evening.
In the Qatar category, first place went to photographer Abdullah Al Musleh, followed by Hisham Thameen in second place and Ali Saif Al Din in third. In the youth category (under 18), Ahmed Khalifa Al Mansouri won first place, Hamad Ali Saif Al Din second, and Rashid Abdulaziz Al Kuwari third.
In the storytelling category, Palestinian photographer Abdulrahman Zaqout took first place, Bahraini photographer Isa Ibrahim second, and UAE’s Shajith Unden third. In the colour category, Qatari photographer Shaima Al Matawa won first place, followed by Ali Al Qamish from Bahrain and Hassan Rohan from the United States.
In the black and white category, first place went to Bahraini photographer Zakaria Omran, second to Sheba Sesh from India, and third to Qatari photographer Abdullah Al Muadhin. In the emotion category, Omani photographer Ahmed Al Hosani won first place, Syrian photographer Moawia Atrash second, and Kiwa Lin from Myanmar third.
The total prize pool exceeded QR2m, with top prizes reaching QR300,000 for the Qatar category and QR150,000 for first place in other categories. Second-place winners received QR100,000 and third-place winners QR75,000.
On this occasion, Director of the Qatar Photography Center Jassim Ahmed Al Buainain noted the award’s strong turnout, with 5,206 photographers from 101 countries submitting 31,681 works.
