Winners of HIPA 2024 - in pictures


  • Chinese photographer Liping Cao won the $200,000 grand prize at the 2024 Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award or Hipa. All Photos: Hipa
    Chinese photographer Liping Cao won the $200,000 grand prize at the 2024 Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award or Hipa. All Photos: Hipa
  • Ruijuan Huang from China took the first prize in the Sustainability category
    Ruijuan Huang from China took the first prize in the Sustainability category
  • French photographer Virginie Ellis was the second place winner in the Sustainability category
    French photographer Virginie Ellis was the second place winner in the Sustainability category
  • Indian photographer Ranganathan Mukkai won third in the Sustainability category
    Indian photographer Ranganathan Mukkai won third in the Sustainability category
  • Indian photographer Rahul Vishwanath Sachdev won first prize in the Colour category
    Indian photographer Rahul Vishwanath Sachdev won first prize in the Colour category
  • Youmn Mohammed Almanla from Saudi Arabia was awarded the second place prize in the Colour category
    Youmn Mohammed Almanla from Saudi Arabia was awarded the second place prize in the Colour category
  • Ahmed Abdallah Al Housni from Oman was awarded third in the Colour category
    Ahmed Abdallah Al Housni from Oman was awarded third in the Colour category
  • In the Black and White category, US photographer Renee Capozzola took the first place prize
    In the Black and White category, US photographer Renee Capozzola took the first place prize
  • Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod from Sri Lanka came in second in the Black and White category
    Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod from Sri Lanka came in second in the Black and White category
  • Ateeb Hussain from India came in third place in the Black and White category
    Ateeb Hussain from India came in third place in the Black and White category
  • Tobias Friedrich from Germany took the first prize in the Sport Photography category
    Tobias Friedrich from Germany took the first prize in the Sport Photography category
  • US photographer Karim Iliya came in second in the Sports Photography category
    US photographer Karim Iliya came in second in the Sports Photography category
  • Indonesian photographer Hendra Agus Setyawan was awarded the thid place prize in the Sports Photography category
    Indonesian photographer Hendra Agus Setyawan was awarded the thid place prize in the Sports Photography category
  • Palestinian photographer Fatma Alzahra Shbair won the first prize in the Portfolio (storytelling) category
    Palestinian photographer Fatma Alzahra Shbair won the first prize in the Portfolio (storytelling) category
  • Dutch photographer Sarah Wouters won the second-place prize in the Portfolio category
    Dutch photographer Sarah Wouters won the second-place prize in the Portfolio category
  • Wen Bing from China came in third in the Portfolio category
    Wen Bing from China came in third in the Portfolio category
  • The first Hipa Photographer of the Year Award was given to Syrian astrophotographer Samy Al Olabi
    The first Hipa Photographer of the Year Award was given to Syrian astrophotographer Samy Al Olabi
  • Salma Ali Humaid Alsuwaidi received Photography Content Creator Award for her work in documenting the birds of the UAE
    Salma Ali Humaid Alsuwaidi received Photography Content Creator Award for her work in documenting the birds of the UAE
  • Dutch photographer James Philip Nelson received the Photography Appreciation Award for his photographs of indigenous communities around the world
    Dutch photographer James Philip Nelson received the Photography Appreciation Award for his photographs of indigenous communities around the world