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DUBAI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese photographers have so far entered some of the most stunning photographs to the Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) contest, Ali Bin Thalith, secretary general of HIPA said here on Saturday, as the 5th season annual contest is drawing near.
Bin Thalith pointed to a large number of past Chinese contributions to the contest, especially the 3rd season Grand Prize winner Zhou Fuyang's memorable photograph describing a classroom in rural China.
He said the photo has become "an iconic image worldwide."
The secretary general encouraged all Chinese photographers to participate in the HIPA competition.
"It would be a great opportunity to test themselves on an international level against other talented photographers and demonstrate the talents of Chinese photographers to the rest of the world," he said.
On the future of HIPA, Bin Thalith said the participation of non-Middle Eastern countries such as China is important.
"Our aim for the future is to continue to grow HIPA as per the vision of His Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai and hope to gain more international recognition and acclaim within the arts community in the coming years through our continued support of the art of photography," he said.
The total prize money in this season's contest amounts to 423,000 U.S. dollars, which will be distributed to 23 photographers in five categories.
