Winners of UAE’s World’s Coolest Winter photography competition announced – in pictures – The National

Winners of UAE’s World’s Coolest Winter photography competition announced – in pictures – The National

The winners of the World’s Coolest Winter photography competition, which tasked entrants with capturing images of the UAE, have been announced.

Organised by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Awards in collaboration with the UAE Government Media Office, the competition was designed to highlight the UAE’s entertainment, culture and natural landmarks, and raise awareness of the variety of its tourism activities during the nation’s winter.

Running from December 20, 2021 to January 20, 2022, the competition attracted 2,176 participants from 89 countries, and more than 2,800 images were submitted.