Al Ameen Service and the Hamdan bin Mohammed International Photography Award (HIPA) present a groundbreaking photographic competition in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai. This initiative seeks to gather visual photographic interpretations from students across UAE schools, capturing the community solidarity that flourishes throughout the United Arab Emirates. It celebrates how people from all walks of life collaborate to ensure and sustain the security that society enjoys, lives confidently within, and benefits from—through services like Al Ameen that one feels without necessarily seeing.
In the Emirates, we witness commitment and dedication from everyone living on this soil toward maintaining quality of life, sustaining services, safeguarding public facilities, and standing united against any abuse or negative influence that might threaten the continuity of these noble relationships that society experiences—compassion, tolerance, solidarity, cooperation, and love.
Here, the eloquence of words yields to the image—capable of translating ideas with greater clarity and precision—as the doors of competition open wide for creative minds.
Important note: Participating photographs must be exclusively captured within the United Arab Emirates.
Community Service
Capture images that reflect the spirit of volunteering and giving in UAE society, whether through official initiatives or individual efforts. Show how people of different ages and nationalities contribute to building a cohesive and interconnected community.
Integrity with Self, Others, and Nation
Photograph moments that embody the value of integrity in daily life, from commitment to performing work with excellence to respecting public property. Reflect how honesty forms the foundation of mutual trust among members of Emirati society.
Advice and Cooperation
Capture scenes highlighting cooperation and sincere advice between people in schools, neighbourhoods, and public spaces. Show how Emiratis and residents help each other overcome challenges and achieve shared success.
Justice
Photograph situations that reflect equality and equal opportunities in Emirati society, through fair treatment in schools, institutions, and public places. Highlight how everyone feels secure and reassured under the values of justice and fairness.
National Duty
Capture images that embody commitment to serving the nation and preserving its achievements, whether through participation in national events or protecting the environment and public facilities. Show how UAE citizens and residents translate their love for the country into tangible actions.
Advice and Cooperation
Justice
Integrity with Self, Others, and Nation
Community Service
National Duty
Rules
Please read these rules before submitting your photo(s) to the AL AMEEN X HIPA photo contest in collaboration with HIPA.
By participating, you understand, acknowledge and fully, irrevocably and unconditionally agree to abide and be bound by the following rules:
- The competition is open for online submissions only (the Submissions), through the contest page on HIPA website: www.hipa.ae.
- Submissions will be accepted from 00:01 on 7th May 2025 until 24:00 on 20th May 2025 UAE local time (i.e. GMT +4). No Submissions made after closing time will be accepted.
- Participants must be students in the UAE’s schools.
- You can only submit one Photograph under each category (a total of five photographs).
- The submitted photo must have an original file in Raw or JPEG format, with high quality and resolution, of a minimum 2 MB size.
- The submitted photo must not contain any tag(s), signature(s), initial(s), frame, border(s), logo(s), or any other references and/or marks added by the participant.
- HIPA and AlAmeen Service reserves the right to assess and discard from the competition any submitted photo deemed contrary to the foregoing.
- Photos that portray or otherwise include inappropriate and/or offensive content, including nudity, violence, and/or any other content deemed to be contrary to the UAE's religious, cultural, and/or public moral traditions and practices, will be disqualified.
This contest is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Apple Inc. The participants understand that they are providing information to HIPA and not to Apple Inc. Any questions, comments, or complaints regarding the contest should be directed to HIPA and not to Apple Inc.