Three talented photographers were awarded at the annual Photography competition UAE IMAGES 2009 organized under the patronage of Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH).
UAE national Ahlam Mohammed Al Ahmed received the first prize (10,000 UAD) while the Philippine national Justine Armil So came in the second place and received a SIGMA SD 14 KIT sponsored by M K Trading. The third prize winner from Oman Ahmed Al-Shukaili received an entry to photography workshop run by Gulf Photo Plus.
Winners were given their prizes by Abdulla Al Amiri, Director of Arts and Culture Department at ADACH hand over the prizes on Tuesday at a ceremony held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
On the other hand three other photographers received special mention from the jury panel for their creative works. The photographers are Eman Abdulaziz Abdullah and Abdulmalik Mohammad Bin Bosayes from Saudi Arabia and Mona Hameed Own Ali from Bahrain.
The event coincided with the International Marketing Communications Trade Show, SIM - Signage, Imaging and Media which took place from 18-20 October 2009 at (ADNEC).
UAE IMAGES act as a catalyst in connecting photographers with the regional marketing communications fraternity creating additional opportunities. The Competition seeks to highlight the importance of quality images in today's advertising media. - Emirates News Agency, WAM
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