04 June 2015
Middle East Grand Circuit of Photography 2015 Exhibition opened
They say “a picture is worth a thousand words”! Bahrain Art Center hosts the ‘Middle East Grand Circuit of Photography 2015’ under the patronage of H.E Sheikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Interior Ministry Undersecretary for Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs. The exhibition was opened on 4 June 7:30 pm and runs until 10 June 2015.
‘Middle East Grand Circuit of Photography 2015’ is the first of its kind in the Arab world. There were three stages in three different countries between Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and finally Bahrain? Over 360 prizes were awarded in the competition.
The exhibition includes 94 images and has been divided into five themes: child, travel, nature, open color, and open.
The competition, which received about 808 images from 67 different countries ( the total number of images from participants reached 12,416) were spread over 5 different themes and ranked by the biggest international photography associations, including the International Federation of Photographic Art "FIAP", the photographic Society of America ‘PSA’, United Photographers International UPI, and the International Association of Arts Photography IAAP.
