HIPA launches HIPA Safari - Kenya 2015 on Dubai TV

DUBAI, 18th December, 2015 (WAM) --The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award, HIPA, along with Dubai Media Incorporated, will this Friday premiere the brand new television show, ‘HIPA Safari – Kenya 2015’. The show follows the journey of 10 GCC photographers, including the Secretary-General of HIPA, Ali bin Thalith, on an especially organised wildlife photography trip to the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The show is set to be aired on Dubai 1 and Sama Dubai TV stations. Commenting on the new program, Ali bin Thalith said, "The show was born out of a mutual agreement between HIPA and Dubai Media to develop and encourage local photographers in the region by organising an interesting photographic adventure in the Maasai Mara Nation Reserve in Kenya. We hope that through this new TV show documenting the experiences of the photographers that we can encourage more passionate artists in the region to travel to different parts of the world and hopefully take their skills to the next level." – Emirates News Agency, WAM - http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395289345142.html