HighlightsBangladeshi photographer Pinu Rahman won the grand prize at the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA), described as the world’s richest photography competition.His winning image, “Under the Same Sky,” shows a family of five sleeping side by side inside the surviving concrete walls of their Dhaka home.The photograph documents resilience after a November 2025 fire destroyed about 1,500 dwellings in Bangladesh’s capital.HIPA’s 15th edition was themed “Family,” aligning with the UAE’s designation of 2026 as the Year of the Family.The award highlights how documentary photography can turn a private disaster into a widely shared story of endurance and human dignity.
