The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) along with Dubai Media Incorporated will this Friday premiere the brand new show ‘HIPA Safari – Kenya 2015’. The show follows the journey of 10 GCC photographers, including the Secretary General of HIPA His Excellency Ali bin Thalith, on a specially organised wildlife photography trip in the ‘Maasai Mara National Reserve’ in Kenya. The show is set to be aired on the Dubai 1 and Sama Dubai TV stations.

Commenting on the new program, HIPA Secretary General His Excellency Ali bin Thalith said “The show was born out of a mutual agreement between HIPA and Dubai Media Inc. to develop and encourage local photographers in the region by organizing 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”.

‘HIPA Safari – Kenya 2015’  times:

The Team

Dubai 1: Commencing on Friday the 18^th of December 2015 at 1.30 p.m. with repeats every Saturday at 11 a.m.

Sama Dubai: Commencing on Monday 21 December at 7 p.m. with repeats on Thursday at 7 p.m.