My first ever visit to an International Motocross Bike Race was with mixed emotion of happiness and pride. Sure you judged the reason for my happiness, but the pride was for a simple reason of having an Indian rider “Jinan Chellikkattil Dasan” representing my country at an International Level and the final icing with a win in the 4th place. Jinan who represented the Liberty Kawasaki team from UAE, hails from Thrissur in Kerala. A total of 22 countries featuring 45 contestants participated in this tournament including teams from US, France, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, South Africa, Switzerland and Belgium.
The day as forecasted turned dusty with strong winds by noon, with my commitment back to office I packed my camera gears, only after witnessing few spectacular moments of passion, speed, control and power. The event was well organized and witnessed by more of photographers from Media, Groups, as well as Individuals and Blogger’s, but lacked the general spectators. The reason could be the unpredictable weather…. (as usual over the weekends).
Overall, I did have a good time and also had the opportunity to meet few fellow photographers.
Winners:
1st place – Chris Moakley, Switzerland (MX1 Class), Mohammad Jaffar, Kuwait (MX2 Class) and Sulaiman Al-Mislem, Kuwait (ClubMan Class)
For photos of the event you can visit my Flickr set [here]
The Kuwait International Motocross Challenge 2012 is taking place on Saturday 17th March. This event is organized by Kuwait Quarter Mile Auto & Motorcycle Club and will be held at the recently built racing circuit course in Wafra off the King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Motorway. The length of the course track is 1600m with a minimum width of 7m. The event is open to all nationalities and is categorized in different classes. This will be a great opportunity for Photo enthusiastic to shoot fast sporting action.
The Meteorological Department at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Kuwait is pleased to announce its photography contest which will be held as one of the activities celebrating the World Meteorological Day (March 23rd, 2012). The aim of the photography contest is to document the meteorological phenomena occurring in Kuwait and to encourage effective and productive communication between the department and the public.
To participate, your picture must be about a meteorological phenomenon in Kuwait. The last date for submission is March 15, 2012. The winning photos will be sent to the World Metrological Organization. First place winner will receive 100 KD, second place: 75 KD, and third place: 50 KD. Fourth to tenth place will receive 30 KD.
To participate and check the rule and regulation for the contest, check their official photography contest page [here]
Aymstrong promotes “Eye For Life – Photography Workshop” in Kuwait. The Workshop is scheduled from the 28th – 30th October, 2011. The Course Instructor is Mark Gillett – An International Photographer with over 30 years experience. He is also an Adventurer and Fellow of Royal Geographical Society, Coach and LSP (Lego Serious Play) Facilitator. He has supplied both written and photographic works to: Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, El Mundo, CNN Traveller, Geographical, Digital Photographer, Practical Photographer, Dazed and Confused, Runners World, Running Fitness, The London Paper, Observer, Ultra Fondus, Outer Edge (Australia), Adventure Sports Magazine, Camouflage, The Army, Aston Martin and numerous small press. He is also a active blogger, you can read his blog.
The Photographic Workshops give photographers the opportunity to share ideas, learn from others and discover exciting new environments to photograph. The workshop are mixture of both classroom and field based learning, providing participants with both theory and practical experience.
At a recently concluded “Incredible India Photography Contest” My friend Febin Joy (a Software Engineer by profession with a passion for Drawing, Painting & Photography) was declared the First Runner-Up. This contest was organized by Channel W an Integral Portal of Wipro Technologies for their employees. Wipro is a Global Information Technology (IT) services company headquartered in Bangalore, India. The company operates in three segments: IT Services, IT Products, Consumer Care and Lighting, and has thousands of employees. Wipro BPO itself has more than 22,000 employees. It also has offices in Shanghai and Cebu in Asia and Curitiba in Brazil and Wroclaw in Poland.
My first visit to Red Bull Drift Challenge. The Event took place on Friday 22, 2011 at the Kuwait International Fair, Mishref. The sandstorm was bad, though I just braved being there for close to 2 hrs. I didn’t wait till the closure of the show and the winners announcement, since the storm just kept hitting on me and my camera gears and the light was turning bad.
The judging panel consisted of Lebanese Rally Champion and Middle East Hill Climb Champion Red Bull’s Driver Abdo Feghali, Middle East Rally Champion Mishaal Al Nejadi, and Kuwait Champion Salah bin Eidan.
Click here to see my Flickr photo
Kuwait hosts the local qualification for this event on April 22 and the winner will have the chance to compete in the final round taking place in Lebanon on Friday, July 22nd 2011.
This event is open for the public and Motorsport fans are invited to watch the Red Bull Car Park Drift event from the grandstands located at both sides of the track. Hope the weather stays good and dustfree. You can check on their website for more info.
Location: Kuwait International Fair, Ground 5
Time: 15:00 – 18:30
Arab photographers, who are based in the region, are invited to apply for Shabab Ayyam Photography Competition. Organizers Ayyam Gallery hope the initiative will support new artistic talent in the Middle East. The contest, open to photographers born in or after 1980, requires a proposal for a solo exhibition and 12 photographs via email or in CD form. The 15 finalists will be featured in an exhibit at The Ayyam Art Center in Dubai on September 13.
The first place winner will be awarded USD$6,500, while USD$2,500 and USD$1,000 prizes will be given to second and third place finalists, respectively. The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2011. Proposals can be submitted in English or Arabic. For more information, click here.
The largest photographic campaign within the United Arab Emirates encouraging professional and talented photographers to take pictures, collect and document all forms of life in the cities, villages and different parts of the UAE. Monetary prizes awarded in 1 main category and 5 sub-categories. For more information: 050 100 0323.
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