FIPCOM Ceremony and Exhibition inauguration

17/03/2014

On Thursday March 15, the Prize Giving Ceremony and the Fipcom Exhibition inauguration was held at Les Docks - Cité de la Mode et du Design. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, AFP's CEO M. Emmanuel Hoog and a great many culture and media individuals honoured us with their presence.

© Cristof Echard/Fipcom Iranian photographer Abdollah Heidari (R), winner of the Grand Prize holding the FIPCOM trophy shakes hands with Emmanuel Hoog, CEO of Agence France-Presse next to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah during the award ceremony of the 1st FIPCOM.

Grand Prize winner Abdollah Heidari and the winners in each category received Fipcom medals and a trophy, as well as the 10.000 euros Grand Prize on top of the Nikon D800 for category winners. 

After the Prize Rewarding Ceremony the exhibit inauguration was held with the varnishing of the pictures, going throughout the building from the corridors to the rooftop. 

© Cristof Echard/Fipcom (Boards with the awarded photos of the 1st FIPCOM)

© Cristof Echard/Fipcom (Boards with the awarded photos of the 1st FIPCOM. Abdollah Heidari's work, Winner of the Grand Prize, in the foreground)

© Cristof Echard/Fipcom (Board with Philippe Lopez's work, Winner of the News category)

© Cristof Echard/Fipcom (Boards with the awarded photos of the 1st FIPCOM)

© Cristof Echard/Fipcom (Board with an awarded photo of the 1st FIPCOM)

© Cristof Echard/Fipcom (François-Xavier Marit, Steeve Iuncker, Emmanuel Hoog, Abdollah Heidari, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Philippe Lopez, H.E Mohamed Abdalla Al Raeesi, Ciri Jazbec, H.E Mohammed Saeed Al Dhanhani.)

Exhibition open from March 14 through April 14, 2014. Free access.