Dubai, Nov 11 (V7N)- Bangladeshi photographer Pinu Rahman has won the Grand Prize at the 15th edition of the Hamdan International Photography Awards (HIPA), marking the first time a photographer from Bangladesh has received the competition's top honour.

Rahman, an amateur photographer, won the prestigious award in the 'Family' category. The Grand Prize is the highest honour of the international photography competition, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The winners were announced at a ceremony held at the Dubai Future Museum at around 8:00 pm local time on Tuesday (November 10).

Rahman received the award for a photograph titled 'Under the Same Sky'. The image shows five members of a family sleeping under the open sky in a house in the fire-ravaged Karail slum.

The photograph conveys the message that family bonds and love can remain strong even after people lose their homes, possessions and shelter.

Rahman works as an assistant general manager in the cybersecurity department of state-owned Rupali Bank. Originally from Pirojpur, Rahman completed postgraduate studies in the Department of Botany at the University of Dhaka.

Reacting to the achievement, Rahman said, "Since this morning, the whole of Bangladesh has been talking about me. What greater achievement can there be in a lifetime!"

Rahman also expressed special gratitude to fellow photographers in Bangladesh.

The photographer has received several other international recognitions this year. Rahman won the Bangladesh National Award at the Sony World Photography Awards 2026.

Rahman also secured first prize at the Siena Creative Photo Awards 2026 in Italy for a photograph titled 'The Golden Burden'. In the same edition, another photograph, 'Bad Morning in a Burnt Valley', received a 'Highly Commended' distinction at the Siena International Photo Awards.

Previously, Bangladeshi photographer KM Asad won first prize in the 'The Moment' category at the eighth edition of HIPA in 2017. Thirteen other Bangladeshi photographers have also received awards in various categories over the years.

Rahman's Grand Prize achievement has brought further international recognition to Bangladesh's photography community.

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