‘Qatar Through Your Lens’ Winners Announced With Prizes

'Qatar Through Your Lens' competition winners announced with prizes up to QR 150,000

By Admin - May 22, 2026

Qatar Through Your Lens

Visit Qatar has unveiled the winners of "Qatar Through Your Lens", a national content creation contest that earlier this week saw residents capture their experience in and impressions of Qatar through creative visuals.

Competition Duration and Participation

The challenge was open to all citizens and residents of Qatar,
The event took place between 1st October and 20th December of the year 2025.
Entries poured in from all over the nation, with more than 1,300 individuals submitting.

Themes Featured in the Competition

Submissions covered a wide variety of themes, including:

Qatar by Night
Beach and coastal experiences
Arts, culture, and heritage
Sports events
Culinary experiences

The unique entries presented Qatar and its people in a creative way of visual narration, their beauty, diversity, and daily life.

Visit Qatar Statement

Mr. Jassim Al Mahmoud, PR and Communications Director at Visit Qatar commented on the announcement saying:

"This stunning collection of images and video captures the pluralism of residents who live in Qatar. Every submission represents a story of pride, identity and experiences from which you can gain an authentic insight into the country through the voices of its people.

Winners and Rewards

Winners were recognised in two categories:

Video
Still Photography

Awards and Future Opportunities

Total prize money reached QAR 600,000
Winners will have opportunities to collaborate with Visit Qatar on future projects
Selected content will also be featured across Visit Qatar’s official platforms

Video Category Winners

1st Place- Midhilaj Kaivelikkal (QAR 150,000)
2nd Place -Hamza Moussaoui (QAR 70,000)
3rd Place - Sajan Sebastian (QAR 50,000)
4th Place - Saeed Khalid (QAR 30,000)
5th Place -Mohammed Ziyan (QAR 10,000)
6th Place- Falah Meaidh F R Al-Ahbabi (Voucher worth QAR 5,000)
7th Place- Hisham Thamin (Voucher worth QAR 5,000)
8th Place - Mongi Chaabane (Voucher worth QAR 5,000)
9th Place- Mnyar Alsamir (Voucher worth QAR 5,000)
10th Place -Hady Abi Warde (Voucher worth QAR 5,000)

Still Photography Category Winners

1st Place -Amir Hamid El-Mubarak Suliman (QAR 100,000)
2nd Place - Paula Blanche Valencia (QAR 60,000)
3rd Place - Muneera Yacoub Alobaidli (QAR 40,000)
4th Place - Osama Alsarori (QAR 20,000)
5th Place -Khalid Yousif Saqer (QAR 10,000)
6th Place- Noha Ibrahim Hamed Nasr (Voucher worth QAR 5,000)
7th Place- Nasser Aqeel Al-Emadi (Voucher worth QAR 5,000)
8th Place- Ahmed Nagy Mohammed Ramadan (Voucher worth QAR 5,000)
9th Place- Faris MP (Voucher worth QAR 5,000)
10th Place -Waseem Alkhudr (Voucher worth QAR 5,000)

Entries were assessed based on creativity and originality, visual and technical quality, strength of narrative and emotional impact, and relevance to the theme.