Bangladeshi photographer Pinu Rahman wins prestigious HIPA Grand Prize in Dubai
Bangladeshi photographer Pinu Rahman has won the Grand Prize at Dubai's prestigious Hamdan International Photography Award with a striking portrait of a family in Korail slum.
Bangladeshi photographer Pinu Rahman made history on Tuesday night by winning the Grand Prize at the 15th Hamdan International Photography Award. Announced at the Dubai Museum of the Future, the award represents the contest's highest honour and marks the first time a Bangladeshi has secured it.
Rahman won the contest, centred on the theme "Family", for his photograph titled "Under the Same Sky". The image depicts five family members sleeping under an open sky inside a gutted dwelling in Dhaka's Korail slum, capturing unbreakable familial warmth after disaster.
A banker by profession, Rahman serves as assistant general manager in cyber security at Rupali Bank. Expressing pride in representing Bangladesh, Rahman, who also earned honours at the Sony World Photography Awards 2026, said the accolade reinforces his passion for storytelling.
Source: Prothom Alo
