Anantara Desert Islands Resort & Spa has given its support behind “Abu Dhabi – At One with the Sea” a global photography competition launched by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) to celebrate the emirate’s rich maritime heritage and its year-end hosting of the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) Abu Dhabi stopover.

The competition is being held in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi International Photographic Society, Emirates Photography Competition and Gulf Photo Plus – a company which trains photographers and markets photographic products. The competition’s first prize is a spectacular trip to the VOR Auckland Stopover in New Zealand next February the winner receiving media accreditation to document the event on Abu Dhabi’s behalf.

Second prize in the competition comes courtesy of the five-star luxury Anantara Desert Islands Resort & Spa and features a weekend break at the nature-based Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi’s Al Gharbia Western region, with exclusive photo shoot access to the exotic animals in the island’s Arabian Wildlife Park. Vouchers for Gulf Photo Plus workshops will go to the third place winner.

The top selected photos will be exhibited at a 'Breakwater Gallery' for public viewing. The gallery will be a feature of Abu Dhabi’s Destination Village on its stunning Corniche being activated specifically for the VOR stopover from December 12-January 3.

Photographers can enter as many as three digital photographs, in colour or black and white, by sending an email to competitions@volvooceanraceabudhabi.ae. Photos must be in JPG format. Deadline for submissions is 30th November with full competition rules to be found at www.abudhabioceanrace.com.

To discover the wonders of Sir Bani Yas Island with Anantara, visit anantara.com or facebook.com/AnantaraSirBaniYas

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