Three Bahrain-based photographers have made the kingdom proud by winning top positions in the first edition of the Doha Photography Awards 2025.
Artists Zakariya Al Omran, Isa Ebrahim and Ali Al Qamish were among 5,206 photographers from 101 countries who submitted more than 27,000 images from around the world.
Nature enthusiast Zakariya, who has a keen interest in documenting migratory birds, won first place in the Black and White category for his photograph A Mother’s Whisper.
The image captures the emotion of motherhood in the Socotra Cormorant, an endangered aquatic bird commonly spotted in the Arabian Gulf.
“The Hawar Islands in Bahrain host the largest colony of this species,” Zakariya told GulfWeekly.
“I always strive to capture emotion and feeling rather than simply document behaviour. This image reflects that signature approach – portraying not just a natural scene but a story of affection and life,” he added.
The creative talent from Barhama has plans to publish a book on Bahrain’s resident and migratory birds entitled Alwan min Al Qasab (Colours of the Quill), which will feature 270 species, with more than 400 photographs captured since 2013, across 420 pages.
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