Awadh Al-Hamzani has been general manager of camera company Qomra since its establishment in 2012, and has been a part-time photojournalism teacher at Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University since 2009.
He attained his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Qassim University in 2004, and his master’s in marketing from the Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh in 2007.
Prior to his current position, Al-Hamzani worked as a marketing and public relations manager at design house Al-Mohtaraf from June 2007 to June 2008.
He had the same job position at the Theeb Rent a Car Co. from April 2009 to November 2011.
The camera company created “Home Challenge with Qomra,” which aims to fill people’s free time as well as discover and motivate new talent.
The competition’s main goal is for budding photographers to make use of their surroundings, and for people to find useful ways to turn a bad situation into something useful and even beautiful. The deadline to submit projects is April 20.
Al-Hamzani said competitions and events have been part of the firm’s ethos since its launch.
“We interact with clients, friends and talented people in the field of photography, so the competition’s idea came from the concept that photographers have an elevated ability to see beauty, especially in homes,” he told Arab News.
The competition has eight topics for photography and three for video. Each includes three prizes of SR1,000 ($265) each, amounting to a total of SR33,000. The competition is organized through Qomra’s Instagram account @qomrapro.
