Winners in photography, Arabic calligraphy contest feted by Abyat

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Judgment Committee and winners in the photography and Arabic calligraphy contest were honored by Abyat Company. The one-month contest was launched by Abyat at the beginning of Ramadan. The panel and the winners were felicitated during the two fairs organized by the company in Riyadh and Dammam, and attended by a remarkable number of company clientele, stakeholders and media professionals. The top prize in the photography contest went to Yousef Abdullah Al Masoud, followed by Mohamed Al Hajji Ali, while Fatma Jacoub won the third spot. In the Arabic calligraphy, Ahmed Hasan Abu Serer finished first, followed by Othman Ahmed Al Eissa, and Fatma Ibrahim Al Sarami respectively in the second and third slots. The three winners of both contests won: SR10,000 for the first, SR7,500 for second, and SR 5,000 for the third berth. The contest was highly popular on social media and Instagram. The judging committee picked 300 participants to compete in the elite ranks in both contests. The contest attracted interest of audience, talented artists, and clients, which obligated Abyat to extend the date of announcing the winner by a week to provide an opportunity for more participation. The contest mainly aimed at supporting and discovering talents in the fields of photography and Arabic calligraphy and enhance its role, in addition to introduce such talents to the community and encourage them to provide more creativity and innovation, and to give a platform to the talented artists available within Kingdom in the two artistic disciplines. Khalid Al Qahtani, Abyat CEO, took the opportunity to congratulate the winners and wish better luck to others in the future. Al Qahtani emphasized that the contest embodies Abyat’s vision in CSR and in supporting national talents and fulfilling their ambitions. He also referred that the contest became the destination for young national talents as a significant stage to show their works before a huge audience from Abyat clientele. Al Qahtani also said: "At Abyat, we appreciate such activities and events being directly involved within the community, and enhancing company's efforts in the field of CSR and helping such talents to reach the highest levels." "The contest also contributes to introducing the Kingdom community and human aspects. It also helps photographers and calligraphy artists — whether professional, beginners, or talented — to creatively show their works." The contest attracted thousands of followers on company social media pages and gained interest of professionals and followers of company followers.