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Omo Children

Omo Children
Children play in the river of the Omo. The region’s more endangered indigenous tribes.

Donell Gumiran is a Design & Senior Art Director based in Dubai. From a very young age, his love for visual arts has led him into the world of photography and brand design. His strongest photographic skill is in capturing the emotions of people in everyday life situations. His passion for preserving memories of human life has led him to win various international photography competitions. His work has also been published in both local and international publications.

Awards Awards / Achievements

1st Place Winner - 7th FAPA, London 2021

Silver Award Medalist - Reportage Category 2021, Rome Italy
World Photographic Cup 2021

1st Place - Awaken Your Inner Creative 2021
Sharjah Media City - Xposure International Photography Festival

1st Place - WPE, Culture Tradition & Street, Paris France 2021
Professional Photographers Europe Community - International Photographers Awards

1st Prize National Award - Sony World Photography Awards, Germany 2021
World Photography Organization

1st Place Winner - 6th FAPA, London 2020
Fine Art Photo Awards

1st Place Winner - Digital Arts, UAE 2020
8th Annual Ras Al Khaima Fine Arts Festival

1st Place Winner - TPA, London & Paris 2020
Travel Photo Awards RemotExpeditions

3 Times Visual Arts Awardee - (NCCA) - Office of the President, Philippines 2020
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts

Best Photograph - Archivo Jalon Angel, Spain 2020
The Jalón Ángel Photograph Archive

Best Cover - Asian Geographic Magazine, Singapore 2019
Asian Geographic Singapore

Gold - PX3, France 2019
Prix de la Photographie Paris

Photographer of the Year - B&W Awards, USA 2019
B&W Spider Awards

1st Place - Travel, Germany 2018
The Independent Photographer

1st Place - IPA - Documentary Award (Harmony), USA 2018
International Photography Awards

Gold Advertising - Tokyo Foto Award, Japan 2018
TIFA - Tokyo International Foto Awards

Grand Prize Winner - Travel Photographer Society, Malaysia 2018
Travel Photographer Society

Photographer of the Year - Curtin Urban Art Festival, Dubai, UAE 2018
Curtin University - Dubai International Academic City

Photographer of the Year - Filipino Times Award, UAE 2017
The Filipino Times

Portrait Photographer of the Year - Asian Geographic Images of Asia, Singapore 2017
Asian Geographic Magazine