UAE-based aluminium major Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is the ‘Diamond Sponsor’ of the Genius Reflections Competition 2016, the results of which will be announced tomorrow (April 11).

The Genius Reflections Competition, organised by Union Arab Photographers, Emirates Photography Society, Photographic Society of America, Society ARS Lumen and Global Photographic Union, attracts entries from professional photographers from around the world.

A total of 101 awards will be presented across the competition’s five entry categories, said a statement from the company.

EGA’s collaboration with the competition is part of a long-term commitment to offer financial resources and expertise to a broad range of events and activities that contribute to EGA’s positioning as a responsible business, committed to sustainable development to the benefit of all stakeholders, it added.

Khalid Essa Buhumaid, senior vice president, government relations, said: “EGA strives to make a positive impact in the communities where we operate. By sponsoring the competition, we are supporting an initiative that encourages creative expression and offers a valuable opportunity to showcase the growing arts culture in the UAE.”

“Community-based initiatives such as this support the UAE's socio-economic growth and set a good example for the country’s younger generation to follow their passion for the arts,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service