Canadian expat Emile Hendrik, 47, is the winner of Gulf Times Instagram Contest-VI.
The stunning aerial view of Pearl Qatar was the most liked among the 20 pictures included in the contest.
Hendrik, a professional pilot who has so far logged 17,000 hours of flying time, took the picture while leaving Qatar on a holiday trip.
“The day I took this photo I was leaving Qatar on a personal holiday and as I looked out the window with my usual enthusiastic amazement, I saw this great photo opportunity as well as many others that day,” he says.
Hendrik loves to share unforgettable things he sees while travelling and has won a few accolades for photos published in travel/ adventure magazines.
Flying airplanes since 1986, Hendrik has been a resident of Qatar since February 2003.
Contest VII
The 7th competition in the series starts today. Send in your photos shot in Qatar to [email protected]
Selected pictures will be posted on the Gulf Times Instagram account, with the name of the photographer mentioned.
The picture that gets the maximum number of likes and comments during a seven day period will be declared the winner.
A like will get the picture one mark and a comment will fetch 2 marks.
The winning picture will be published in the Gulf Times print edition as well as on the web edition of Gulf Times, along with a short bio of the photographer.
