The Malta Institute of Professional Photography (MIPP) recently announced the winner of its photo shoot competition, which focused on the
AX Hotels properties.
The Palace,
Victoria Hotel and
Palazzo Capua have signed a sponsorship agreement with the MIPP to hold a photo competition for members of the Institute. The participants were asked to unleash their talent and creativity to capture images of
AX Hotels, Malta’s leading hotels.
The winner is Sean Azzopardi and Joe Herbert placed second. On her part, Rosalie Spiteri won the single image competition; Martin Agius and Rosalie Micallef placed joint-second.
In its support for the MIPP Photography Competition, AX Hotels not only provided the venue but also sponsored a range of great prizes for the winners and runner-ups in the different categories.
These prizes included a voucher of €700 worth of products and services provided by AX Hotels for the participant who won 1st Place for Best Portfolio and a similar voucher of €400 for the participant who achieved the 2nd Place in the same category. On the other hand, the participants who achieved 1st and 2nd Place for Best Image received €200 and €100 worth of products and services provided by AX Hotels respectively.
Speaking about this latest cultural initiative by Malta’s leading Hospitality Group, Kevin Callus, Hotel Manager at The Palace, Victoria Hotel and Palazzo Capua said: “We have a long tradition of supporting local talent in various spheres. Indeed, the MIPP Photography Competition followed the immensely successful Vodafone Upcoming Artist Competition, which were hosted at The Palace. Also, here at The Palace we set up monthly art exhibitions through which we regularly support the creativity and vision of local artists.”