Ali Bin Thalith is a professional documentary film photographer hailing from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. As Secretary General of HIPA, Bin Thalith oversaw the fledgling competition in reaching photographers from 154 countries within its 4 years of existence.

Author of Underwater Photography Secrets, the First Arabic book about Underwater Photography.

Bin Thalith was awarded with the International Photographic Council’s (IPC) Professional Photographer Leadership Award for his career work in the field of photography.