National Geographic Abu Dhabi (NGAD) witnessed an impressive response of 80,445entries into its second Photomentaries photography contest. The month-long contest, open to the public throughout the Middle East, was launched on February 1, 2012 inviting viewers to use their photography skills to illustrate the competition’s theme, ‘Capture Life in Motion’. The contest is part of a month long photo fest encompassing a TV series that follows National Geographic photographers on their assignments and a series of photography seminars conducted by a National Geographic photographer in the UAE.