Biography 

Mohammad Rakibul Hasan (M R Hasan) is a versatile creative professional from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He specializes in documentary and commercial photography, filmmaking, journalism, visual arts, and art education. His work focuses on human rights, social development, politics, environmental issues, brand promotion, and spirituality. He collaborates with editorials, advertising agencies, corporations, and international NGOs worldwide.
Hasan's talent has been recognized on an international scale, with nominations for prestigious awards and victories in numerous photography competitions worldwide. His accolades include the Lucie Award, One World Media Award, Human Rights Press Award, Allard Photography Prize, and PX3 Prix de la Photographie. His work has been exhibited in renowned galleries such as Photo Basel, Shanghai Photo Festival, NordArt Festival, Berlin Photo Festival, Belgrade Photo Month Festival, and Indian Photo Festival.
Hasan's educational background is a testament to his dedication to his craft. He holds a One-Year Certificate in Creative Practices with a Director’s Fellowship/Scholarship from the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City, a Postgraduate Certificate in Photography, and a BA (Honors) in Photography from Falmouth University in the UK. His academic pursuits also include an Undergraduate Certificate in Art History and Philosophy from Oxford University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Photojournalism with a full scholarship from Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. Hasan's learning journey also took him to the UBS Film School at the University of Sydney, where he studied Film and Video Production, and the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), where he participated in various Masterclasses in Film-related programs.
Hasan is a visual journalist for ZUMA Press, Redux Pictures, Inter Press Service (IPS), and the Thomson Reuters Foundation. He is a full member of Diversify Photo and the Asian Art Association (AAA) in Singapore. The °CLAIR Galerie in Switzerland represents his artworks. He is a consultant photographer/filmmaker for organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Women Asia Pacific, Oxfam, the British Red Cross, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, ActionAid, WaterAid, and other international non-profits and corporate entities.
He is a Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Fellow, a former TEDx speaker, and a 2022 fellow of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network (OCJN) at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Photography at Falmouth University, U.K 
Certificate in Creative Practices (Photography and Transmedia) with the Directors’ Fellowship/Scholarship at ICP – International Center of Photography, USA
Postgraduate Certificate in Photography at Falmouth University, UK 
Undergraduate Certificate in Art History at the University of Oxford, UK
Postgraduate Diploma in Photojournalism – Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism (ACFJ), Ateneo De Manila University, the Philippines 
Certificate IV in Film & Video Production – UBS Film School, the University of Sydney, Australia 
Masterclass Series in Film Direction, Production Design, Cinematography, and Sound Design at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia 
Certificate in Documentary Video Making – the University of Sydney, Australia  
Certificate in Film Production – the University of Sydney, Australia

Fellowship

Oxford Climate Journalism Network (OCJN) fellow 2022 at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford
Finalist Acumen Fellowship 2020, Bangladesh  
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Fellow 2011, Germany 
Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Visual Research Fellow 2011/2012 – Bangladesh Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge (BARCIK), Bangladesh

Safety Training 

Journalist Online Safety Training Course under fellowship program conducted by The ACOS Alliance and WAN-IFRA – 2020

Photography Competition Jury Member

Grand Jury at the Global Photography Awards 2024, USA
Jury at the New York Photography Awards 2023, USA
Jury at the New York Photography Awards 2022, USA
Jury at the Bar-Tur Photo Awards 2022, USA
Jury at the Bar-Tur Photo Awards 2021, USA 
Jury at the CGAP Microfinance Photo Contest 2013, World Bank, USA 
Jury at the International Mother Language Day (IMLD) Photo Contest 2012, Sweden
I have regularly served as a juror for various photo contests organized in Bangladesh from 2007 onward.

Journal Publication 

Mohammad Rakibul Hasan (2018). Wave (Photo-essay). Asia Pacific Perspective: A publication of the Center for Asia Pacific Studies, University of San Francisco, [Online] Volume 15, No. 2. Available at: https://www.usfca.edu/center-asia-pacific/perspectives/v15n2/hasan 

International Talk

TEDx speaker 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7h-WNiJ-L4
Belgrade Photo Month live talking with Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrrMDmHqDe0

Awards (Film) 

Semi-finalist for “Salt” at GNG Green Earth Film Festival 2018, USA 
Shortlisted at CIWEM Environmental Video Contest 2011, England 
Finalist at “Climate Genocide” – Water Climate Action Video Contest 2010, UN-Water & Water Channel, Mexico 
3rd Prize for the “The Hunter” – GEF Biodiversity Video Contest 2010, Global Environmental Facility (GEF), USA 
2nd Runner Up for the “The Effects of Climate Change” – My View on Asia Pacific Climate
Change Short Film Contest 2010, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Philippines 
Finalist for “The Effects of Climate Change” – Exchanges Connect International Video  
Contest 2010 - the Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, USA
Finalist for the “Water World” – Water for life Video Contest 2010 – Water Aid Bangladesh & Desh T.V., Bangladesh

Photography Awards and Exhibitions 

Hasan has received numerous international photography awards, and his works have been exhibited in over two hundred venues in many galleries worldwide, including several solo exhibitions.
The photo series, “The Blue Fig,” received 2nd Prize under series category of the human elements at the TIME Magazine ASMP Portrait Photography Contest 2024
Lucie Award – “Discovery of the Year” for the “I am Rohingya” series at International Photography Awards 2018, USA
Grand Prize Winner at Earth Photo competition 2022, the Royal Geographical Society, UK 
Grant Recipient from The Global Research Programme on Inequality (GRIP) on the Imaging Inequality Photography Project partnership with the Bergen University, 2022, Norway 
Runner Up at the Open Doors (OD) Photo Prize 2023 of the Open Doors Gallery, UK for “The Blue Fig” photo Series 
Winner under the category of Environmental (Editorial) for the Blue Fig photo series at the Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA) 2023
The Indian Photo Festival in Hyderabad (7th Edition) selected the series of “The Forbidden Love” for the print exhibition, 2021, India 
Winner of the Single Photo Category, at The World Report Award 2023 (the 
international competition of the Festival of Lodi, The Festival Della Fotografia Ethica Italy), 2023 
The Best Talent Award 2020 for the series of “The Last Savings” at the Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3)
Print Exhibition selection of “The Looted Honor” photo series on Rohingya Rape Survivors from July to October 2021 at NordArt 2021 International Art Exhibition, Germany
Winner (Photography Project) at the One World Media Award 2021, UK 
Winner of the 2014 Global Vision Institute Photo Contest Grant in the Global  Visionary Category, USA 
Shortlist for the series “The Last Savings” at 2020 CHROMALUXE X Lucie Foundation’s FINE ART SCHOLARSHIP, USA 
One of the Winners among three from Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) and Omidyar Network’s ‘COVID-19: The Bigger Picture’ photo competition 2020, U.K.  
Student Winner of Bar-Tur Photo Award 2020 for the series “Salt” under the contest theme of “Climate Change.” 
Finalist (Top 5) at the FSPA - Felix Scholler Photo Award 2023, Germany 
Finalist under the Politics of the Food category at the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2023, UK 
Finalist under Photography Category, Contemporary Talents Competition 2014, Foundation Francois Schneider, France 
Grand Prize Winner, L.B. Brown Memorial Prize 2015, APAN, Japan 
Winner, Power of Sports Value Photo Contest 2015, UNESCO France  
The photo series, “The Blue Fig,” received 2nd Prize under the Fine Art category, and “The Black Roses” got Nominated under the Conceptual Photography category at the 9th Fine Art Photo Awards (FAPA), USA
Finalist at the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Award 2024, UK
Finalist at the One World Media Awards 2023, UK
Finalist for “The Blue Fig” at Gomma Photography Grant 2022, UK 
2nd and 3rd Prize under the Politics of the Food category at the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2023, UK 
Selected as the Best of Show 2023 by Susan Baraz for the Blue Fig photo series at the International Photo Awards (IPA), USA 
The Forbidden Love photo series, Shortlisted at the Global Peace Photo Award 2023
Solo Exhibition selection for the “I am Rohingya” series at Belgrade Photo Month 2018, Serbia 
Grand Prize, Work for Youth International Photo Contest 2013, ILO, Switzerland 
1st Prize – Strength in Numbers Design Contest 2012 – Mini Space, Mini Motorcar Company, Germany 
Winner – Peace is, peace is not Photo Contest 2012, World without Wars & Violence, Greece 
1st Prize – CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest 2010 – CGAP, World Bank, USA
Gold in Press/Nature/Environmental for the Blue Fig at the PX3 Photography Competition 2023
Honorable Mentions for the Climate Conversations photo series under the Conservation Category at the International Photo Awards (IPA), USA
Winner of the Photo series Category at the Mangrove Photography Competition 2023, UK 
23rd Human Rights Press Award – Winner for Photographic Series “The Looted Honor” – Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong, Amnesty International Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Journalists Association – Hong Kong 
Allard Prize for Photography 2019 for Rohingya Refugee Crisis coverage – Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia, Canada 
Winner for “The Blue Fig” at Where the Leaves Fall issue #13 Photography Competition 2022, UK 
Shortlisted on Story “Salt” at World Water Day Photo Contest – 5th Edition 2022, Italy 
Top ten at the photo Contest 2022 on Ecosystem restoration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, organized by ICIMOD, Nepal 
First Place at the International Photography Awards (IPA) 2022 for The Last Savings at Bengal Delta under Editorial / Press, Environmental category, USA 
Official Selection at the International Photography Awards (IPA) 2022 for The Last Savings at Bengal under Delta Editorial / Press, Environmental, USA
Bronze Award for the series of “The Forbidden Love” at the Moscow International Photo Awards (MIFA), Russia 
Print Exhibition Artist at the NordArt 2021, Germany  
Photo Story “Parklife” exhibition on EMK Center’s a three-day-long Environment Day campaign 2021, Bangladesh  
Honorable Mention at Lucie Foundation Fine Art Scholarship 2021, USA 
Finalist in the photo story category at the Documentary Family Photography Award 2021
The Best Youth Photographic Award on Photo Series at the Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2021, Germany 
Winner in Photography Category at the GEO Art Competition 2021, Switzerland
Shortlisted at the 2021 Lenscratch Student Prize, USA
Honorable Mention at the International Photography Awards (IPA), IPA One Shot 2021 for The Rainbow in the Sky under the theme of Our Times
Honorable Mention at the International Photography Awards (IPA) 2021 for Feature Story Category for the series of The Forbidden Love 
Print Exhibition selection of the photo series “The Last Savings” at The 15th China Yixian International Photo Festival, China 2020 
Exhibition selection (Print) for the series “The Last Savings” at Shanghai International Photography Festival 2020, China 
Gold Winner for the two-photo series “I am Rohingya” and “The Last Savings” under the Professional Category of Editorial Photography at the 2020 Budapest International Foto Awards 2020
Special Mention for the series “The Last savings” among the other 12 winners at the Rotterdam Photo 2021, Netherlands’ “Photo Festival & Awards.” 
Honorable Mention (Photojournalism - Professional category) on 15th Annual at Black & White Spider Awards 2020 
Winner of COVID-19 Reflections – Bar-Tur Photo Award 2020 for the series “The Last Savings.” 
Honorable Mention at the International Photography Awards (IPA) One-Shot “Movement” Photo Contest 2020, USA
Winner for the project “I am Rohingya” at the 100 Best Art, Design & Photography Competition and Book Publication 2019 by Creative Quarterly, New York  
2nd Place in the Deeper Perspective category at International Photography Awards (IPA) 2020, USA
5th Place in the Humanitarian category for the long-term project “I am Rohingya” at Imagely Documentary Project Fund & Fellowship 2019 – 2020, USA 
Exhibition selection of the project “The Looted Honor” for the 22nd Edition of the International Art Exhibition “NordArt,” Germany 
Three Honorable Mentions in three different categories of Photo Story/Series Annual Photography Awards (APA) 2019
Finalist on the theme of “Dignity” at the Portraits Hellerau Photo Contest, Germany 2020 
Shortlisted for the in-depth researched photo story titled “I am Rohingya” at the 2nd International Polyphony Photo Festival 2019, India 
Cine Books Award 2018 – The best documentary photo story for the “I am Rohingya” series Third Prize at the Malta International Photo Award 2018 – for the series “The Looted Honor.” 
Finalist at MOVO Outdoor Photography Contest 2019 – for the series “The Looted Honor.” 
Special Recognition (Special Mention) at the V Jalón Ángel’s International Photographic Award in the Portrait category – Spain 
3rd Place under the conflict category for the “I am Rohingya” series at the Direct Look International Photography Contest 2019, which is a joint project of the Sakharov Center and FOTODOC Center for Documentary Photography, Russia 
Honorable Mention at the MonoVisions Photography Awards 2019 
Finalist 2 photos (singles) and two stories at the Urban 2019 Photo Awards, Italy 
3rd Prize for the “Looted Honor” series under the category of the press, photo essay, feature story, and editorial at IPA 2019, USA
1st Place for the series “Salt” at the MonoVisions Photography Awards 2019 for the Black & White Photojournalism Series of the Year 2019 
2nd Prize under Press Photo Category (Student) for "the Looted Honor" series at   the “Prix de la Photographie, Paris” (PX3)
Gold Award for the “Looted Honor” series under Editorial Category at Moscow   International Foto Awards 2019 (MIFA)   
Finalist for the "I am Rohingya" series in the photojournalism category of the Frontline Club Awards 2018, U.K.
3rd Prize at My Language, My Culture Photo Contest, Poland 2018 
1st Prize Winner (Student/Non-Pro) in Deeper Perspective Category at International Photography Awards (IPA) in the USA 
Global Photography Exhibit Winner, Organized by Clean Water Here, 2018, USA 
First semi-finalist of the "Documentary" category (series) at ASPA - Alghero Street Photography Awards 2018 
Honorable Mention for the “I am Rohingya” Series in the photography genre, student category, of the International Image Contest 2018 Festival de la Imagen (FINI), Mexico  
Finalist under the student category for “I am Rohingya” reportage at World Report Award | Documenting Humanity 2018, Italy 
Gold Award under the Fine Art/Abstract category for “Human Species” at Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), 2018 
Gold Award under Press/Student for “I am Rohingya” Series at Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), 2018 
Honorable Mention under the Photojournalism category at MonoVision Photography Awards 2018 
10th Place in FIBA's Foundation, the International Basketball Foundation (IBF) Photo   Contest 2018, Switzerland 
Honorable Mention at 2018 Best of College & High School Photography Contest sponsored by FUJIFILM, organized by Photographer’s Forum Magazine, USA
Honorable Mention at International Photographer of the year (IPOTY) 2017
Best Top Ten Photo Award from Dhaka South City Corporation, JICA, and Seeds Asia Japan Photography Contest & Exhibition on Disaster Risk Reduction 2018
FIAP Honorable Mention and Acceptance at Izmir Goztepe Rotary Club and Izmir Photography Association - IFOD 4th INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION on ''Global Warming; The Forgotten Future'' Turkey 2018
Honorable Mention for the series of "Salt" at the 2017 Sente International Photo Contest, China
Honorable Mention under Documentary Photography Category on PDNedu Student Photo Contest 2018, USA for "I am Rohingya" photo essay, USA
Award of Excellence for SDG Goals Photo Contest by United Nations Information Center, Japan 
Finalist at The Sixth World Biennale of Student Photography 2017 at the Academy of Arts University of Novi Sad, Serbia
2nd Prize under the photography category on Uphold the rights of women & ethnic minorities in Bangladesh, Photography & Cartoon Contest organized by Department of T.V., Film & Photography, Dhaka University, and UNDP
2nd Runner-up, International Photo Competition on Sustainable Lifestyle 2017, CIDSE Together for Global Justice, Belgium  
Bronze Prize under Single Image Daily life Category, Life Press Photo Award 2017, Ukraine  
Honorable Mention – Categories: 2 Digitally Enhanced, 1 Editorial Politics, 1 Editorial Environment - International Photo Awards (IPA) 2017, USA
Bronze Prize under Single Image Daily life Category, Life Press Photo Award 2017, Ukraine  
Finalist – Everyday Heroine, Youmanity Photography Award 2017, UK 
Finalist – The Sixth World Student Biennale of Student Photography, University of Novi Sad Academy of Art 2017, Serbia
Special Mention Award at Anti-Corruption Photography and Cartoon Contest 2017, organized by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)
2nd Prize under the photography category on Uphold the rights of women & ethnic minorities in Bangladesh, Photography & Cartoon Contest organized by Department of T.V., Film & Photography, Dhaka University and UNDP, Bangladesh
2nd Prize in Fine Art Category, 2 H.M. on Documentary Series at Global Student Photography Contest 2017, China 
Honorable Mention Award at “Lost rights, found justice? Refugee and Migrant Rights Photo Competition 2017,” organized jointly by the Human Rights Consortium and Refugee Law Initiative of the School of Advanced Study, the University of London, as part of the Being Human Festival
Nominee at PhotogrVphy Grant Magazine under Photojournalism Category 2017
Nominee at UNICEF Photo of the Year 2017, Germany 
Silver Award at MILSET Photo Contest 2017, Germany 
Highly Commended, 2014 Theo Westenberger Art & Environment Photo Contest, USA 
Silver Prize, 7th World Water Forum Photo Contest 2014, South Korea
Diploma Award, under General News (Series) Category, Life Press Photo Contest 2015, Ukraine 
Honorable Mention, under Editorial (Series) Environment Category, International Photo Awards (IPA) 2015, USA
2nd Prize, under Editorial Daily Life Category, and two Honorable Mentions in Environmental and Culture Category ND International Photo Awards 2015
Critic Choice Award - Water & Energy Photo Contest 2014 on World Water Day - U.N. Water
Honorable Mention - Photoshare Photo Contest 2013, USA
Shortlisted (Professional/Lifestyle Category) – Sony World Photography Awards 2013, England 
Winner in Professional Category – Protect the Human Photo Competition for Human 
Rights, Amnesty International Bangladesh 2013 
Finalist – Ocean in Focus Photo Contest 2013, England  
Honorable Mention – 11th National Photo Contest 2012, Bangladesh Photographic Society (BPS), Bangladesh
1st Honorable Mention – J.P.’s Prize for Contemporary Photography in Bangladesh 2013, Ars Cultura/Alliance Francaise de Dhaka/Ambassade de France au Bangladesh
1st Prize Transport Photography Competition 2013, Society of International Travel & Tourism Photographers (SITTP), U.K. 
1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize (Documentary & Photojournalism Category), Hope Photo Contest 2013, Trigan, Canada 
1st Prize under Sports Category at Black & White Spider Awards 2013, USA
Finalist – Documentary Photography Grant 2012 – Dawns Digest (Development and Aid World News Service), USA 
2nd Prize – Creative Award for Photography 2012 – CARE Bangladesh 
Special Prize of PKN UNICEF at the 8th International Biennial Exhibition of Art Photography CHILD, Poland
Shortlisted – The Inquisitive Photography Prize 2012 
Nominated – Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Photo 2011 – The Netherlands 
Shortlisted – Ian Parry Photography Scholarship 2011 – England 
Merit Prize – Yonhap International Press Photo Awards YIPPA 2011 – USA/Korea
Semi-Finalist – “A Snapshot of Democracy” Photo Contest 2011 – The World Youth Movement for Democracy, USA 
Honorable Mention – Focal Press Monthly Photo Contest 2011 
Honorable Mention – Environment Photography Competition 2011 Silicon       Beach Training, England 
Honorable Mention – 6th Black & White Spider Award 2010
1st Prize – Dignity Photo Contest 2011 – Amnesty International, Human Rights Centre 
and Photographic Society of Essex University, England
Honorable Mention – Convozine April Challenge Photo Contest 2011
Nominated – UNICEF Photo of the Year 2011, Germany
2nd Place – Stiftung EVZ Photo Contest 2011, Germany 
Finalist – Jeevika Habitat Photo Contest 2011, India
Highly Commended – Professional Photographer of the Year 2010 (PPOTY) –Professional Photographer Magazine, UK
Finalist – GEF Biodiversity Photo Contest 2010 – Global Environmental Facility (GEF), USA 
Winner – Gender Equality in Education Photo Contest 2010 – UNICEF, Bangkok 
Highly Commended – CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010, 
Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), U.K.
Finalist (Two Photos) – People & Planet International Photo Contest 2010, People and Planet, Australia 
Finalist – The Art of Building Photography Competition 2010, Charted Institute of Building (CIOB), UK
2nd Prize – (Category: Refugee Camp Life) – Ummid Photo Contest 2010, Al Falah, Bangladesh
10th Place (Category: Acting in solidarity) – Friends of the Earth (FoEi) International Photo Contest 2010, The Netherlands
Highly Commended – Snowden International Photo Contest 2010, Snowden Group, Australia
2nd Prize – People & Water International Photo Contest 2010, China
Award of Excellence – WFP Photography Award 2010, World Food Programme (WFP), Bangladesh
Winner – Third ARNEC Photo Contest 2010, Asia Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC), Bangkok
Winner – I am an Entrepreneur Photo Contest 2010, Seven Fund, USA
Honorable Mention – Celebrating Life Photography Contest 2010, The Daily Star & Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh 
Finalist – Garuda International Photo Contest 2009, Garuda Airlines Company, Indonesia
Winner – Almanac Photo Contest 2009, the New Internationalist, UK 
13th Place – Photo for Peace and Photo for Tolerance Contest 2009, Italy
Grand Prize – Development Gateway Foundation Photo Contest 2009, USA
Winner – Changing the Face of the Earth Photo Contest 2009, UNESCO, France 
Finalist – Humanizing Development Photo Contest 2009, UNDP – IPCIG, Brazil
Winner (3 Photos) – Microfinance Insights Annual Photo Contest 2009, India
Honorable Mention – 3rd International Photo Competition 2009: The Human Rights – ACAF, Italy 
Winner (2 Photos) – ARNEC Photo Contest 2009, UNESCO, Bangkok
2nd Place (Professional Category) – Women's Rights is Human Rights Photo Contest 2009 – CEDAW, United Nations (U.N.) 
Nominated (Category: People) – Black & White Spider Award 2009, USA
Nominated (Photo Story: A Tale of Little Angels) – UNICEF Photo of The Year 2009, Germany 
Finalist – Your Changing Asia Photo Contest 2009, Asia Foundation, USA 
Finalist – CSIS Global Health Photo Contest 2009, Smart Global Health, USA
3rd Prize – Microfinance Photography Contest 2009, CGAP, USA
6th Place (Two photos tied) – Friends of the Earth International Photo Contest 2008, The Netherlands 
9th Place – Friends of the Earth International Photo Contest 2008, The Netherlands 
10th Place – Friends of the Earth International Photo Contest 2008, The Netherlands 
3rd Prize – AKVA International Photo Contest 2008, Norway
Honorable Mention – AKVA International Photo Contest 2008, Norway 
2nd Prize – Shoot Experience Monthly Photo Contest 2008, England
2nd Prize – Fair Trade Photo Contest 2008, Finland 
2nd Prize – BID Network Photo Contest 2008, The Netherlands 
Honorable Mention – BID Network Photo Contest 2008, The Netherlands 
1st Prize (Category: Digital Art) – WHO Photo Contest 2008, Switzerland
Honorable Mention (Category: Color Photography) – WHO Photo Contest 2008, 
Switzerland 
Semifinalist – Hasselblad Master Award 2008, Sweden
Honorable Mention (2 photos) – Microfinance Insights Annual Photo Contest 2008, India
Honorable Mention – OMSI Kendall Planetarium Astronomy Photo Contest 2008, USA
Exhibition Prize – International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Photo Contest 2008, Nepal
Finalist – Development Gateway Foundation Photo Contest 2008, USA 
Honorable Mention (3 photos) – Microfinance Photography Contest 2008, CGAP, USA 
1st Prize (Category: Tobacco) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) 2007, USA 
Honorable Mention – Microfinance Photography Contest 2007, CGAP, USA
Honorable Mention – NYIP Photo Contest 2007, New York Institute of Photography, USA
1st Prize (Category: Public Health Condition) – Venice International Photo Contest (VIPC) 2007, Italy