Panikos gets 7 photos into MPA National Awards

Not one to blow my own trumpet, but here’s a press release issued by th Master Photographers Association last week:

“London based photographer, Panikos Hajistilly has won
SEVEN merit prizes in major international photography awards.

Panikos’s images are now in the finals of the forthcoming Master Photographer
of the Year Awards 2011. The Awards are run by The Master Photographers
Association (MPA), the UK’s most respected organisation for professional
photographers.

Panikos now goes forward to the final judging and faces a nervous few
weeks while he waits until the Awards Ceremony in October when the overall
winners will be announced. The Master Photography Awards 2011 presentations
ceremony will be held at the Gateshead Hilton in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne on Sunday
9th October.

MPA Chief executive, Colin Buck made this comment on Panikos’s achievement:
“It is exciting to reach the Merit award stage of judging as Panikos was
in competition with the very best photographers in the world. There were over
2,500 images submitted this year so to be awarded a Merit prize is a real
success, well done to Panikos, and good luck in the final!”
For further information on Panikos’s photography, visit his website at www.panikosphoto.com to find out more about the MPA go to www.thempa.com”

Two landscape images have already appeared on my blog, but I was especially pleased to have got five portraits through to the next round! I know you’re itching to see which images made it, so here they are:

So there they are! I’ve booked my place at the Awards Dinner, it would be fantastic to see any of my images make it a little further in the competition, but don’t worry, as soon as I find out I’ll let you know!