Awards

Hoss also won MPA Classical Portrait Photographer of the Year

At the 2011 annual awards held by the Master Photographers Association at the Hilton Hotel Newcastle, Hoss won one of the most coveted awards of the evening - The 2011 Master Photography Awards UK Portrait Photographer of the Year.

Having scooped the top award in the Classical Portrait category earlier in the evening, he was absolutely delighted to win the overall portrait award. This is the most prestigious professional portrait award in the UK, with over 3000 entries in the competition.

Wow!  We've just received notification that HOSS has been awarded no fewer than EIGHT Awards of Merit for the National Master Photographers Awards this year!!!  There were over 2,500 entries from all over the world, so to have scooped so many is a real achievement.  Having qualified in the initial rounds, he is now in the finals for the overall accolade of National Master Photographer of the Year.

Abbots Langley photographer, Hoss, has won a hat-trick in winning the Regional Master Photographer of the Year award for the third year running.

Hoss, who regularly enters competitions, won both the family and press and public relations categories in the competition,
which is open to professional photographers as far afield as Northampton, Oxford, North London and Cambridge. He also won a clutch of silver and bronze awards in no fewer than ten other categories, including portraiture, fashion, fine art, and pictorial.

He said: "The competition was very fierce, and I won by one point. The judging was quite tough, and I was surprised when I finally snatched the top award." The winning family image was of a father and daughter while the winning press image was a publicity shot of a saxophonist. The competition is run by the Master Photographers Association, and his winning images will now be entered into the national awards held in October.

As well as being a popular local Portrait and Wedding photographer in Abbots Langley and surrounding areas of Watford, Hertfordshire, Hoss also lectures and judges photography both nationally and internationally.

Originally from Iran, the son of a famous film actor, Hoss has lived in Abbots Langley for over twenty years and has been a professional photographer since 1986. Indeed his very first customer still lives locally and is a regular client! Hoss is very aware of the support his customers give - he keeps his prices competitive and often runs special discounted offers locally. You can call him on 01923 494532
to find out his latest offer.

The judges at the MPA Central Region awarded Hoss the Press award.

MPA Central Region Pet Portrait Photographer of the Year
MPA Central Region Fine Art Portrait Photographer of the Year
MPA Central Region Best Image of the Competition

The Regional Master Photographers Association held its print competition recently at the Pin Wei Restaurant in Abbots Langley, with International lecturer, photographer Ray Lowe FBIPP FMPA as the official judge.

The competition was fierce, with over 160 images entered, and many of the hopeful entrants turned out on the evening to enjoy a fabulous meal at the Pin Wei, before listening to an expert critique of their work from Ray. Having spent several hours pointing out missed opportunities, minor improvements, and complimenting good lighting and posing, he said, "These are the best set of images I have seen in a long while."

No wonder then that I felt incredibly proud when it was announced that I'd won in several categories - Pets, Fine Art, Fashion and Beauty, and the overall Best Image of the competition! Ray said of Hoss, "He's reached a point where his images are recognisable as 'A Hoss Image' - a class apart" So another win for us in the bag. I'm keeping the winning images under wraps for the time being, as I'll be entering them for the MPA National Awards in October.

Category winners from left to right. Top: Phil Lynch, Colin Clark, Ray Lowe (Judge), Gail D'Almaine, Mark Bryan. Bottom: Paul Wilkinson, Hoss, Maria Murray