Phuwadol Studio

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2004-2005 Photography Awards

 

This past year Phuwadol decided to start entering professional photography competitions again. In the past he had entered numerous national and international competitions, winning multiple awards thru the years. He first entered competition with a borrowed 35 mm camera when he was 19 years old and won at the national level. Over the next few years he found that with each competition he would improve his standards. He continued to enter until he had won over 100 competitions including the Fuji Film Award in the 7th and 8th Photo Contests in Asia and the Pacific (world wide photo competition with over 7,000 images entered)

However he has not entered during the past 10 years. Now that he is practicing as a professional photographer on a full time basis, he decided to again enter competition at a professional level so that he could maintain a very high quality of photography.

In 2004 he began to send prints for competition. He won the following awards:

Texas Professional Photographers Association, Inc. (TPPA)- Merit Print (State Level)

South-West Professional Photographers Association (SWPPA)- Merit Print (Multi-State [5] Association - Regional Level)

Professional Photographers of America (PPA) - Merit Print (National and International Level)

Professional Photographers Forum (PPF) - (State Level)

4 Merit Prints

Best Unclassified Print

Distinguished Wedding Print

Distinguished Unclassified Print

Photographer Of The Year

 

So far, in 2005 he has won the following awards:

Texas Professional Photographers Association, Inc. (TPPA)- 4 Merit Prints (State Level)

South-West Professional Photographers Association (SWPPA)- 1 Merit Prints (Multi-State [5] Association - Regional Level)

Professional Photographers of America (PPA) - 2 Merit Prints (National and International Level). One of these prints will be published next year (2006) in the PPA Showcase Album.

 

At this time he is working with Dan Manuel, the Palestine Chamber of Commerce, the Palestine Visitors Bureau, Elmwood Gardens, and with Mark Price of the Texas State Railroad in various projects to increase tourism to the Palestine area. He also frequently takes portraits for fundraising functions such as YMCA dances and sports, and church functions, etc. to help raise money for these charitable organizations as well as donating services for charity auctions.