Diriyah is a town located on the northwestern outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is historically significant and known for being the original home of the Saudi royal family and the first capital of the Saudi state . It is established in the 18th century and features mud-brick buildings and fortresses, showcasing traditional Najdi architecture.
Awards 2015 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris SILVER AWARD WINNER in Nature-landscape
2014 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris DOUBLE GOLD WINNER with two first places in Nature-Wildlife
2014 Travel Photographer Of The Year (TPOTY) Commended Award Winner
2014 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR (VEOLIA) – Finalist
2013 Travel Photographer Of The Year (TPOTY) Award – Finalist – Commended
2013 EPSON INT’L PANO AWARDS – 3 Bronze Awards
2013 LOUPE AWARDS – 1 Silver- 2 Bronze Awards
2012 SPIDER AWARDS WINNER – PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR– 1st place Outstanding achievement.
2012 SPIDER AWARDS WINNER – Wildlife category - 1st place Outstanding achievement
2012 SPIDER AWARDS – 5 Nominations in Fine Art, People, Portrait and Wildlife.
2012 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS (IPA) 2012 – BRONZE WINNER in People/Lifestyle.
2012 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris GOLD WINNER with first place in Nature/Trees.
2012 Travel Photographer Of The Year (TPOTY) Award – Finalist
2012 VEOLIA Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award - Finalist
2012 Masters cup Awards – 4th place in Fine Art category and 3 Nominations in the categories of “Nature”, “Silhouette”, “Architecture”
2011 Travel Photographer Of The Year (TPOTY) Award – Finalist
2011 International Loupe Awards – 1 Silver (wildlife) and 3 Bronze (people and portrait) Awards
2011 Masters cup Awards – 6 Nominations in the categories of “children of the world”, “people”, “wildlife”
2011 Bronze winner of PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris in the category portraiture
2011 Black & White Spider Awards – 2 Nominations in the category of People
2010 Travel Photographer Of The Year (TPOTY) Award – Finalist
2010 International Aperture Awards – 3 Silver Awards in the categories of People & Portrait (2) and Landscape (1)
