Nader A.

More about Nader A....

What do you love about your job?

I look forward to creatively capturing the distinctive spontaneous moments. let's make every person looks like a star as he/she belongs.

What types of shoots have you done and how did you make them special?

Portrait, wedding, & documentary.
I've been trying to make it perfect as much as I can, with full passion for creativity & Spontaneity.

Awards, honors, and recognitions received

• Achieved 79 photography awards (61 international awards,18 Egyptian local awards).  
• Achieved four Documentary Short Film awards.  
• The only Arab photographer who has 19 published photos on Nat Geo. 
• Achieved the A-FIAP Distinction from the International Federation of Photography Art, France, 2014. 
• Shortlisted in Sony Photography Award, Professional category, Daily Life Theme UK, 2017.
• First rank prize in People and Planet Prize, Australia, 2013.
• Second rank prize in Sony Nation Award, UK, 2016 and shortlisted in Art Theme during the same year, and best 50 photos in Low Light and Panorama themes, 2012. 
• Second rank prize in Jordan Photography Festival, Jordan, 2014.
Third rank prize in Chefchaouen Photography Festival, Morocco, 2016
• Finalist in Smithsonian Magazine Contest, USA, 2018 (among 48,000 submissions from photographers of 155 countries)
• Won the Arab Photographer title for El Sharjah Contest, UAE, 2013 and 2014.
• Won the best of Documentary, a Look at 2017 on VSCO. 
• Won The Golden FIAP Medal in the Eighth International Emirates Photography Competition (EPC), Decisive moment theme, photojournalism division, UAE, 2013.
• Won the Merit Medal Nature, HIPA Contest, Eleventh Season, Portfolio (Storytelling theme) for Quarries Men, season 2021-2022
• Won the first Prize, Siena Short Film Festival, for The Forgotten, Short Documentary Series film, Italy, Sept. 2019. 
• The Forgotten, Short Documentary Series film, was accepted in Museum Arnhem Short Film Festival, Netherlands, June 2020.
• The Forgotten, Short Documentary Series film, was accepted in Bamako Encounters Biennial Festival, Mali, Nov. 2019 (top 10)  
• The Forgotten, Short Documentary Series film, was accepted in Alexandria Short Film Festival, Egypt, April 2018 (top 7)  
• Won Seven awards from live photo Dubai Contest, UAE, 2017.
• Won The Documentary and Performance Awards in HPA contest, Production & Commerce theme, China, 2015, 2016 & 2017.
• My photos were published in Geo Magazine Germany, Geo Magazine Spain for November issue 2017, Nat Geo Abu Dhabi Magazine for January issue 2016 and Avaunt magazine UK issue 07- 2018. 
• My portfolios were featured on Behance website. 
• Two honorable mentions in CIPEA Contest, Documentary theme, China, 2017 and 2018.
• Honorable mentions in Siena Photography Award for story telling theme, Italy, 2018 and Urban Photography Contest, UK, 2013. 
• Photography Contest Judge at three international photography contests and two local Egyptian ones. 
• Photo Editor at Everyday Everywhere and Everyday Egypt Instagram pages. 
• Photography Instructor and Lecturer at Viewfinders & Adasa Photography Clubs, Alexandria, Egypt.
• Participated in more than 90 photography exhibitions.   

A fun fact about this photographer

I used to be an interior designer for 5 years and then switched to 3d visualiser and finally I've found myself as a photographer/videographer & documentaries director.