Mohammad Murad
Mohammad Murad[1]محمد مراد | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) |
| Occupation | Wildlife photographer |
| Website | mohammadmurad |
Mohammad Murad[1] (Arabic: محمد مراد; born 1976) is a Kuwaitiwildlife photographer who specializes in bird photography.[2] His photographs have won various international awards.[3]
Early life
Murad was born in Kuwait in 1976. He became interested in photography after watching his father take family photos and videos.[4] Murad has a degree in Communication Engineering.[5] Outside of photography, he works as a communication engineer in television broadcasting.[4][6]
Career
Murad purchased his first professional camera in 2014 and began his photography career by joining the Kuwait Voluntary Work Center's Photography & Documentary Team. Later in the year, he joined the Birds Monitoring & Protecting Team at the Kuwait Environment Protection Society.[7][8]
Murad's photographs have been featured in the National Geographic,[9][10][11][12]Business Insider,[13] the Kuwait Times,[14] and other publications.
In 2015, he received his first photography awards, an Honorable Mention at the ND Awards[5] and 2nd place at the 2015 Monochrome Awards for his black-and-white photo of a white-tailed eagle, which he took in Hungary.[7][15] In 2018, Murad was awarded the Merit Medal by the Hamdan International Photography Award for his black-and-white photography.[3]
He won first prize in the Artistic Vision category at the Festival de l'Oiseau et de la Nature International Wildbird Photo Competition in 2019.[16] In the same year, USA Today reported that he was among the winners of the 2019 National Wildlife Magazine photo contest.[17] In 2020, Murad won the Remarkable Artwork Award in the "Animals in Their Environment" category at the Siena International Photo Awards.[18] Murad also won second place in the Urban Wildlife category at the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year Competition in 2021.[19][20][21][22]
Awards
- 2017–2018: Merit Medal Recipient, Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA)[3]
- 2018: First Place – Baby Animals, The National Wildlife Magazine Photo Contest[23]
- 2019: Second Place – Amphibians and Reptiles, The National Wildlife Magazine Photo Contest[6]
- 2019: Honorable Mention – Animals in Their Environment, Siena International Photo Awards[24]
- 2020: Remarkable Artwork – Animals in Their Environment, Siena International Photo Awards[18]
- 2021: Runner-Up – Urban Wildlife Category, Nature TTL Photographer of the Year Competition[19][21]
References
- ^ ab"مراد (الرميثية )". Kuwait History (in Arabic).
هاجرت الاسرة الى الكويت من بلاد فارس وتعود اصولها الى اللر
- ^Prabhakar, Anu. "Award-winning photographer Mohammad Murad on how wildlife photography is a study of animal behaviour". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ abc"Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award". HIPA. 2018-06-07. Archived from the original on 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ abVenturi, Gabriele. "Mohammad Murad | Siena International Photo Awards". sipacontest.com.
- ^ ab"Nature: Wildlife – honorable mention – Mohammad Murad (Kuwait)". ndawards.net.
- ^ ab"Kindred Spirits". National Wildlife Federation.
- ^ ab"Mohammad Murad". Xposure. August 5, 2020.
- ^UK, Canon. "Mohammad Murad – Canon Ambassadors". Canon UK. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^"Night Foxes Image | National Geographic Your Shot Photo of the Day". National Geographic. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021.
- ^"在火焰中". 國家地理雜誌中文網.
- ^"Aves de todo el mundo en 31 fotos increíbles". National Geographic. August 21, 2020.
- ^"FOTOS – Você consegue encontrar o animal escondido?". National Geographic. August 17, 2017.
- ^"21 award-winning nature photos that will transport you to the great outdoors". Business Insider Australia. 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^"Photo of the Day". Kuwait Times. June 5, 2021.
- ^"Wildlife: 2nd Place Winner – Mohammad Murad (Kuwait)". monoawards.com.
- ^"Lauréats". www.festival-oiseau-nature.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^"Glimpse the 2019 National Wildlife Magazine photo contest winners". USA Today. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ abVenturi, Gabriele. "Gallery | Siena International Photo Awards". sipacontest.com.
- ^ ab"2021 Winners: Urban Wildlife".
- ^"المصور الكويتي محمد مراد يفوز بالمركز الثاني في مسابقة عالمية ببريطانيا". alanba.com.kw.
- ^ ab"Optical illusion of orangutan wins award". BBC. June 3, 2021.
- ^"محمد مراد يفوز في مسابقة مصور الطبيعة البريطانية". www.aljarida.com.
- ^"Crown Jewels". National Wildlife Federation.
- ^Venturi, Gabriele. "Gallery | Siena International Photo Awards". sipacontest.com.
