Mahfuzul Hasan Bhuiyan also known as Mahfuzul Hasan Rana- is one of the key Architectural Photographer as well as Documentary Photographer in Bangladesh. He graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology. His passion has brought him to photographic practice professionally. His extended interest in different photographic genre inspired him to capture mundane life around the globe. He is a co-founder of Absurd Photos Ltd and currently represented by ZUMA Press inc. He has achieved a hundreds of international awards in the field of photography and exhibited in several countries as well as his works have been published worldwide. He is one of the co-founders of Bangladesh Society of Photographic Art (BSPA) and Chairman of Patronage & Promotion in Image Colleague Society (ICS), USA. He has been a fellow of several international photographic club worldwide. Mahfuzul also severed as a jury member for many national and international photographic competitions.
Photo Credit: Probal Rashid
Major International Awards
Grand Prize, CWA Photo of the Year, UK, 2019
First Place, Umbra Photo Awards, USA, 2019
Gold Medal, International Photographers Federation (IPF), Canada, 2016
UPI Gold Medal & FIAP Bronze Medal, 9th International “Religion in the World and Chimney”, Turkey, 2015
Nomination Award, Humanity Photo Award, China, 2015
3rd Prize, Co-Op Hot shots, Singapore, 2015
AFOCER Medal from A Photo Reporter, Spain, 2015
3rd Prize and Diploma in Daily Life Category, Life Press Photo, Ukraine, 2015
USPA Gold Medal from SWAN International Contest, USA, 2015
PSA Best of Show- Georgia Circuit (GASO), USA, 2015
2nd Place in Professional Category, International Image Festival (FINI)- “Social Justice”, Mexico, 2015
First Prize & FIAP Gold Medal- 28° Concorso Fotografico Internazionale di San Marino, 2015
UPI Gold Medal- Portrait Circuit, Serbia, 2015
First Prize- Ariano Film Festival, Italy, 2014
PSA Best of Show- Digital Circuit, USA, 2014
Honorable Mention-Manual Rivera Ortiz Foundation Grant, France, 2014
FIAP Gold Medal- XXXVIII Trofeo Torrets de Fotografia, Spain, 2014
UPI Gold Medal- PCA Corsica, USA, 2014
First Prize- Photographic Angle Photo Contest “In Pursuit”, 2014
FIAP Gold Medal- Portrait Circuit, Serbia, 2014
Best Story- SAM Digital Circuit, 2014
JCM Silver Medal- JCM Circuit, India, 2014
FIAP Silver Medal- Marmaris Foto Festival, Turkey, 2014
First Prize- GHF & UNEP Photo Contest ” Click, Conserve, Care”, India, 2014
Runner Up- Photographers Forum Magazine Spring Photo Award, USA, 2014
Gold Medal- Asahi Shimbun Photo Contest, Japan, 2014
First Prize- Photographic Angle Photo Contest “Faces”, 2013
PSA Gold Medal- SAM Circuit, India, 2013
Trophy-Premfoto, Romania, 2013
First Prize- Health Workers Count Contest, WHO, 2013
Winner-CGAP, World Bank, 2013
Finalist-“Save the Water” Photo Contest, Australia, 2013
FZS Silver Medal- International Photo Exhibition Mladi, Slovenia, 2013
UPI Gold Medal- EGIAD Municipality Photo Award ” Health for All”, Turkey, 2013
FIAP Bronze Medal- Uksudar Municipality Photo Award, Turkey, 2012
Special Jury Award-Uksudar Municipality Photo Award, Turkey, 2012
Finalist-Unesco-Unevoc Photo Contest, USA, 2012
STC Gold Medal- 21st Trienberg Super Circuit, Austria, 2012
Winner- Imagining our Future Together, World Bank, USA, 2012
FIAP Silver Medal- NFI Meisterschaft, Austria, 2012
AAFR Bronze Medal, 8th Bucovina Mileniul III, Romania, 2011
Documentary Award- Humanity Photo Award, China, 2011
Runner Up- Glasgow Science Center Photo Contest, UK, 2011
Medal of Excellence- Digital Circuit, USA, 2011
PSA Best of Show- Georgia Circuit, USA, 2010
PSA Best of Show- Digital Circuit, USA, 2010
FC Oldenzaal Broze Medal, Holland Circuit, Netherlands, 2008
FIAP Gold Medal- EYUP Municipality Photo Award, Turkey, 2010
ISF Bronze Medal- ISF World Cup, France, 2010
PSA Best of Show- North Georgia Circuit, USA, 2009
PSA Best of Show- Digital Circuit, USA, 2009
PSA Best of Show- Georgia Circuit, USA, 2008
PSA Best of Show- North Georgia Circuit, USA, 2007
Special Jury Award-Foto Odlot, Poland, 2003
PSA Best of Show- Georgia Circuit, USA, 2003
FIAP Bronze Medal- Transport, Slovakia, 2002
Batana Gold Plate- Mundial Photo festival, Croatia, 2000
PSG Gold Medal-World Cup, Pakistan, 1999
