I grew up in a house where I cannot claim my own. I grew up with toys that I cannot claim my own. I grew up in a place where I cannot claim my own. I dreamed to be a painter and I was a frustrated painter. I dreamed to be an engineer and I was a frustrated engineer. I dreamed to be an architect and I was a frustrated architect. I dreamed to have a diploma, and I was frustrated.
But determination urges me to never stop believing that I will somehow make it to reaching my goals.
“One day, you will be at the place you always wanted to be. Don’t stop believing.”
And then I woke up one day, and the creator of the universe leads me to the field where I wanted to be, I woke up with a dream not just to make a living but to live with my passion and what I was created for.
GraceM here, I am currently a Senior Creative Artist by profession. I love creating the vision into reality. I have done a few branding and website for companies in the past. I have created a few magazines layout for my previous clients. Currently based UAE specialist in my profession.
My insights into the graphic design were applied to photography.
I suddenly fell in love with photography. My life was colorful and the function of designing helped me to understand my deep love of photography. These passions in life come from my personal experiences that complete me as an individual. I am a person who loves the beauty of nature.
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer.”
Here's the collection of a few successful awards received so far as living proof that I am a dreamer and will continue to dream.
MAJOR AWARDS
Silver Award (People/Children Category), MIFA Moscow International Fotography Awards 2020
Monthly Winner (Mobile Category), Asian Geographic December 2019
TOP 30 Rank Photographer of the Year, Viewbug 2019
Celebrity Award, Viewbug 2019
Gold Award (February Monthly Award), Architecture Category, The Societies of Photographers, London 2019
WINNER (Main Category) (People, Non-Professional), Umbra Awards 2019, USA
Social Media Winner, Holiday Pet Custom Contest Parsons Polaris Photography Competition 2019
Runner-up Winner, People Category, The Filipino Times MEA Newspaper 2018
Gold Award (Monochrome) The Societies of Photographers, London 2017
Gold Award (Tradition & Cultures Category) International Photography Award 2017
Silver Award (Traditions & Cultures Category) International Photography Award 2017
2nd Place Winner (Travel Category) Society International Travel & Tourism Photographers 2017
Winner, American Inhouse Design Awards 2015
1st Place, Spaces of Light Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque 2015
Regional Winner for the Middle East & North Africa, 2014 CGAP Photo Contest 2014
Hourly Winner, Urban Photographer of the Year 2014 30 TOP 30 Exhibited, 4th Spaces of Light Photography Competition 2014
3rd Place Winner, Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2013
2nd Place Winner 2013, Arabian Nights Village Ramadan Photo Competition 2013
3rd Place Winner 2013, 3rd Season Spaces of Light Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, UAE
3rd Place Winner 2013, Beyond the Earth Hour Photo Competition, ADGAS, UAE
Grand Winner for Capture Spirit of Ramadan 2012, Renault GCC
1st Place Winner 2012, Equestrian ADIHEX 2012, Photography Competition (Equestrian Category), Abu Dhabi
4th Place Winner 2010, Emirates in 40 Years Photography Competition, Emirates Heritage Club, UAE
3rd Place Winner 2010, Beyond the Earth Hour Photo Competition, ADGAS, UAE
Nominations
Finalist (People and Animals Category) TZIPAC Zebra Awards 2020
Finalist (Landscape and Nature Category) TZIPAC Zebra Awards 2020
Finalist (Color Category) Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) 2020
Nominated (Photographer of the Year Category) The Filipino Times Awards 2019
Honorable Mentions (Silhouettes Category), 9th Annual Mobile Photography Award 2019
Honorable Mentions (Landscapes Category), 9th Annual Mobile Photography Award 2019
Honorable Mentions (Darkness/Noir Category), 9th Annual Mobile Photography Award 2019
Honorable Mentions (Non-Pro/Culture Category) International Photography Awards 2019
Honorable Mentions (Non-Pro/People Category) International Photography Awards 2019
Honorable Mentions (Abstract Amateur/Sub-Category) EYEWIN Photography Awards 2019
Honorable Mentions (Architecture Amateur/Sub-Category) EYEWIN Photography Awards 2019
Honorable Mentions (Festivals & Cultures Amateur/Sub-Category) EYEWIN Photography Awards 2019
Honorable Mentions (Landscape Amateur/Sub-Category) EYEWIN Photography Awards 2019
NOMINEE (Photo Journalism & Architecture Category) 8th Annual Mobile Photography Award 2019
FINALIST, Seina Drone Awards 2019
Nominee (Urban Category) International Photography Grant, 2019
Highly Commended (May Monthly Award), Architecture Category, The Societies of Photographers, London 2019
Highly Commended (April Monthly Award), Events Category, The Societies of Photographers, London 2019
Shortlist, People (Non-Professional Category), Umbra Awards 2019, USA
TOP 32 Fog Photographer/TOP 21 Abu Dhabi Photographer Single Photo, 35Awards 2018
Shortlisted, City&Architecture Category, Abu Dhabi Through Your Eyes 2018
Best 60 Finalist, Travel Photographer's Society Awards 2019
TOP 20 UAE Photographer/TOP 10 Abu Dhabi Photographer, 35Awards 2017
Peer Choice Award, ViewBug 2017
Honorable Mention Award (Travel & Tourism Category) International Photography Award 2017
Member Selection Award, ViewBug 2017
Awarded Highly Commended (Travel Category) Society International Travel & Tourism Photographers 2017
Honorable Mentions (Moving Images Category) International Photography Award 2016
Accepted Two Entries, 9th Emirates Photography Competition 2016
Shortlist, Dates Palm Through Your Eyes Photography 2015
Shortlist, Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) 2014
Finalist, (People Category), Beauty of Light Photography Competition, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque 2012
Finalist, Panoramic shot 2011, Panoramic Photograph Contest & book, France
Commended Photographer 2011, Open Photography Competition, Sony World Photo Organization, London
Finalist 2010, Woman of Substance Photography Competition, Illustrado Magazine, UAE
Honorable Mention 2010, Ramadan Photography Competition, Mansoor bin Mohammed Photography, UAE
“Competition makes you better, always, make you better, even if the competitor wins.” - Carlos Slim
MAJOR AWARDS
Silver Award (People/Children Category), MIFA Moscow International Fotography Awards 2020
Monthly Winner (Mobile Category), Asian Geographic December 2019
TOP 30 Rank Photographer of the Year, Viewbug 2019
Celebrity Award, Viewbug 2019
Gold Award (February Monthly Award), Architecture Category, The Societies of Photographers, London 2019
WINNER (Main Category) (People, Non-Professional), Umbra Awards 2019, USA
Social Media Winner, Holiday Pet Custom Contest Parsons Polaris Photography Competition 2019
Runner-up Winner, People Category, The Filipino Times MEA Newspaper 2018
Gold Award (Monochrome) The Societies of Photographers, London 2017
Gold Award (Tradition & Cultures Category) International Photography Award 2017
Silver Award (Traditions & Cultures Category) International Photography Award 2017
2nd Place Winner (Travel Category) Society International Travel & Tourism Photographers 2017
Winner, American Inhouse Design Awards 2015
1st Place, Spaces of Light Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque 2015
Regional Winner for the Middle East & North Africa, 2014 CGAP Photo Contest 2014
Hourly Winner, Urban Photographer of the Year 2014 30 TOP 30 Exhibited, 4th Spaces of Light Photography Competition 2014
3rd Place Winner, Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2013
2nd Place Winner 2013, Arabian Nights Village Ramadan Photo Competition 2013
3rd Place Winner 2013, 3rd Season Spaces of Light Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, UAE
3rd Place Winner 2013, Beyond the Earth Hour Photo Competition, ADGAS, UAE
Grand Winner for Capture Spirit of Ramadan 2012, Renault GCC
1st Place Winner 2012, Equestrian ADIHEX 2012, Photography Competition (Equestrian Category), Abu Dhabi
4th Place Winner 2010, Emirates in 40 Years Photography Competition, Emirates Heritage Club, UAE
3rd Place Winner 2010, Beyond the Earth Hour Photo Competition, ADGAS, UAE
Nominations
Finalist (People and Animals Category) TZIPAC Zebra Awards 2020
Finalist (Landscape and Nature Category) TZIPAC Zebra Awards 2020
Finalist (Color Category) Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) 2020
Nominated (Photographer of the Year Category) The Filipino Times Awards 2019
Honorable Mentions (Silhouettes Category), 9th Annual Mobile Photography Award 2019
Honorable Mentions (Landscapes Category), 9th Annual Mobile Photography Award 2019
Honorable Mentions (Darkness/Noir Category), 9th Annual Mobile Photography Award 2019
Honorable Mentions (Non-Pro/Culture Category) International Photography Awards 2019
Honorable Mentions (Non-Pro/People Category) International Photography Awards 2019
Honorable Mentions (Abstract Amateur/Sub-Category) EYEWIN Photography Awards 2019
Honorable Mentions (Architecture Amateur/Sub-Category) EYEWIN Photography Awards 2019
Honorable Mentions (Festivals & Cultures Amateur/Sub-Category) EYEWIN Photography Awards 2019
Honorable Mentions (Landscape Amateur/Sub-Category) EYEWIN Photography Awards 2019
NOMINEE (Photo Journalism & Architecture Category) 8th Annual Mobile Photography Award 2019
FINALIST, Seina Drone Awards 2019
Nominee (Urban Category) International Photography Grant, 2019
Highly Commended (May Monthly Award), Architecture Category, The Societies of Photographers, London 2019
Highly Commended (April Monthly Award), Events Category, The Societies of Photographers, London 2019
Shortlist, People (Non-Professional Category), Umbra Awards 2019, USA
TOP 32 Fog Photographer/TOP 21 Abu Dhabi Photographer Single Photo, 35Awards 2018
Shortlisted, City&Architecture Category, Abu Dhabi Through Your Eyes 2018
Best 60 Finalist, Travel Photographer's Society Awards 2019
TOP 20 UAE Photographer/TOP 10 Abu Dhabi Photographer, 35Awards 2017
Peer Choice Award, ViewBug 2017
Honorable Mention Award (Travel & Tourism Category) International Photography Award 2017
Member Selection Award, ViewBug 2017
Awarded Highly Commended (Travel Category) Society International Travel & Tourism Photographers 2017
Honorable Mentions (Moving Images Category) International Photography Award 2016
Accepted Two Entries, 9th Emirates Photography Competition 2016
Shortlist, Dates Palm Through Your Eyes Photography 2015
Shortlist, Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) 2014
Finalist, (People Category), Beauty of Light Photography Competition, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque 2012
Finalist, Panoramic shot 2011, Panoramic Photograph Contest & book, France
Commended Photographer 2011, Open Photography Competition, Sony World Photo Organization, London
Finalist 2010, Woman of Substance Photography Competition, Illustrado Magazine, UAE
Honorable Mention 2010, Ramadan Photography Competition, Mansoor bin Mohammed Photography, UAE
“Competition makes you better, always, make you better, even if the competitor wins.” - Carlos Slim