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Mohammad Ali Salim Awarded the Prestigious MFIAP Title.

In Paris, France, the International Federation of Photographic Art, FIAP, awarded Mohammad Ali Salim the highest distinction, MFIAP (Master of Photography) in 2013. He is the 2nd recipient of the MFIAP in the United States; the first was awarded in 1984. Mr. Salim is also the only Bangladeshi born MFIAP to date. This award is considered to be a lifetime achievement award. According to FIAP, “MFIAP (Master of Photography FIAP): This is the highest distinction for photographic merit that FIAP grants and does require photography of the very highest standard and equates to a ‘doctorate’ in educational terms.”

Salim was born in 1959 and has been photographing for over 40 years. He received his diploma in Professional Photography from the New York Institute of Photography in 1995. He is the founder of New York Photo Association and FIAP Liaison Officer for The International Federation of Photographic Art. He is a former secretary general of Bangladesh Photographic Society (1988-90).

Distinctions: In addition to his recent MFIAP distinction, Salim was awarded several other distinctions including:

MASTER (MPSA) from Photographic Society of America (PSA)."In order to qualify for MPSA it is required to have: 1,500 or more acceptances supported by Star/Galaxy Rating certificates from one or more PSA Divisions". Salim's Star/Galaxy Rating certificates in PSA Division are:PID-Color-5 Galaxy, Nature-1 Galaxy, Photo travel-5 Star, Photo Journalism-4 Star and Pictorial Print-3 Star. Salim was listed in PSA Who’s Who 2010, 2011 and 2012 as a Top North American Exhibitor.

EFIAP/g (Excellence FIAP Gold) distinction from The International Federation of Photographic Art, In order to qualify for “EFIAP LEVELS: You must be the holder of the EFIAP or MFIAP award before you can apply for an EFIAP Level award and have held that for at least a year. There are four 'Levels', Bronze (EFIAP/b), Silver (EFIAP/s), Gold (EFIAP/g) and Platinum (EFIAP/p) and each must be obtained in sequential order shown here. There must also be a twelve month period between applications for different Level awards”

AIIPC distinction from India International Photographic council.

ABPS distinction from Bangladesh Photographic Society.