As if winning the 2009 Photograph of the Year contest wasn’t enough, fa1sal picked up his 2nd contest win around the Corner in as many weeks by easily winning the February 2010 Photograph of the Month contest with almost 25% of the votes. In addition, Faisal was featured as the cover story in the February 2010 issue of emel magazine. Quite the way to kick off 2010!!

You can browse through the 15 nominated photographs in the February 2010 Photograph of the Month Photo Gallery, and see the final voting results in the February 2010 Photograph of the Month voting thread.

The contest was sponsored by the New York Institute of Photography - the world’s largest and oldest photography school. Established in 1910, NYIP has grown to become the premier provider of photography training, educating more than 20,000 students in the US and around the world at any given time. NYIP offers 3 home-study courses designed to teach you everything you need to know about photography from the comfort of your own home. Because Faisal is a Premiere Member, he will receive the NYIP’s Fundamentals of Digital Photography Course (a $398 value!!) - the perfect course for anyone looking to take high-quality photographs. The Course is designed to teach you how to take photographs that truly capture the beauty of the people and places around you from the comfort of your own home. This home-study course includes beautifully illustrated lesson books, 8 hours of audio commentary, and DVD video training. In addition, you will have access to a personal student advisor who is there to guide you through the Course.

Make sure to drop by the award thread to congratulate Faisal on another deserving victory - we’re proud of you, Faisal!!

After a month-long entry period, followed by a preliminary voting round that featured 7 groups of 21 photos each, which was followed by a 1-week FINAL VOTING ROUND, it’s finally time to announce the winners of the PhotographyCorner.com 2009 Photograph of the Year Contest.

The WINNER (1st Place) of the PhotographyCorner.com 2009 Photograph of the Year Contest is fa1sal with his photograph Autumn Resurrection!!!

With all the commotion surrounding the 2008 Photograph of the Year contest, it’s easy to forget that we run monthly contests as well. The last week of every month, we vote on the top photographs uploaded to the forums and galleries (nominated by Premiere Members), and we crown the photograph of the month at the beginning of each month. Although most of the voting for the February 2009 Photograph of the Month occurred during the voting in the final round of the 2008 Photograph of the Year contest, we still managed to pick a winner.

After a month-long entry period, followed by a preliminary voting round, which featured 10 groups of 13 photos each, which was followed by a 1-week FINAL VOTING ROUND, it’s time to announce the winners of the PhotographyCorner.com 2008 Photograph of the Year Contest.

The 5th Runner-Up (6th Place) in the PhotographyCorner.com 2008 Photograph of the Year Contest is fa1sal with his photograph Allure!!!

With his photograph Pearl, fa1sal has won the May 2008 Photograph of the Month. This marks the third Photograph of the Month including a co-win back in July 2007.

While there were fewer entries than we are used to, the quality of the entries to Contest Corner Challenge #42: Window to the Soul were fantastic! That being said, there was 1 photograph that received more than 1/3rd of the votes: A Thousand Stories by fa1sal.

Congrats to fa1sal for winning his second Contest Corner Challenge, with one of the most sweeping wins in recent CCC memory, garnering almost 38% of the votes! Check out the voting results yourself! Make sure you check out the other entries as well in the CCC#42: Window to the Soul Photo Gallery.

As I mentioned a little while back that we were starting a new feature here on the Corner Blog. Of course, it's taken a little while longer than I had hoped to get it started, but this time it's not my fault. ;) The fault lies with the one and only fa1sal. That being said, his below interview and collection of photographs have made it worth the way. Without further adeu, it's time to take a dive into the world of fa1sal!

Fa1sal recently hit the 10k (that’s 10,000) post mark on the forum! He’s just the 3rd member (4th if you count me… which you shouldn’t… of course I’m going to have lots of posts) to hit this amazing mark - check out the member list.