Mr. HW CHAN

GMPSA/S, FRPS, EFIAP/D3

Hong Kong

Mr. Ping Chan is an industrialist and loves photography. He participated in lots of photography related activities and took various offices for the executive committees of PSHK and PSEA for years. He has organized memorable and meaningful exhibitions and events for photography lovers in Hong Kong and compiled the historical works and their achievements in well-illustrated photo albums which he donated to the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Heritage Museum and PSA as permanent collections. He has delivered talks to share his passion for photography. He has participated in international salons worldwide and received innumerable medals, honorable mentions and certificates of merit.

HW Ping Chan earned his PPSA in 2011, his EPSA in 2013, his MPSA in 2014, his GMPSA in 2015, and his GMPSA/B in 2018. He was awarded his FPSA honors in 2014.

H W Ping Chan's PSA Gallery

Mr. Mohammed Arfan Asif

EFIAP/D3, FPSA, FRPS, FICS, MPSA, MICS, MIUP, MAPS, GWP.ICS, HON.YPS

India

Mr. Mohammed Arfan Asif is a Life Member and Honorary Member of YPS. He started his photographic journey under the guidance of legendary photographer Mr. Chakravarthy Rajagopal. He is a great mentor and loves sharing his knowledge. He installed Askary Photo Awards in 1997 to encourage young photographic talent and recognize.

Mohammed Arfan Asif, resident in Dubai since 1994, has been involved in serious photography for the past three decades. His primary forte is pictorial photography with portraits and landscapes as his main subject, though he also dabbles in nature and travel photography.

Arfan was awarded the AFIAP and ARPS in 1994, AICS in 2000, FICS and PPSA in 2012, EFIAP in 2013, EFIAP/b and EPSA in 2015. He has exhibited his photographs in International photography exhibitions spread over 39 countries and won many awards along with 1300 acceptances.

Arfan mentors a small group of 50+ passionate photographers through the "Shutter Bugs Creative Forum‚" in Dubai, UAE, which he established in 2009. He has given presentations and workshops on various aspects of photography in his hometown Bengaluru in India and his country of residence, the United Arab Emirates; apart from Italy and Spain. Arfan has written articles on pictorialism, portraiture, etc. in various local and international publications. He has judged photo contests and is the Country Representative of ICS. Arfan has done his Masters degree in Pharmacy with pharmacology and is currently employed as Head of Unit in the Pharmacy Department of Dubai Health Authority in the United Arab Emirates.

Arfan aspires to reach out to a wider audience with his images and share his knowledge to photography enthusiasts.

Mr. Md. Arfan Asif's profile on PSA