AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS

2012
This image was a shortlisted finalist of both the Veolia Environnment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 and the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012.
I have signed up with the stock website alamy. Currently I am contributing to their student collection.

Stock photography by Michael+Hirst at Alamy

2011
This image was a shortlisted finalist of both the Veolia Environnment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 and the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011.
This image was submitted to the Epson Pano Awards where it picked up Bronze in the amateur category which was titled 'The Built Environment'.
2010
This image was a shortlisted finalist in the 2010 BWPA competition. It was entered into the animal portraits category.
This image was exhibited at the FYC Creatives center in Blackpool after it won the Blackpool Light Competition. Click here to see my image as it is used on the BBC website.
This image was exhibited along with other students from Blackpool and the Fylde College in the work in progress exhibition at the Grundy Gallery.