On the 1st July 2023 I was awarded my first International distinction by the Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique. It was the Artist of the Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique (AFIAP) distinction. To achieve the AFIAP you have to have at least 40 acceptances into FIAP supported international exhibitions. This 40 must be made up of at least 15 different photographs from at least 15 different exhibitions and the must have been in at least 8 different countries. I submitted 45 acceptance from 17 photos to meet the above criteria.