Awards

Recent Awards (with links)
2023.
Sarajevo Photography Award - Finalist in Conceptual category
15th Annual Black and White Spider Awards - Nominee in Abstract 
CUPOTY - Close-up Photographer of the Year - Finalist
15th Pollux Awards - Honorable Mention in Abstract Category
PX3 2020 - Prix de la Photographie Paris - Bronze in Nature Category
San Francisco Bay International Photography Awards - Silver Award and the Gallery Award
All About Photo Awards 2020, The Mind's Eye - Finalist
MIFA 2020 - Moscow International Foto Awards - Silver in Fine Art Category / Still Life
15th Julia Margaret Cameron Award - Winner in the Nature Category
6th FAPA - Fine Art Photography Awards - 3rd prize winner in Nature Category
13th International Color Awards - Nominee in Abstract, Nominee in Still Life
2018.
12th Julia Margaret Cameron Award - Winner in Abstract category

2016.
27th Zagreb Salon - International Photo Exhibition - FIAP Gold Medal

MIFA 2020 - Moscow International Foto Awards

SILVER in Fine Art Category / Still Life for Floating Garden series

15th Julia Margaret Cameron Award, 2020

WINNER in the Nature Category, Professional Selection for „Floating Garden“ series
https://julio-hirschhardy-f283.squarespace.com/15th-jmca-pro-landscapes-seascapes-to-nude-figure

6th FAPA - Fine Art Photography Awards, 2020

3rd prize winner in Nature, professional selection for "Floating Garden"
https://fineartphotoawards.com/winners-gallery/fapa-2019-2020/professional/nature/bronze-award

13th Annual International Color Awards, 2020

Nominee in Abstract for "Nature Form"
Nominee in Still Life for "Floating Garden"

Tokyo International Foto Awards 2019

Gold Winner in Nature Category, professional selection, for series "Floating Garden"
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https://www.tokyofotoawards.jp/winners/tokyo/2019/5373/

Chromatic Awards 2019

2nd Place and Sliver Medal in Abstract Category, professional selection, for "Red in Blue" from "Other Worlds" series
https://chromaticawards.com/winners-gallery/chromatic-awards-2019/professional/abstract/silver-award

14th Julia Margaret Cameron Award, 2019

Honorable Mention in the Abstract Category, Professional Selection for "Escape Landscapes" series

Honorable Mention in the Still Life Category, Professional Selection for "Floating Garden"

Honorable Mention in the Landscape Category, Professional Selection for "Foz do Douro"

ND Photography Awards 2019

1st place and Gold Star Award in Fine Art: Abstract Category for "States of Mind" from "Other Worlds" series, Professional category
https://ndawards.net/winners-gallery/nd-awards-2019/professional/abstract/691/gold-award/

14th Annual Black and White Spider Awards, 2019

Nominee in Architectural, Professional category for "Dreaming Escher"
https://www.thespiderawards.com/gallery/14th/professional/architectural/nominees/215262

Minimalist Photography Awards 2019

1st place winner - Abstract Photographer Of The Year for "Other Worlds" series, Professional category
https://minimalistphotographyawards.com/2019/07/01/first-place-abstract-category/

MIFA 2019 - Moscow International Foto Awards

Bronze in Architecture-Interiors, Professional category for "Dreaming Escher"
https://www.moscowfotoawards.com/winners/moscow/2019/4740/

13th Julia Margaret Cameron Award, 2019

WINNER in the Architecture & Interiors Category, Professional Selection for „Dreaming Escher“

Honorable Mention in the Abstract Category, Professional Selection for "Dancing Water" series

Honorable Mention in the Cell Phone Category, Professional Selection for "Trough the Ice"

Honorable Mention in the Culture & Daily Life Category, Professional Selection for "Exhibition"
https://www.thegalaawards.com/results-13th-jmca-non-pro

5th Fine Art Photography Awards, 2019

Nominee title in Abstract category, Professional selection for series "Other Worlds", 2019
Other Worlds, abstract photography, macro photography, space, universe
Other Worlds, abstract photography, macro photography, space, universe
Other Worlds, abstract photography, macro photography, space, universe
Other Worlds, abstract photography, macro photography, space, universe
Other Worlds, abstract photography, macro photography, space, universe
https://fineartphotoawards.com/winners-gallery/fapa-2018-2019/professional/abstract/hm/8073

12th Annual International Color Awards, 2019

Nominee in Abstract, Professional category for photograph "Red in Blue"
https://www.colorawards.com/gallery/12thannual/professional/abstract/nominees/209665

12th Julia Margaret Cameron Award, 2018

WINNER in the Abstract Category, Professional Selection for „Other Worlds“ series
Other Worlds, abstract photography, macro photography, space, universe
https://www.thegalaawards.com/results-of-the-12-jmca/

FIAP Gold Medal, 2016

"27th Zagreb Salon" - International Photo Exhibition
2016, Mimara Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
http://www.zagreb-salon-photo.com/files/ZagrebSalon-Catalogue.pdf

Fuji France Press Award, 1997

The first prize in the category of black and white photography.
Exhibition of award-winning photographs - "Fuji France Press Award 1997", UNESCO palace, Place de Fontenoy, Paris, France
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Annual Award for Artistic Achievement of the Society of University Teachers and Other Scientists in Zagreb, 2002

Award for best exhibition in 2001/2002 for photography series "Windows"
Croatian windows, analog photography, flowers on the window
My old window, Zagreb, 1994

Award for Best Color Photography, 1996

The first prize in the category of color photography for series "Masks" in the Slobodna Dalmacija Annual Competition for Best Croatian Calendars in 1996.