++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Official News Release from Master Photographers Association ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 30 August 2011: David Lawson into finals of major Photo Awards North East based photographer, David Lawson has won a merit prize in a major international photography awards. David is now in the finals of the forthcoming Master Photographer of the Year Awards 2011. The Awards are run by The Master Photographers Association (MPA), the UK’s most respected organisation for professional photographers. David now goes forward to the final judging and faces a nervous few weeks while he waits until the Awards Ceremony in October when the overall winners will be announced. The Master Photography Awards 2011 presentations ceremony will be held at the Gateshead Hilton in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne on Sunday 9 October.