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20 Apr 08
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n March 2007, Hamad landed his second contract by signing a mutual-benefit agreement with french photography filter system manufacturer
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After seeing some of his work on
, creative directors and lead-designers from the MSX (Microsoft User Experience) design team approached Hamad in an attempt to purchase some of his work. After a period of negotiation and planning, Microsoft commissioned Hamad on a photo-shoot to take pictures to be used in the desktop wallpaper collection of their newest, and highly anticipated, operating system Windows Vista 
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In October 2005, almost 3 months after purchasing his camera, Hamad sold his first photograph.
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Recognition was building up for Hamad online, through, and also locally in the Southern Oregon region. Local camera shops, where Hamad used to buy his photography gear offered him unlimited free prints in exchange of displaying his work at their stores and also as advertisement. A nearby city also used one of his photographs, which was taken in a famous local park, as the cover for a guide brochure of the city.
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Positive feedback from peers pushed Hamad to learn more about photography
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obsessed outdoor junky.
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uly 2005 was a turning point for Hamad. After words of encouragement from close friends, Hamad decided to display some of his humble work online, and
was his choice.
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