At the 2nd MASP, Hideaki Kimura inquired about where to submit a telescope he had made to compete with other hand made telescopes. Hideaki was invited to co-ordinate such a contest that year and for future years. A couple of years later he proposed to facilitate a photo contest. Hideaki continued to administer the photo contest until his employment relocated him back to Japan. Keith Pearman, a friend of Hideaki has organized the MASP photo contest since then.