"Black and White" 2019 Theme Winners
Black and White is at the core of the art, being the original format of photography and it requires us to look at line, shadow and contrast in such a different way when shooting.
Busy station BY Veselin Atanasov
Our First Place Winner was submitted by
Veselin Atanasov from Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Veselin Atanasov from Kazanlak, Bulgaria
My name is Veselin Atanasov and I am working as an IT specialist at home in the small Bulgarian town of Kazanlak, which is my native town. I have had many hobbies, but the only hobby I still practice is travelling, which is now combined with my new hobby, photography.
Shadow BY HOA TRAN TRUNG
Our Second Place Winner was submitted by
Hoa Tran Trung from Nha Trang, Vietnam
Hoa Tran Trung from Nha Trang, Vietnam
The White Heron by Robin Yong
Our Third Place Winner was submitted by
Robin Yong from Canberra, Australia
Robin Yong is a multi-award winning Travel Photographer. He enjoys traveling to exotic destinations to befriend and photograph the locals. He is best known for his work on the Omo Valley tribes in Ethiopia, the Venetian Masked models in Venice, the Bokator boxers of Cambodia and the Maikos of Kyoto. He calls these works his Travel Portraits, his Art of Travel Medicine. For most of his works, he does not use flash, reflectors or artificial lighting, depending solely on natural lighting alone. The photos are often dramatic, colourful and extremely beautiful. For Robin, every photo must look like a movie poster.
Over the past few years, Robin has quickly become one of the most popular and influential photographers at the Venice Carnevale and within the past few months, Flowers of Ethiopia alone has gathered numerous awards, finalist status and honorable mentions in many International photography competitions, including Alfred Fried Awards, Antu Sente Cup, Australia's Top Emerging Photographers, International Photography Awards, Istanbul Photo Awards, Moscow International Foto Awards, One Eyeland Awards. The Prix de la Photographie Paris, Sienna International Photo Awards, Tokyo International Foto Awards, Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) Awards, Xposure Awards etc. In just slightly more than 2 years, Robin's travel photos have gathered more than 550 awards worldwide.
Visit more of Robins amazing work online at:
www.robinyongphotography.com
Robin Yong from Canberra, Australia
Robin Yong is a multi-award winning Travel Photographer. He enjoys traveling to exotic destinations to befriend and photograph the locals. He is best known for his work on the Omo Valley tribes in Ethiopia, the Venetian Masked models in Venice, the Bokator boxers of Cambodia and the Maikos of Kyoto. He calls these works his Travel Portraits, his Art of Travel Medicine. For most of his works, he does not use flash, reflectors or artificial lighting, depending solely on natural lighting alone. The photos are often dramatic, colourful and extremely beautiful. For Robin, every photo must look like a movie poster.
Over the past few years, Robin has quickly become one of the most popular and influential photographers at the Venice Carnevale and within the past few months, Flowers of Ethiopia alone has gathered numerous awards, finalist status and honorable mentions in many International photography competitions, including Alfred Fried Awards, Antu Sente Cup, Australia's Top Emerging Photographers, International Photography Awards, Istanbul Photo Awards, Moscow International Foto Awards, One Eyeland Awards. The Prix de la Photographie Paris, Sienna International Photo Awards, Tokyo International Foto Awards, Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) Awards, Xposure Awards etc. In just slightly more than 2 years, Robin's travel photos have gathered more than 550 awards worldwide.
Visit more of Robins amazing work online at:
www.robinyongphotography.com
Amsterdam By Veselin Atanasov
Our Honorable Mention Winner was also submitted by
Veselin Atanasov from Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Veselin Atanasov from Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Theme Shortlist
Below are the amazing images that shortlisted into the top tier of this themes competition. A big congratulations to all of the talented photographers that participated!
