"Minimalism " 2019 Theme Winners
Minimalism or the absence of distractions from shadows, light and often a single subject, line or emotion is also the core of every photograph we take where instead of being subtle and undefined it becomes the dramatic force of the image.
ALOPECIA by MIloš Nejezchleb
Our First Place Winner was submitted by
Miloš Nejezchleb from Jedovnice, Czech Republic
Miloš Nejezchleb from Jedovnice, Czech Republic
Czech photographer Miloš Nejezchleb (41) has only been focusing on conceptual photographic work for 3 years; however, he has already more than 10 international awards. He is the absolute winner of the Nikon Calendar 2018 Contest, a Silver Medalist of the Fine Art Photography Award in London and the Double Trierenberg Super Circuit Gold Medalist. He also became the overall winner of its Liquid contest 2018 and finalist of the 13th Arte Laguna Prize, the International Art Contest in Venezia. In October 2018 he won the most prestigious competition in the Czech Republic- Czech Press Photo in the Lifestyle Single category.
Visit more of Miloš amazing work online at:
www.nejmil.com
Visit more of Miloš amazing work online at:
www.nejmil.com
Consumer Society by MIloš NEJEZCHLEB
Our Second Place Winner was also submitted by
MIloš Nejezchleb from Jedovnice, Czech Republic
MIloš Nejezchleb from Jedovnice, Czech Republic
WARMUP by MIloš Nejezchleb
Our Third Place Winner was also submitted by
MIloš Nejezchleb from Jedovnice, Czech Republic
MIloš Nejezchleb from Jedovnice, Czech Republic
ROYAL PORTRAIT by Bence Mate
Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted
Bence Mate from Pusztaszer, Hungary
Wildlife photographer, born in Hungary, 1985\. In 2010 he won the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photography of the Year award in London. He is the most effective photographer in the 53-year-old history of the competition, being the only contestant winning the first prize in both the young and adult categories.
In 2005 he experimented the one-way glass photography technique, making fundamental changes in hide photography practice. This technique has been widely used all over the world, and most hides are equipped with such glasses.
Since 2008 he has been designing wildlife photography hides in different parts of the world (Hungary, Costa Rica, Brazil, Norway, South-Africa and Transylvania, Romania). His enterprise operating in Hungary welcomes photographers with the most exclusive hides in the world.
Books: The Invisible Wildlife Photographer (English, Hungarian), The Handbook of Bird Photography (Markus Varesvuo, Jari Peltomäki, Bence Máté; English, German, Finnish, French, Chinese); The Exhibition (English, Hungarian)
Visit more of Bence's amazing work online at:
www.matebence.hu
Bence Mate from Pusztaszer, Hungary
Wildlife photographer, born in Hungary, 1985\. In 2010 he won the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photography of the Year award in London. He is the most effective photographer in the 53-year-old history of the competition, being the only contestant winning the first prize in both the young and adult categories.
In 2005 he experimented the one-way glass photography technique, making fundamental changes in hide photography practice. This technique has been widely used all over the world, and most hides are equipped with such glasses.
Since 2008 he has been designing wildlife photography hides in different parts of the world (Hungary, Costa Rica, Brazil, Norway, South-Africa and Transylvania, Romania). His enterprise operating in Hungary welcomes photographers with the most exclusive hides in the world.
Books: The Invisible Wildlife Photographer (English, Hungarian), The Handbook of Bird Photography (Markus Varesvuo, Jari Peltomäki, Bence Máté; English, German, Finnish, French, Chinese); The Exhibition (English, Hungarian)
Visit more of Bence's amazing work online at:
www.matebence.hu
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!
