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WINNERS GALLERY Jan 2020

"Street" 2020 Theme Winners

​Random in location and subject, street photography captures the human element, whether personal or through objects illustrating our character.  Always inspired and many times providing amazing insights into our challenges and dreams, they can be  bold and the subject of many of the worlds finest images.

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Elevated 2 BY ​Yuliy ​Vasilev

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Yuliy Vasilev​ from Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Yuliy is a street photographer, born in 1985 in Bulgaria. Since young age he was very keen on travelling and discovering new places and cultures, which led him to study in the field of tourism, he is a holder of a Master degree in Business Management. In one of his trips to London in the beginning of 2012 he discovered that photography is his real passion. Ever since he is devoted to urban photography, it is his life and love.

Yuliy’s talent to spot the details and to see the street in a different perspective made his pictures to stand out very quickly. Since 2019 he holds the prestigious EFIAP/Bronze title from the International Federation of Photographic Art, the highest ranked photographer from Bulgaria. and so far his photographs has won more than 100 awards on six continents. “It is not what you see on the street, but how you see it.”
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Visit more of Yuliy's amazing  ​work online at:
yuliyvasilev.wix.com/tales


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Music for Deaf BY Yuliy ​Vasilev

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 Our Second Place Winner was also submitted by 
Yuliy Vasilev​ from Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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Yellow City by ​Danny Yen Sin Wong

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Our Third Place Winner was also submitted by 
Danny Yen Sin Wong​ from Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Taking good photographs from a scenic spot sometimes won’t be easy, but to create great photographs from a dump site would definitely a challenge. Danny Wong from Malaysia, an international photographer has done it magically. A series of outstanding pictures that captured at the dump site situated outskirt of Cambodia has brought him to the fame of hall in international salon of photography, and begged him numerous of gold medals and international awards from various country inclusive a gorgeous gold medal of the world largest photographic completion – Trierenberg Super Mega Circuits 2014 and 2016\. These photographs captured at the dump site where full of smoky and dusty air at all times. Patient and great observation needed to document the true lifestyle of the peoples who leave within the landfill with artistic skill of photography. An image tells a thousand words, a story and the emotion of the scavengers are brought out and presented to the world through his eyes of photography. A series of photographs taken in Bangladesh during Ijtema, had made him on the top in many photographic competition and exhibition worldwide and begged more than 20 gold medals. Photographs captured in Vietnam also put him on the stage of Siena International Photo Award as the Winner in Open category and also as the Winner of Trofeo Gipuzkoa 2016 in Spain as well as the Winner of Nikonians Photography Awards 2017, Commended Photographer in Sony World Photography Award 2017\. Adventurous exploration to the deep forest in Omo Valley to document the Suri in Spetember has made him successful on the world stage of photography again for winning 16 gold medal and once more as the Winner of Trofeo Gipuzkoa 2017\. To date, he has awarded 26 times The Best Author in international exhibition worldwide and has won more than 700 international awards and has conferred numerous photographic distinctions.

Danny uses to take up international assignment and frequently organize international photography trip and to lead photographers to explore exotic places such as Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Vietnam, China, Nepal, Cambodia, Malaysia and many more around the world. His multi talent of photography has made him awarded many photographic distinction and Star Rated photographer such as Master of PSA (Photographic Society of America), Galaxy 6 in Projected Image Color Division (PID-C), Galaxy 2 in Photo Travel Division (PTD), Galaxy 2 in Projected Image Monochrome, 5 Star in Photojournalism Division (PJD) and 5 Star in Nature Division (ND). Many of his works had been exhibited worldwide and as invited guest speaker, judge for many photographic clubs in the nation and various country. His great passion in photography has always made him “Never Stop Explore the World”.    

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The light of the neighborhood by ​Joaquín Luna

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Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted by 
Joaquín Luna​ from Murcia Spain
Joaquin Luna (Murcia,1992) is a visual artist based in Spain. After doing his formation in photography at the Art School of Murcia, he completed his internship in “La Maquina” which is a  photographic specialization school, located in Madrid.

Impulsive creator with a dramatic look whose work is made up of images that work as sketches of his perception of the world, a world that more than beautiful or aesthetic it’s presented in a deeply way. Interested in the intangible relationship between the human being and the universe.

Visit more of Joaquin's amazing  ​work online at:
www.lunajoaquin.com

Theme Shortlist

Below are the amazing  images that shortlisted into the top tier of this themes competition.  A  big congratulations to all the talented photographers that participated! 
Danny Yen Sin Wong - Chefchaouen
Willem Kuijpers - 03 spectators
Mindaugas Vasiliauskas - Connected
Adrián Markis - Dark walker
Giuseppe Cardoni - Buenos Aires
Mindaugas Vasiliauskas - Prayer
Anke Brehm -Stopp
Brian Hunt - Trolley stop
Kimberley Wallis - The New Normal
Patrick Zélis - Walking
Don Kline - Sightseers
Linnea Washington - Confidence
Francesco Pace Rizzi - A lu mastr
Ginevra Scilla Pol - A church in Como
Giuseppe Cardoni - Perugia
Warren Eakins - Truckload of Good Advice
Halu Chow - Stair
Hin Mun Lee - Snowy Guard
Ilbey Cagri Turna - Future Anxiety
Inge Vautrin - Tuning Out
Philippe Marchand - La Bicyclette
Javier Yárnoz - ESCENAS EN LA CALLE
Javier Yárnoz - TRADICIONES
Yuliy Vasilev - Slaves of Time
Kevin Lake - The Bus Rush
Khanh Phan - Fruit shop
Mostafa Parsakia - Sleeping in the rain
Tomas Loukota - A random encounter
Tomas Loukota - Alone
Pestarino Roberto - Well done
Victor Gualda - Souvenirs
Pestarino Roberto - World alive
Rachel Walck - Jewelery Repair
Veronika K KO - I girl at the stadium
Danny DeGennaro - Los Angeles, CA 2017
Robert Romano - Roman Street Artist
ROBERTO GOMES - THE KISS
Robin Yong - A little bit of Bruce
Sucharith Somayajula - Perspective
Ilbey Cagri Turna - Hey Kid I have returned from that way
Ivar Kljavin - Four waiters waiting
Yuliy Vasilev - Music for Deaf 6
Sucharith Somayajula - Two kinds of people
Warren Eakins - Banking on an Afterlife
Josip Miskovic - Mad Masks
Tomas Loukota - Victory Day Parade
Lee Musgrave - Compliance
Wil Scott - Lost, Bear Creek, MT
Willem Kuijpers - 04 windowdressing
Willem Kuijpers - 05 a long walk
Willem Kuijpers - 06 Carnival
Colleen Stanley - Music Corner
Yasser Alaa Mobarak - Baku

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