"NATURES GLORY" 2020 Theme Winners
No matter where we are nature is present. From the depths of a tropical rain forest to a small garden in the middle of a city, our life here is totally dependent its beautiful rhythms, seasons and fragile balance.
Through thick and thin BY Yves Demers-Paris
Our First Place Winner was submitted by
Yves Demers-Paris from Saint-Sauveur Quebec, Canada
Yves Demers-Paris from Saint-Sauveur Quebec, Canada
For me... Photographers capture moments to create lasting memories or provoke thought and discussion. They work to make statements with their photos, a poem... a fable.
Visit more of Yves's amazing work online at:
www.pixelangelo.ca
Visit more of Yves's amazing work online at:
www.pixelangelo.ca
Pelican Perspective BY Bence Mate
Our Second Place Winner was submitted by
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 developed 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 developed 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
Wallace Flying Frog 1 by Chin Leong Teo
Our Third Place Winner was submitted by
Chin Leong Teo from Singapore
Chin Leong Teo from Singapore
Chin Leong Teo is an internationally published, multi-award-winning Singaporean photographer.
He has won top prizes and has been conferred more than 900 awards in more than 300 international photography circuits, salons and exhibitions. His recognitions include multiple Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique (FIAP) Blue Badges for being the best author in photography salons, FIAP Gold Medals, and Photographic Society of America (PSA) Gold Medals. He is ranked world top 10 in three PSA divisions in PSA Who's Who 2019 List, listing at world #5 for PTD (Photo Travel Division), #10 for PIDC (Projected Image Division – Colour), and #10 for PJD (Photojournalism Division).
In 2019, Chin Leong won the prestigious Pangea Prize and five Remarkable Awards at Siena Photo Awards. This made him the most awarded photographer at the event in Siena, Italy. In the same year, he was also crowned the winner of the Discovery category of the inaugural ROAM Awards 2019. In 2020, he won 1st prize in the Nature category of IPA OneShot: Movement Photo Awards, and the Grand Prize in The New York Centre for Photographic Art – Luminosity Photo Awards. He was also winner in All About Photo Awards and 80th International Salon of Japan.
Chin Leong's photography philosophy is to capture "all things beautiful God created" and to continue to grow and evolve his photographic sense and acumen.
Professionally, Chin Leong is Chief Traffic Development Officer (CTDO) at Fukuoka International Airport Co.,Ltd. (FIAC), operator of Fukuoka Airport, the fourth largest airport in Japan.
Visit more of Chin Leong Teo 's amazing work online at:
https://teochinleong.com/
www.linkedin.com/in/chin-leong-teo-63224732/
www.instagram.com/teochinleong78
https://www.facebook.com/teo.leong.5
He has won top prizes and has been conferred more than 900 awards in more than 300 international photography circuits, salons and exhibitions. His recognitions include multiple Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique (FIAP) Blue Badges for being the best author in photography salons, FIAP Gold Medals, and Photographic Society of America (PSA) Gold Medals. He is ranked world top 10 in three PSA divisions in PSA Who's Who 2019 List, listing at world #5 for PTD (Photo Travel Division), #10 for PIDC (Projected Image Division – Colour), and #10 for PJD (Photojournalism Division).
In 2019, Chin Leong won the prestigious Pangea Prize and five Remarkable Awards at Siena Photo Awards. This made him the most awarded photographer at the event in Siena, Italy. In the same year, he was also crowned the winner of the Discovery category of the inaugural ROAM Awards 2019. In 2020, he won 1st prize in the Nature category of IPA OneShot: Movement Photo Awards, and the Grand Prize in The New York Centre for Photographic Art – Luminosity Photo Awards. He was also winner in All About Photo Awards and 80th International Salon of Japan.
Chin Leong's photography philosophy is to capture "all things beautiful God created" and to continue to grow and evolve his photographic sense and acumen.
Professionally, Chin Leong is Chief Traffic Development Officer (CTDO) at Fukuoka International Airport Co.,Ltd. (FIAC), operator of Fukuoka Airport, the fourth largest airport in Japan.
Visit more of Chin Leong Teo 's amazing work online at:
https://teochinleong.com/
www.linkedin.com/in/chin-leong-teo-63224732/
www.instagram.com/teochinleong78
https://www.facebook.com/teo.leong.5
Blue Insularis 7 by CHIN LEONG TEO
Our Honorable Mention Winner was also submitted by
Chin Leong Teo from Singapore
Chin Leong Teo from Singapore
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!
