"Portrait" 2020 Theme Winners
Faces and silhouettes of passers by, or beautifully executed, controlled studio shots, The Portrait has always been at the core of the Art of Photography. Since its creation, we have found that the camera in our hands favors the faces and spirit of all people of all ages.
Mursi child BY SVETLIN Yosifov
Our First Place Winner was submitted by
Svetlin Yosifov from Burgas, Bulgaria
Svetlin Yosifov from Burgas, Bulgaria
Svetlin Yosifov travel photographer from Bulgaria.
I was born in Bulgaria, and I had the privilege of living in this beautiful country all my life. My employment is in a private sports club, focused on extreme sports, which involves a lot of travelling and keeps my life dynamic and interesting. Apart from this, I love travelling abroad and do this once a year for a period of two months. I always associate these trips with diving in the unknown, meeting new people and experiencing something new. My adventurous spirit is my main drive, the inner flame, that keeps me going!
Not a professional freelance photographer.I define myself as a travel-documentary-art photographer. Almost 20 years now photography has been part of my life. My passion is catching street portraits and trying to figure out my object's character.Portrait photography is the most compelling genre for me. The impact of a single photo, comes from the emotion it reflects.My Point of interest - traditions in primal and natural places like India, Ethiopia, Kenya, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Cuba and more. I consider good photography to be much more that a snapshot or a memory, it is something that tells a story, strong enough to influence the world we live in and raise more awareness. Throughout the years my interviews and photographs have been published in many magazines and websites.
Visit more of Svetlin 's amazing work online at:
https://gallery.1x.com/member/picsvet
I was born in Bulgaria, and I had the privilege of living in this beautiful country all my life. My employment is in a private sports club, focused on extreme sports, which involves a lot of travelling and keeps my life dynamic and interesting. Apart from this, I love travelling abroad and do this once a year for a period of two months. I always associate these trips with diving in the unknown, meeting new people and experiencing something new. My adventurous spirit is my main drive, the inner flame, that keeps me going!
Not a professional freelance photographer.I define myself as a travel-documentary-art photographer. Almost 20 years now photography has been part of my life. My passion is catching street portraits and trying to figure out my object's character.Portrait photography is the most compelling genre for me. The impact of a single photo, comes from the emotion it reflects.My Point of interest - traditions in primal and natural places like India, Ethiopia, Kenya, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Cuba and more. I consider good photography to be much more that a snapshot or a memory, it is something that tells a story, strong enough to influence the world we live in and raise more awareness. Throughout the years my interviews and photographs have been published in many magazines and websites.
Visit more of Svetlin 's amazing work online at:
https://gallery.1x.com/member/picsvet
Orange Suri Composition BY SVETLIN YOSIFOV
Our Second Place Winner was also submitted by
Svetlin Yosifov from Burgas, Bulgaria
Svetlin Yosifov from Burgas, Bulgaria
Live with a Passion by Tomas Loukota
Our Third Place Winner was submitted by
Tomas Loukota from Bystrice nad Pernstejnem, Czech Republic
Tomas Loukota from Bystrice nad Pernstejnem, Czech Republic
I take photos. In my images I try to capture the outreach of the place, the situation, the action. I have two cardinal planes - a documentary and a street photography. I always move very close to one´s comfort zone, I use contact 28mm.
Awards:
Czech Nature Photo 2019 winner in the category of Animals in human care URBAN Photo Awards 2019, finalist in category of Streets - single photots.
Visit more of Tomas amazing work online at:
https://www.tomasloukota.cz/en/
Awards:
Czech Nature Photo 2019 winner in the category of Animals in human care URBAN Photo Awards 2019, finalist in category of Streets - single photots.
Visit more of Tomas amazing work online at:
https://www.tomasloukota.cz/en/
Agony of love by Adrián Markis
Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted by
Adrián Markis from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Adrián Markis from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Adrián Markis (born 1979) is a photographer from Argentina, based in Buenos Aires city.
In his early years as a young boy, he showed great interest in photography. His first steps in photography were working as an assistant photographer in many photography studios, then he started his career as a freelance photographer and worked for various advertising agencies, publishers and companies.
His work can be described as conceptual and surreal.
Adrian works on personal photographic projects, does commission advertising and teaches photography in Argentina and worldwide.
His work was published by Lensculture, Geographical, The Guardian, 6mois, The Argentine independent, Contemporary Annual, Super Foto, Foto DNG, Mercosur.
Visit more of Adrián's amazing work online at:
www.adrianmarkis.com
In his early years as a young boy, he showed great interest in photography. His first steps in photography were working as an assistant photographer in many photography studios, then he started his career as a freelance photographer and worked for various advertising agencies, publishers and companies.
His work can be described as conceptual and surreal.
Adrian works on personal photographic projects, does commission advertising and teaches photography in Argentina and worldwide.
His work was published by Lensculture, Geographical, The Guardian, 6mois, The Argentine independent, Contemporary Annual, Super Foto, Foto DNG, Mercosur.
Visit more of Adrián's amazing work online at:
www.adrianmarkis.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!
