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WINNERS GALLERY May 2021

"Portrait​" 2021 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.

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Tribute to Tamara Lempicka 03​​ BY Patrizia Burra

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Patrizia Burra​​​​​​​ from Gorizia, Italy
I am a painter and photographer. Painting gives a lot of energy, but it doesn't allows you to catch the moment. This is one of the main factor that lead me to the conclusion that I could not be a painter only.  My goal, as photographer, is to translate my more wild, passionate and restless vision into an image. "With photography we try to reproduce the world.  But the world is much more interesting when it becomes a work of art".
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I think that photography and the images we create, are the realities transformed into dreams. Our life needs imagination, emotions, an inner impulse that leads us to create. I work every day and many hours a day. This is my way of venting, a road that may be open to everything. And it is in that way that I feel free to create. Here wonderful things can happen. Here, in this fantasy world, my creatures come to life by participating in my dreams.
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​​Visit more of Patrizia​​'s​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.patriziaburra.com

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Tribute to Tamara Lempicka​ BY PATRIZIA BURRA

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Our Second Place Winner was also submitted by 
Patrizia Burra​​​​​​​ from Gorizia, Italy

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Color Boy Suri by Svetlin Yosifov

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Our Third Place Winner was submitted by 
Svetlin Yosifov  from Burgas, Bulgaria
Svetlin Yosifov  is a 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​

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Musa III by PATRIZIA BURRA

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Our Honorable Mention Winner was also submitted by 
Patrizia Burra​​​​​​​ from Gorizia, Italy

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! 

Josip Miskovic - Brother and sister
Gianluca Galtrucco - Astroburger
Thea Gallino - Breathless
Prajnyan Goswami - Reverie IV
ANEESH KOTWAL - SPRING TIME HOLI FESTIVAL OF COLOURS
Rana Damien - Reminiscence
Brian Hunt - Seven Skirts
Zvonimir Tanocki - Railway Retirees Club
Hugo Berman - Sadhu at Hindu Temple, Nepal
David L. Hickman - Hardscrabble 01
Debdatta Chakraborty - A Kid From Kashmir
Jiti Chadha - Wise Old Man
Warren Eakins - Availabilty - A Self Portrait
Jiti Chadha - Ms. Shiny Eyes
Robert Romano - Roman Street Artist
Robin Yong - i Bagnanti di Senigalia
Jiti Chadha - Mortal Friends
Josip Miskovic - Between the season
Michael Bar-On - Family Group
Rafael Garcia Luna - Spirit
Nicol Hockett - Faetten of Hufflepuff
Bill Macpherson - Weighting their options
Willem Kuijpers - Eternal Love
Patrizia Burra - Musa II
Dan Wheeler - Healing Touch
Dan Nelken - A. Innocent And Her Son Michael
Dan Nelken - Michael Dreaming
Tom Dorsz - Cheetah Sisters Portrait
Juergen Schabel - Dark Desires
Lesley Pain - Queen of the Desert
Warren Eakins - Portrait of Eccentric Hair
Bill Macpherson - Organic
Rudolf Sulgan - Childhood Dreams
Diahann Tanke - Zerelda
Stuart Chape - Felix
Tina Mooney - Childhood Wonder
Ulrike Stohrer - Man with cat
Nicol Hockett - Lucy with Gladiolas
Warren Eakins - Portrait Rendered in Tones of Gray and Black No.1
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