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WINNERS GALLERY May 2022

"Portrait​" 2022 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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Kebaiyana BY Debdatta ​Chakraborty

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Debdatta​​​​​ ​Chakraborty​​​ from Kolkata, West Bengal India
Debdatta is an amateur photographer from West Bengal India.

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A Handmaids Tale​ BY Harry Wentworth ​

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 Our Second Place Winner was submitted by 
Harry Wentworth from Mirfield, United Kingdom

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Passionate photographer from my mid twenties, first love was landscapes but with the advent of digital I needed figures to add to my landscapes to produce composite images, now I mainly create vintage studio images but still create digital composite that tell a story.​

Visit more of Harry​'s​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
https://www.harrywentworthphotography.co.uk

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The truth about life by Vladimir Karamazov

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Our Third Place Winner was submitted by 
Vladimir​​ ​​​ ​Karamazov​​ ​ from Sofia, Bulgaria
My profession is an actor and producer.  I was born in, 1979 in Sofia, Bulgaria.  I received training in classical drama theater at the National Academy of Theater and Film Arts in Sofia and I have been an actor at the Ivan Vazov National Theater for 20 years.  From 2007-2014 I was the host of the world rally format of the Bulgarian edition of Survivor.

Some of my photographic awards are: In 2021 he became the People's Photographer of the Year at the Moscow International Awards - MIFA.  I am also a winner in ND Awards 2021, PX3 2021, 35AWARDS 2020, Chromatic Award 2021, Monovision 2021, TIFA 2021, VIEPA 2021, BIFA 2021, 500px, MALTA Travel Awards, Life Framer, Voyage Travel Awards 2021 Grand Prize Winner, finalist of the 18th and 19th  annual SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE photo  contest, Inoventa Awards, Winner of Khayyam 2020, AFIAP, GPU Crown 2, VIP 2.

Visit more of Vladimir​​​'s​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
https://www.vladimirkaramazovphotography.com/

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 Dust Blowing​ by ajar Setiadi

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Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted by 
Ajar​​ ​​​Setiadi​​ ​ from Bogor, Jawa Barat Indonesia​


I am Ajar Setiadi, photography is my hobby and specially nature and human interest.  I like to take the pictures naturally.


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! 

Patrizia Burra - Musa III
Adalmiina Vepsäläinen - Stuck in the past
Robin Yong - Flowers of Ethiopia
ALEX CAO - TALKING EYES
Apostolos Kaloudis - The Next Generation of Eagle Hunters
Apostolos Kaloudis - Children of the Sun
Vladimir Karamazov - The hours
Jurica Galic - Scream
Doug Testa - My Newspaper
Patrizia Burra - Angels and Demons
Hao-Long Hsu -My A.I. new girlfriend
Karen Sheehan - Hamar tribe
Svetlin Yosifov - Color Suri
Steve Bright - Joseph
Brian Hunt - Harrison Kennedy
Vladimir Karamazov -Together forever
Apostolos Kaloudis - Shinasl Mana, Lord of Birds (Qusbegi)
John Hall -The Thinker
Jonathan Lavan - Late Afternoon
Juergen Schabel - Dark Desires 2
Joseph ONeill - Portrait 7129
Ngoc Van Nguyen - Contemplation Life 5
Vardan Aroustamian - Grand Love
Brian Garcia - Mom
Vladimir Karamazov - One cigarette
Thahnan Ferdous - Let's hide to pass the color
Ngoc Van Nguyen - Madwoman
David Cohen - My Turn
Marek Petrovic - Angry
Luiza Marinas - Fragility
Michael Bar-On - Family group
Aung Chan Thar - Mediums
Vladimir Karamazov - Muddy childhood
ALEX CAO - Worried look
Vladimir Karamazov - Outside the law
Noa Grayevsky - Anna winter on the runway
Enric Ramoneda - Abuela, beauty from within
Zeus Corona - Passion I
Karim Shokair - Samburu National Reserve
Olga Nekrasova - The actress
Tom Tramis - Cocoon
Charles Woodford - Fascinating Lady
Richard Brooks LRPS - Nico de Boinville
Roberto Manfredi - Boxing Girl
Demayne Murphy - Mirror Mirror
Fuat CIMOK - Watching The Horizon
Stephen Mimms - Jamal
Steve Bright - Ang Gyalzen Sherpa
Suliman Alatiqi - Scout
Iris Grattan - Father Dear
Vakis Papanastassiou - Village girl
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