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WINNERS GALLERY Nov 2021

"Silhouettes ​​" 2021 THEME WINNERS

​Silhouettes can be both subtle and dramatic. They will always have an impact on the mood, composition and overall flow of our work.  From the sublime to the bold they have also long been a critical part of many of the worlds finest images!

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Silh​ BY Fabio ​Giachetti

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Fabio Giachetti​​ from Cascina, Italy 
My name is Fabio Giachetti, I was born in 1970 and live in Pisa, Italy. I began photographing in an era when film came in 36 exposure roles. It made me think about every shot before committing to photographing on film. Even now in the digital era, I still photograph in this way -- slow and deliberate. My main passions are Street Photography, Landscape, Seascape and Architecture Photography. My architectural images try to highlight the shapes, light, and shadows that form against structures. I see them as figures that stand against a dark sky and show their beauty through their geometry. For my landscape and architecture photography, I often shoot long exposures to make them more dreamlike, silky, and to give more emphasis to static elements than dynamic ones like sky, clouds, and water.

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Ancient tribes BY panos laskarakis

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Our Second Place Winner was submitted  by 
Panos Laskarakis from Ioannina, Greece

 Amateur photographer born in Madrid, Spain.  My L is landscape photography but I have also  developed a special interest in architectural and wildlife photography.
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​​Visit more of Panos's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
panoslaskarakis.com

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Stanley's memoirs By Josip Miskovic

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Our Third Place Winner was submitted by 
Josip​​ Miskovic from Arezzo, Italy
I was born in 1982 in Bosnia and in 2014 I moved to Italy - to Tuscany, specifically - where I still live. 

I am self-taught freelance photographer, through research and experimentation in various fields of photography I am looking for something interesting in simple and everyday scenes. Each photo is an attempt to dissociate my expressive language and my vision from current mainstream trends. That's the main reason why I’m interested in all forms of expression, I’m interested as long as they somehow examine the connection between conflict and harmony.

In February 2020 I launched "Galleria Ambigua" in the historic city of Arezzo (Tuscany). It is a contemporary art gallery and a cultural space, of which I am co-director and founder.
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Visit more of Josip​'s​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.josipmiskovic.com

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Reflection by Hengki​​ Lee

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Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted by 
Hengki​ Lee​ from Jakarta, Indonesia


Hengki Lee is a Multi Award Winning Visual Artist and Photographer from Jakarta Indonesia.

He has won many awards and medals (FIAP Gold medals, FIAP Blue Badges, PSA Gold Medals, RPS Gold Medal, GPU Gold Medals, IAAP Gold Medals) from many International Photography Competitions around the globe.

Much of his work have been featured in prestigious International publications such as Black and White Magazine, National Geographic Web Page (Daily dozen and weekly wrapper),  Digital Photographer Magazine,  B+W Magazine and Time.com. 

He’s currently a Lensbaby Brand Ambassador (https://bit.ly/3kHfN4P) and Curator in one photography online community based in England (100asa.com)

Visit more of Hengki​'s​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
https://www.instagram.com/hengki_lee/

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! 

Fabian Ortiz - To the rhythm of shadow
Kaushik Dolui - Boss
Monika Mazurkieiwcz - Llama
Adele Quartley Brown - Encased
Alberto Montenegro - Curvy Road
Ales Krivec - Alpine ibex
Ales Krivec - The king
Syed Mahabubul Kader – celebrating the festival of light
Anna Dave - Heatwave
Gino Ricardo - Upside down
Aung Chan Thar - Morning
Aurelio Merenda - Human Shapes
Caroline Dejeneffe - Lys
Bruce Haswell - German Pavilion Barcelona 2016
Gerald Zupruk - Facing the Darkness
Matthew Usukumah - Disconnection
Bruce Haswell - German Pavilion Barcelona 2016
Carlos Ramiro - City Fish
Carlos Ramiro - Under Volcano
Goran Jovic - Harvester of the Sea
Shirley Nannini - Elephant Sunset
Grace Ho-Misty Morning At Bromo
Syed Mahabubul Kader – Play with light and shadow
Herve Boutrouille - In a hurry
Dan Wheeler - Art Gallery
Hengki Lee - Magnum
David Hickman- Scout Laughing
Emilie Vernerey - Covid party
Fabio Giachetti - Silhouette
ChunYang Hou - Silence Hour
Gino Ricardo - The spaceship
Josip Miskovic - Ticket for one
Masaaki Onaka - Sea Poll
Jose Luis Ibañez Gutiérrez - Fascinado....
Greg Buening - On The Prairie
Heidi Fickinger - Volcanic Campfire
Celso Sato - Good Fishing
Judith Kuhn - Sundial
Herve Boutrouille - The fisherman
Inge Vautrin - A Brisk Walk
Matthew Usukumah - Woeful Hedonist
Jackie Hubbard - Water Colors
Jennifer Downing - The Fog
John Laue - 3 Seawall Trail
Shilrey Nannini -Lions Grown on Trees
Grace Ho-Waiting for dawn
Patrizia Burra - Silhouette
David Hickman - Two Fishermen
Judith Kuhn - Morning at the pond
Nicole Urbscheit - Tiger & Turtle
Karim Shokair - Higher Powers
Mark Dierker - Cosmic Wind
Hengki Lee - Somewhere In Time
Kaushik Dolui - Helper's hand
Ken Kurzweil - The Net
Livinus Bleyen - Camel Caravan
Heidi Fickinger - Silvered Milky Way
Luca Barovier - Rider in Aulenti square
Brian Ashworth - The Journey
Lucy Aron - Raven Quartet
Lucy Aron - Seeking the Light
Marco Cajazzo - Sicilian office
Marguerite Garth - Abandoned apple orchard
Mark Dierker - Evening Flight
Svetlin Yosifov - Mundari's life
Nawfal Jirjees - Say Hi
Svetlin Yosifov - Mundari cattle camp
Qais Aswad - Sunset prayer
Rayhan Ahmed - Beauty of evening in a rural street
Marguerite Garth - Aspen in fog 1
Rene B. Bernal - Fishing under the bridge
Ricardo Martinez - Moon & The windmill
Rob Shiels - The Pier
Robert Scheall - Eagle Silhouette Landing 1
Shaz Spannenburg - The Don
Richard Condlyffe - Dolphin Silhouettes
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