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WINNERS GALLERY SEP 2020

"Symmetry" 2020 THEME WINNERS

Symmetry,  the similarity or exact correspondence between different things capture the eye of photographers every minute of every day.  These wonderful matching patterns made by nature or humans always seem to offer a soothing sense of balance and harmony.

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 Moon for Sale#2​ BY Miloš​ Nejezchleb

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Miloš Nejezchleb​​​​​​ from Jedovnice, Czech Republic
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Czech photographer Miloš Nejezchleb has only been focusing on conceptual photographic work for 3 years; however, he has already won several awards. He is the winner of Czech Press Photo contest, double absolute winner of the Nikon Calendar contest, a Silver Medalist of the Fine Art Photography Award in London and the Double Trierenberg Super Circuit Gold Medalist. The most characteristic features of his photographs are noticeably colorful elements with a clear focus on the art of photography.

Miloš often chooses current social topics, which he processes as stories using photographic series. These stories are narrated by people. He works on such series on his own and ensures the entire Art direction. He himself designs styling, looks for locations and carries out post-production.

Besides conceptual art, where he points out currently discussed topics, Miloš has 3 long-term thematic photographic cycles which document stories of real people. The most famous of them is photographic cycle "Stronger", in which Milos takes photos of people who have gone through hard times in their lives, and thanks to this experience they have become stronger personalities.

Visit more of Miloš's amazing  ​work online at:
www.nejmil.com

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Sameba Church Tbilisi BY RAFAEL Garcia Luna

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 Our Second Place Winner was  submitted by 
Rafael Garcia Luna from Cordoba, Spain


It was back in 2006 when my first SLR camera came into my hands. It was then that my passion for photography began. Mostly self-taught, I took several training courses, which have helped me to acquire knowledge and a workflow, which I am trying to improve every day.

Currently I combine my profession with this passion, which has become a way of life. It is the reason why I take my camera wherever I go, to try to capture those seconds and share my vision of the world through my photographs, some of them have been awarded in various national competitions.
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Visit more of Rafael's amazing  ​work online at:
www.rglunafotografia.com

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Portrait Woman Mursi by Svetlin Yosifov

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

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Symmetry by Oussama​ Mazouz

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Our Honorable Mention Winner was also submitted by 
Oussama Mazouz​​​ from  Toulouse, France

Oussama Mazouz is an Algerian photographer based in Toulouse, France, born in 1987\. Passionate about architectural and nature photography and always looking for new perspectives and compositions to create a personal style, he fell in love with monochrome photography.  He realized he was wrong when he thought that black was associated with sadness and lack of life.   He discovered that the dark is the origin of all life, especially after his experience with architectural photography.   He is fascinated by the interplay between man-made structures and nature. It is decided to explore if there is a limit to the beauty that the color black can capture.  

 Achievements:  

 Honorable mentions in:  
- Monovisions 2017,IPA 2017, ND 2017,Monochrome 2017, Chromatic trophies 2017 , Monochrome 2017,  IPOTY 2017, Motif Collective 2018 (B&W), Chromatic 2017 annual book, Spider 2018, Motif Collectif 2018 Minimalism,  PX3 Paris 2020  
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- Publication on (www.1x.com) and (www.photographize.co)   
-TOP 35 of the best photos + TOP 9% of the best photographers in (35Awards)  
- Gold Award TIFA Awards 2019 (Professional architecture)  
- Bronze Award PX3 Awards 2019 (Professional architecture)  
- Silver Award Epson pano Awards 2020 + Top 50 Best photos (Professional architecture)  
- Participation in the exhibition (Milan Italy 2019)  
- First place at the Super-Challenge Sombre Monochrome / France 11/2019  
- Exhibition (Eternal Shadows) Toulouse France 01/2020 and 08/2020  
- 3rd place in the National2 Image Proietée Monochrome / France 04/2020 competition  
- Photographic book (Eternal Shadows, Toulouse) 2020  
- Publication in the French national photography magazine 2020

​​Visit more of Oussama's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
​www.oussamamazouz.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! 

Antonio Coelho - The city
Azim Khan Ronnie - Eid Congregation
John Twiname - Red Eye
Halu Chow - Man and Woman
Milos Nejezchleb - SummeRide
Hendrik Fuchs - MMK
Deeanna Welling - Kinzua Bridge
Demayne Murphy - Faith is Electric
Fabien Dubessy - Dreamcatcher
Judith Kuhn - The call of the muezzin
Diahann Tanke - Colored pencils
Pratik Pradhan - Topi + Topi
Giuseppe Cardoni - Abruzzo Italy
Judith Kuhn - Haunted castle
Giuseppe Cardoni - Paris
Benjamin Littler - West Side Bike Ride
Halu Chow - Doors of Geometry
Hugo Berman - Taj Mahal Reflection, Agra, 2013
Patrizia Burra - Geometry
Sujon Adhikary - Brick Field Labor
Songyuan Ge - City hall
Muhammad Almasri - Flour Bags
Ildiko Baranyi - Mountain village
John Twiname - Pavillion
Judith Kuhn - Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Milos Nejezchleb - Moon for Sale#1
Josip Miskovic - Almost fashionable, but is not about the Travis
Sujon Adhikary - Towards Freedom
Julio Castro - The building of colours
Blake Drucker - Paley Park 2
Sujon Adhikary - Freedom Seeker
Martina Biccheri - 2 PM
Judith Kuhn - Wahat al Karama
Mary Gerakaris - Squared
Sujon Adhikary - Symmetry of Life
Mike Davis - Dromana Pier
Ildiko Baranyi - Memorial
Yves Demers•Paris - Sunday morning
Tom Brunner - Tempodrom
Garry Everett - Mirrored
Rick Lingo - Reverence
Samanta Krivec - Walking dead
Marwa Soula - Brooklyn Haze
Samuel Paciano - Imperfectus Symmetrarium
Garry Everett - Mirrored
Sandro Tedde - When Wien
Stephen Curtis Wilson - Sprinkmann Building
Tony Harris - Untitled 4
Yi-Ling Li - Moon
Yinon Gal-On - From the depths
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