2017 Winners – Floral

Sidney Po

Cebu, Philippines

1st Place – Floral

“About 20km southeast of Cebu City where I live is Cordova town which belongs to Mactan Island. This place has become a tourist (both local and foreign) attraction especially at night when all the white LED roses lit up.”

Smetanina Julia

Moscow, Russia

2nd Place – Floral

“This photo was taken when I was preparing for a lecture on composition in a still-life. This was one of the classes on mobile photography which I conducted last year.”

Laura Warren

Putney, VT, United States

3rd Place – Floral

I’m a special ed teacher throughout the year in NJ but have been teaching photography at Landmark College in Putney, VT for the last 5 summers. I was teaching my students how to minimize backgrounds and use natural light.  I also teach how to look for “gesture” in nature.”

Honorable Mentions