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[vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”20″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#f9f9f9″ border_style=”” up=”60px” down=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″] Grand Prize Winner<\/strong> <\/a><\/a><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Sebastiano Tomada is a photojournalist based in New York City and the Middle East whose work brings together documentary photography and portraiture in conflict zones in some of the world\u2019s most volatile regions in the Middle East and Asia. Sebastiano travels extensively for some of today\u2019s most recognized publications including The Sunday Times, Vanity Fair, The New Republic, Zeit, The Atlantic, Businessweek, GQ and Vogue.\u00a0 He has earned a series of prestigious awards for his powerful work including a World Press Photo Award Photographer of the Year and the 2013 Humanitarian International Red Cross Visa d\u2019or award.<\/p>\n Children of Qayyarah 1st\u00a0Place<\/strong> <\/a><\/a><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Brendan \u00d3 S\u00e9\u00a0 is a University Teacher and Teacher Trainer, in his free time he is also an award-winning fine art and iPhone\u00a0photographer from Cork, Ireland. In addition to winning awards in several international photography competitions, Brendan was part of the original\u00a0Apple World Gallery\u00a0of images shot on iPhone 6 in 2015 in which his photograph was showcased on billboards and posters throughout the world. Brendan has given popular iPhone photography workshops in Ireland as well as Cyprus, Iceland, Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n Dock Worker 2nd\u00a0Place<\/strong> [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Yeow-Kwang Yeo born in Singapore. He is a freelance photographer focuses on travel and social photographic projects. He has won numerous international awards for his work, including the Best Single Image of The Travel Photographer Of The Year Award 2011 and two First Prize in the Sony World Photographic Awards 2013.<\/p>\n The Performer<\/b> [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#f9f9f9″ border_style=”” up=”60px” down=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″] 3rd\u00a0Place<\/strong> <\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Kuanglong Zhang is a a freelance photographer from Shenzhen city, China. When asked about his work he said \u201c I think, photography is derived from life, and only people who love life can take a picture of temperature.\u201d<\/p>\n The City Palace<\/strong> <\/a><\/a><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Juan Carlos Casta\u00f1eda is a writer, director and cinematographer who has worked around the world for the past 20 years. His work has been broadcast nationally and internationally and has\u00a0been screened widely at International film festivals. Juan Carlos is one of the co-founders of Human Pictures, a production company dedicated to media creation for social change. His involvement with Human Pictures has allowed Juan to create a voice against the injustices of humanity and promote Human Transformation his work. He holds a Bachelors in Multimedia Arts from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia, and a Masters in Fine Arts in Film Production from Chapman University, Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n \u201cThese pictures were taken on December 5th, 2016 at Standing Rock, North Dakota. That day the water protectors, the people standing up for the Sioux tribe were supposed to get evicted by the Morton County Sheriff\u2019s Department. Thousands of veterans came to the aid of those of us who were protesting. They told us that they had vowed to protect this country from all enemies, foreign and domestic. President Obama announced that the Dakota Access Pipeline had to be halted until an investigation was made. The veterans still marched on that afternoon and made sure to let everyone know that they were there helping protect Standing Rock. Mother Nature stepped in that day with a blizzard of 40 to 50 mph winds with temperatures of -30F. The height of the storm and the march was captured with the photo that was selected for first place. Everyone there stood until it was physically impossible to continue. Shortly after that picture was taken everyone had to go back to camp and the officers on the other side of the bridge had to leave as well. It was a great reminder of who truly was in charge.\u201d <\/a><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Davis Bell, originally from a small town on the island of Oahu lives and works in Los Angeles. His mom is an artist and always encouraged him to be visually expressive. He likes to create narratives with his visuals. He is always trying to create something genuine and authentic.<\/p>\n \u201cAs we made our way around Antelope Island on that clear and crisp September day I couldn\u2019t help but be startled and amazed at the immenseness of these bison. Out here on the open field as they moved about the dry golden grass above the Salt Lake, slowly, deliberately, the feeling of quiet strength was humbling to me, the observer. In many ways this image encapsulated my internal search on this particular road trip. Being but an arms length away from this gargantuan creature gave me some pause for reflection in my search for so many answers. Here this animal that became the imagery of The West, and whose lore is interwoven with pioneers, cowboys, and the earliest inhabitants of these American plains, stands as a mythical remnant, a symbol, of our American journey and what is possible with a little foresight, a little courage, and a lot of dedication.\u201d [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Maria K. Pianu is an Italian born independent journalist who is a passionately in love with New York. She previously has worked in communication and fashion industry.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen in NY area, I like to take an out of season walk in Coney Island.\u00a0This photo was taken during an Indian summer windy day,breathing the Ocean breeze and getting inspired by Coney Island decadent and old-school Brooklyn atmosphere.\u201d <\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Christopher Armstrong was born in Cape Town, South Africa and currently lives in Sydney Australia. He holds a BFA in Photography and has taught digital media at Collage of Fine Art. His winning image is taken in Looking Glass Bay, Gladesville Australia.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always sought to\u00a0connect to the viewer though notions of beauty and the sublime and this has\u00a0continued to shape my image making. I am striving to capture the luminous tones\u00a0of\u00a0light, ones that glow and transport. I hope to touch the viewer with simply\u00a0beauty but also to connect to the history of art making as I reference and am\u00a0inspired by other practitioners.\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″] <\/a><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]David Redhill is a photographer, writer, journalist and musician who has lived and worked in Sydney, Barcelona, London and San Francisco. He is currently global chief marketing officer for Deloitte Consulting. David learned to shoot photos on 35mm and print them in his parents\u2019 darkroom in the early 1970s. His work has been published in several international newspapers, used in advertising campaigns, and exhibited in Australia, Spain and the UK.<\/p>\n \u201cThis photo was taken on my first visit to the Holocaust Memorial, Berlin, Germany. After absorbing the adjacent museum\u2019s documentation of WW2 horrors, I walked around the concrete stelae of the Holocaust Memorial for a couple of hours, often in tears, criss-crossing the 54 X 87 grid repeatedly while absorbing its meaning and significance. As the sun gradually set, the afternoon shadows rose higher up the Memorial sentinels, with the evening light transforming from a stark, unforgiving expos\u00e9 to a softer, more compassionate warmth.\u201d [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Lee Jones is an designer and iphone photographer from Shanghai.<\/p>\n \u201c<\/em>I was at an exhibit viewing an art work with light shining through the spider net and most of people were observing the spiders. There was dust flying in front of the net and captured the dancing particles.\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#f9f9f9″ border_style=”” up=”60px” down=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” anchor=”michaeloneal” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″] <\/a><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Francesca Tonegutti is an Architect and an iPhone photography enthusiast living in Milan, Italy. Francesca most enjoys shooting photos of buildings, landscapes, horses and other beautiful animals in such a way as to capture moments that feel magical and tell a story without using too many filters.<\/p>\n Yeguizo<\/strong> [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Dongrui Yu is a freelance photographer from Yunnan, China who graduated from\u00a0University of the arts London.\u00a0Dongrui Yu loves traveling\u00a0the world and his photos become his\u00a0memories. He contributes work to many publications, including National Geographic Traveler and China National Geographic. Since 2015, Dongrui Yu has been using his iPhone as his camera.<\/p>\n The Swan in the Pond<\/strong> [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Shuo Li is an editor at Popular Photography magazine as well as a freelance photographer and lecturer for and online course Mobile Photography and Digital Retouching.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was taken in Maasai Mara National Reserve, on October 6, 2016. It was the last safari that day, my friend and I were leaving Maasai Mara. The sky was pure blue with beautiful clouds, I noticed a giraffe was eating Kigelia Africana leaves. We drove our SUV around the giraffe ,and then I found the best angle to took this photo.\u201d <\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Paddy Chao is from Taipei, Taiwan. He loves traveling and enjoys capturing moments in his journeys as well as his daily life. His passion is documentary and street photography as well as portraiture.<\/p>\n Chand Baori<\/b> 2nd Place –\u00a0Architecture <\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Originally from Shanghai, China, Naian Feng studied at the London College of Communication in the UK. After graduating, Naian Feng returned to China to continue his career as a freelance travel and landscape photographer as well as a photographic instructor based in Shanghai.<\/p>\n \u201cThis photo was shot during a trip to the Forbidden City in Beijing. I was walking on this wide boulevard with two high red walls on both sides which really make me feel nervous and majestic. There were pigeons flying around the Forbidden City from time to time, this particular photo was one of the shots I took using the burst mode on my iPhone.\u201d <\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Szymon Felkel lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. He works as a graphic designer and motion designer. He loves\u00a0to go different places and in search for interesting images with his iPhone.<\/p>\n \u201cThe photo titled “Children’s curiosity” was taken in August 2015 in New York at the Time Square\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″] <\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Varvara Vislenko mom of twins, is a doctor living in St. Petersburg, Russia.<\/p>\n \u201cOn the pic is one of my 3 year old daughter who is making her silly face.\u00a0It was taken in the beach on island Bali -Changgu in 2017 with an iPhone 6s.\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#f9f9f9″ border_style=”” up=”60px” down=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” anchor=”michael oneal” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Sidney Po is from Cebu, Phillippines, he is a self-taught photographer and has been taking pictures for almost 40 years.\u00a0 Sidney beileves the world is a storybook that one can choose to simply live within, or one can choose to be the storyteller.<\/p>\n “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.”<\/em><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Smetanina Julia is from a small town in Tatarstan, Russia.\u00a0 She spent her childhood engaged in artistic gymnastics, dancing and choreography followed these passions throughout her school years.\u00a0 Later she studied finance and moved to Moscow where she now works as a financial director in her own business. She is also professional photographer, photography teacher and make up artist.<\/p>\n \u201cThis 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.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Laura Warren has always been interested in art.\u00a0 She is a resident of Riverdale, New Jersey and is currently in her twentieth year teaching special education.\u00a0 She also spent a year as an instructor for the Paterson Youth Photography Project in Paterson, New Jersey, where Saturday mornings were spent teaching children about the technical and artistic elements of photography. Additionally, this will be Laura\u2019s fifth summer teaching Photography at Landmark College in Putney, Vermont. Laura received a Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation grant to study digital storytelling at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n \u201c<\/em> 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. \u00a0I also teach how to look for “gesture” in nature.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#f9f9f9″ border_style=”” up=”60px” down=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″] <\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Christian Horgan works in Film,\u00a0Television and Radio as a producer and presenter. \u00a0He is based in Western Australia, with his work screening nationally and\u00a0around the world. \u00a0Christian has the opportunity to capture images from the filming locations he travels to, but much of what he photographs is a unique take on what he comes across in everyday life. \u00a0He’s all about using his iPhone to see the world in a different light.<\/p>\n Singing Rock [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″] <\/a><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Sergey Pesterev is from the Moscow region in Russia.\u00a0He is a programmer by profession and an amateur photographer. He loves to travel and tries to convey the atmosphere of places he visits through photography. Sergey is a member of the Russian Union of Art Photographers, has participated in several collective photographic exhibitions in Russia and has won several awards from FIAP salons including the “Artist FIAP” distinction in 2016, a “Special Mention” award in Travel Photographer of the Year 2016 and was a commended photographer on Sony World Photography Awards 2017.<\/p>\n \u201c This photo was taken on January 30, 2016, on Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal, Russia. It was the first ice on the lake after heavy frosts below -30C, it is titled, Baikal Ice on Sunset.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]\u201cThis photo, titled Pachamama, was taken on June 5, 2016 at the Cayambe Volcano in Ecuador, at 5790 meters.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#f9f9f9″ border_style=”” up=”60px” down=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Sebastiano Tomada<\/h2>\n
New York City, USA<\/h4>\n
\nPhotographer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u201cChildren roam the streets in Qayyarah, Iraq, near the fire and smoke billowing from oil wells set ablaze by Islamic State militants (ISIS). November 4th, 2016\u201d<\/span><\/i>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#f9f9f9″ border_style=”” up=”60px” down=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Brendan \u00d3 S\u00e9<\/h2>\n
Cork, Ireland<\/h4>\n
\n Photographer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u201cI shot this photo on an early morning photo walk around the docks in Jakarta in April 2016. These were the hands of a dock worker who was taking a break. I was struck by the texture created by the accumulated dirt on his hands.\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#f9f9f9″ border_style=”” up=”60px” down=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” anchor=”#juliolucas” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” anchor=”juliolucas” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Yeow-Kwang Yeo<\/h2>\n
Singapore<\/h4>\n
\nPhotographer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n“Chines traditional street opera is part of the Chinese culture. Unfortunately, the young generation in Singapore is no longer interested. Hence the street opera is fast disappearing. <\/em>
\nInstead of shooting their performance, I decided to go the back of the stage to capture the performers’ preparation activity. I spotted this experience performer who is taking a short rest and was waiting for his turn to perform. I was attracted by the lighting of the old plastic curtain, electric fan, and the overall calm atmosphere.”<\/em><\/p>\nKuanglong Zhang<\/h2>\n
Shenzhen, China<\/h4>\n
\nPhotographer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u201cUdaipur is one of the most romantic cities in India. in the City palace, I snapped a moment of one of the staff gazing out of the window as if he saw the slowly historic course of the palace\u2019s construction, which was as quite attractive moment.\u201d
\n<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#f9f9f9″ border_style=”” up=”60px” down=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” anchor=”michaeloneal” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Juan Carlos Casta\u00f1eda<\/h2>\n
Astoria NY, United States<\/h4>\n
1st Place – The America I Know<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Davis Bell<\/h2>\n
Los Angeles CA, United States<\/h4>\n
2nd Place –\u00a0<\/strong>The America I Know<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Maria K. Pianu<\/h2>\n
Pordenone, Italy<\/h4>\n
3rd\u00a0Place – The America I Know<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#f9f9f9″ border_style=”” up=”60px” down=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” anchor=”michaeloneal” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Christopher Armstrong<\/h2>\n
Sydney, Australia<\/h4>\n
1st Place – Abstract<\/strong><\/h4>\n
David Redhill<\/h2>\n
Sydney, Australia<\/h4>\n
2nd Place –\u00a0Abstract<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Lee Jones<\/h2>\n
Shanghai, China<\/h4>\n
3rd\u00a0Place – Abstract<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Francesca Tonegutti<\/h2>\n
Milan, Italy<\/h4>\n
1st Place – Animals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cThe photo is shot after a dressage-clinique at the stable \u201cCuadra de la luz\u201d in Chiclana de la Frontera , Andalucia,\u00a0 Spain.\u00a0The horse in the photo is my horse, Yeguizo. He was resting and drying on the sun, looking at me.\u201d
\n<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Dongrui Yu<\/h2>\n
Yunnan, China<\/h4>\n
2nd\u00a0Place – Animals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cThis photo was taken on a cloudy morning by a pond. I liked the reflection in the water which was dark and smooth because of the cloudy sky.\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Shuo Li<\/h2>\n
Beijing, China<\/h4>\n
3rd Place – Animals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#f9f9f9″ border_style=”” up=”60px” down=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Paddy Chao<\/h2>\n
Taipei, Taiwan<\/h4>\n
1st Place –\u00a0Architecture<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cThis photo was taken when I was traveling in India. Chand Baori consists of 3,500 narrow steps over 13 storeys. It extends approximately 30 meters into the ground making it one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India. I marveled these elegant stepwells and shadows, I immediately took out my camera and captured this beautiful scene before it was gone.\u201d
\n<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Naian Feng<\/h2>\n
Shanghai, China<\/h4>\n
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\n<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#f9f9f9″ border_style=”” up=”60px” down=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]Szymon Felkel<\/h2>\n
Poznan, Poland<\/h4>\n
1st Place – Children<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Varvara Vislenko<\/h2>\n
St. Petersburg, Russia<\/h4>\n
2nd\u00a0Place – Children<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Barry Mayes<\/h2>\n
Herts, United Kingdom<\/h4>\n
3rd\u00a0Place – Children<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Sidney Po<\/h2>\n
Cebu, Philippines<\/h4>\n
1st Place – Floral<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Smetanina Julia<\/h2>\n
Moscow, Russia<\/h4>\n
2nd\u00a0Place – Flo<\/strong>ral<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Laura Warren<\/h2>\n
Putney, VT, United States<\/h4>\n
3rd\u00a0Place –\u00a0<\/strong>Flo<\/strong>ral<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Christian Horgan<\/h2>\n
Fremantle, Australia<\/h4>\n
1st Place –\u00a0Landscape<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n<\/b>“I captured this image in the Margaret River region of Western Australia. \u00a0It’s my second home, and one of the most spectacular places on earth. \u00a0This was taken on the coast\u00a0at Wyadup Rocks, and is called Singing Rock. \u00a0I was\u00a0swimming there\u00a0with family when I was drawn to it\u00a0by the sound of it’s song as the wind whistled through it, and just had to capture this image.”<\/em><\/p>\nSergey Pesterev<\/h2>\n
Mendeleevo, Russia<\/h4>\n
2nd\u00a0Place –\u00a0Landscape<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Alexandra Maldonado<\/h2>\n
Quito, Ecuador<\/h4>\n
3rd\u00a0Place –\u00a0Landscape<\/strong><\/h4>\n