Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The Worldwide Photography Gala

AGNIESZKA SOSNOWSKA, Iceland, “Self Portrait”

SECOND PRIZE:
STEPHEN K HALL, USA, “HIV/AIDS: Son and Dying Father, Kenya”

THIRD PRIZE:
PATRIZIA BURRA, Italy, “Skin”

RUNNERS UP:
MARTINA BRANDSTETTER, Germany, “Pinhole”


NICK NG YEOW KEE, Malaysia, “Face of Asia 1”

CATEGORY ABSTRACT, PATTERN AND TEXTURES:
FIRST PRIZE: Faisal Almaki, Saudi Arabia, “Detour”


SECOND PRIZE: Carolyn Brady, USA, “Modern Rorschach”


THIRD PRIZE: Keith Parks, USA, “A Fan of White”

CATEGORY ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES:
FIRST PRIZE: Michele Cole, USA, “Stir”


SECOND PRIZE: Ragne Kristine Sigmond, Denmark, “Morphosis”


THIRD PRIZE: Aynsley Stelfox, Canada, “Variations of a Mean”

CATEGORY ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE:
FIRST PRIZE: Tom Bell, USA, “Mr Watson”


SECOND PRIZE: Faisal Almaki, Saudi Arabia, “Beyond”


THIRD PRIZE: Amanda D’Arcy, United Kingdom, “Sea Horses #5”

CATEGORY ARCHITECTURE:
FIRST PRIZE: Kevin Kwok, USA, “Pyramid”


SECOND PRIZE: Faisal Almaki, Saudi Arabia, “Sky Rings”


THIRD PRIZE: Ana Sarrión, Spain, “Valencia Agora”

CATEGORY CHILDREN:
FIRST PRIZE: Manuela Cigliutti, Italy, “Mum Gets Married”


SECOND PRIZE: Lev Tsimring, USA, “Elf”


THIRD PRIZE: Stephen K Hall, USA, “Boys and Bicycle, Ukwala, Kenya”

CATEGORY CITYSCAPES AND STREET PHOTOGRAPHY:
FIRST PRIZE: Bobbe Leland, USA, “Black Swan”


SECOND PRIZE: Tom Bell, USA, “Old Bratislava Street”


THIRD PRIZE: Lee Grossman,  USA, “Harbor Problems”

CATEGORY CULTURE, PEOPLE, TRAVEL:
FIRST PRIZE: Arne Stovset Gjone, Norway, “Distance”


SECOND PRIZE: Ann George, USA, “African Ambulance”


THIRD PRIZE: Tatyana Bessmertnaya, USA, “Taganrog, Russia. Near the Store”

CATEGORY DIGITAL ENHANCED:
FIRST PRIZE: Hugh Jones, USA, “Obscured by Clouds”


SECOND PRIZE: Sara G Umemoto, Japan, “Sumi”


THIRD PRIZE: Maximilian Baeuchle, Germany, “Journey”


CATEGORY EDITORIAL, PHOTOJOURNALISM AND DOCUMENTARY:
FIRST PRIZE: Stephen K Hall, USA, “HIV/AIDS: Son and Dying Father, Kenya”


SECOND PRIZE: Paulo Monteiro, Portugal, “Baptism of a fishing boat”


THIRD PRIZE: Louis Montrose, USA, “Dung Gatherer, Puskkar, Rajasthan”

CATEGORY FINE ART:
FIRST PRIZE: Agnieszka Sosnowska, Iceland, “Self Portrait”


SECOND PRIZE: Patriza Burra, Italy, “The Hand”


THIRD PRIZE: Dorothée Rapp, Germany,” The Game”

CATEGORY LANDSCAPE:
FIRST PRIZE: Marguerite Garth, USA, “A Death in the Desert 15”


SECOND PRIZE: Rafal Maleszkyk, USA, “Hawaiian Calmness”


THIRD PRIZE: Tom Bell, USA, “Holy Cross Chapel Landscape”

CATEGORY NATURE, FLOWERS:
FIRST PRIZE: Donald Seymour, USA, “Bird’s Nest Dhalia”


SECOND PRIZE: Maximilan Baeuchle, Germany, “Lost”


THIRD PRIZE: Lane Wilson, USA, “Delicate Union”

CATEGORY NUDE AND FIGURE:
FIRST PRIZE: Patrizia Burra, Italy, “On the Room”


SECOND PRIZE: Edward Olive, Spain, “Spirit”


THIRD PRIZE: Mark Sharfman, USA, “Beauty at Rest”

CATEGORY PERFOMING ARTS:
FIRST PRIZE: Robb Johnson, USA, “Spotlight”


SECOND PRIZE: Rosi Calderon, Mexico, “Multiplicity”


THIRD PRIZE: Jerome Brunet, USA, “Jack White live at Outside Lands”

CATEGORY PORTRAIT:
FIRST PRIZE: Nick Ng Yeow Kee, Malaysia, “Face of Asia 1”


SECOND PRIZE: Dalibor Talajic, Croatia, “My Grandma”


THRID PRIZE: Eli Lea, Norway, “Anna”

CATEGORY SEASCAPE AND UNDERWATER:
FIRST PRIZE: Csaba Tokolyi, Hungary, “Reef Scene”


SECOND PRIZE: Eduardo Fujii, USA, “On a Rainy Day”


THIRD PRIZE: Christian Baeuchle, Germany, “One Rope”

CATEGORY SILHOUTTE:
FIRST PRIZE: Patrizia Burra, Italy, “Skin”


SECOND PRIZE: Martin Gremm, USA, “Vigilantes”

THIRD PRIZE: Jason Gorbel, USA, “Lay-up”

CATEGORY SPORTS:
FIRST PRIZE: Gloriann Liu, USA, “Buzkashi Battle Circle, Afghanistan”


SECOND PRIZE: Janet Kotwas, USA, “Seven Seconds”


THIRD PRIZE: Philip Bryden, United Kingdom, “Wrenne 5”

CATEGORY STILL LIFE:
FIRST PRIZE: John Bergholm, USA, “Dandelion”


SECOND PRIZE: Keith Parks, USA, “In Suspense”


THIRD PRIZE: Tatyana Bessmertnaya, USA, “Easter Time”

SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY:
Jim Nickelson, USA, “Festival Nocturne” (Abstract)

Teresa Corsie, Canada, “Palm Bark” (Abstract)

Faisal Almaki, Saudi Arabia, “Paranormal Paranoia” (Abstract)

Marcin Stawiarz, United Kingdom, “Esplanade Bridge” (Architecture)

Hugh Jones, USA, “Bridge at Halong Bay” (Architecture)

Tom Bell, USA, “Arch of Santa Ana Catalina, Guatemala” (Cityscapes)

Larry Toh, Singapore, “Boxed” (Culture, People, Travel)

Jesus Garcia Pastor, Spain, “A Spanish Catholic Procession” (Culture, People, Travel)

Hugh Jones, USA, “Vie de Boheme” (Digital Enhanced)

Sara G Umemoto, Japan, “Pinned Rose” (Digital Enhanced)

Ragen Kristine Sigmond, Denmark, “Pinned” (Digital Enhanced)

Pierpaolo Mittica, Italy, “Street Children, Bangladesh Recycling” (Editorial, Photojournalism)

Dorothée Rapp, Germany, “Paris pas vu XII” (Fine Art)

Amanda D’Arcy, United Kingdom, “Sea Horses #4” (Fine Art)

Marguertite Garth, USA, “Indian Springs Ranch 1” (Landscape)

Rafal Maleszyk, USA, “Sunflower’s Army” (Landscape)

Donald Seymour, USA, “I Wish” (Nature, Flowers)

Edward Olive, Spian, “Girl Reading Magazine” (Nude and Figure)

Ted Witek, Canada, “Olya Hischprung” (Nude and Figure)

Ragne Kristine Sigmond, Denmark, “Nocturne” (Nude and Figure)

Bahman Tabaei, USA, “Dancer in the Park 1” (Performing Arts)

Ralph de Patger, Netherlands, “Stardom” (Portrait)

Paul Mongillo, USA, “The Monks of Yellow Pagoda” (Portrait)

Martin Gremm, USA, “Running the Maze” (Portrait)

Lisa Folino, USA, “Naugel” (Portrait)

Nick Ng Yeow Kee, Malaysia, “Face of Asia 2” (Portrait)

Robb Johnson, USA, “A Way” (Silhoutte)

Sara G Umemoto, Japan, “Last Dance” (Silhoutte)

Aniko Molnar, Hungary, “Bosses Ridge, Mont Blanc” (Sports)

Cynthia Hurayt, USA, “Four Nerve Daisies” (Still Life)