Rules to Submit in the Award

Experience the panoramic view from the top of the highest man-made building, or visit the most remote villages in South Asia, or South America, where the habitat is in-tune with nature’s rhythms to survive. Photo of the Day shares those very moments of our presence on this earth, from the purist’s perspective.

Reflections
Rules to Submit in the Award

The journey of Photo of the Day is endless, from one continent to the next, a journey that gives one an understanding of people, nature, and culture. We believe, when one feels it from the heart and captures the moment with their camera, it becomes an iconic, which is special to share with the whole world. Let’s share it with others…

Reflections

Explore the Contestant | January ’12

Rock’n’Roll, by Rainer Mirau

Award Winner   |   Photo of the Day   |   January 31, 2012

I love shooting great landscapes in magical light. But I enjoy equally walking around looking for inimate details. When the light is flat an boring, my biggest pleasure is isolating interesting shapes of stones on a shoreline. Rain can be an advantage, because it intensifies the colors of the rocks.

Abstract Photography, Contestant | January '12Read more

Istanbul by Night, by Orhan Aksel

Award Winner   |   Photo of the Day   |   January 29, 2012

This is taken by a compact camera on manual. It was a beautiful August night in Istanbul with full moon at a lucky spot to take pictures. Because I didn’t expect to take any pictures that night, I only had my little compact camera, which I carry around all the time. Later I decided to [...]

Contestant | January '12, Night PhotographyRead more

Eurofighter Typhoon – Saltire, by Kurien Koshy Yohannan

Award Winner   |   Photo of the Day   |   January 29, 2012

Captured this image of a Eurofighter Typhoon engaged in an aerial maneuver at the AERO India Airshow 2011. What I really like about this image is the fact that the white smoke trails form a Scottish saltire against the blue cloudless sky.

Contestant | January '12, Motion PhotographyRead more

Grape, by Luca Renoldi

Award Winner   |   Photo of the Day   |   January 28, 2012

Photograph of grape in the water to wash it. There are many ways to take a photograph, but it’s not always easy to get what you want to highlight. When washing grape thoroughly under clean running water, it makes the dirt removed, and also produce a very natural seen which we hardly notice to photograph.

Close-Up Photography, Contestant | January '12Read more