Technical Info: Olympus C765UZ | Exposure 1/320sec @ f/3.7 | ISO 69 | Focal Length 63mm
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | May 03
Award Score: 60 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 14, Style 11, Skill 11)

Title of the photograph: It’s a Colorful World
Photo of the Day Award Category: Conceptual Photography
Photograph Location: Minchun Road, Jin Hai Lu, Pudong, Shanghai | China

Photographer: Robert Chalmers (Felixstowe, United Kingdom) Registered Photographer
Robert Chalmers worked in China over a number of years, widely traveled in Australia, and currently lives in England. He is exploring the capabilities of the new digital cameras, and find the lightness and speed a bonus for capturing those fleeting moments. Robert has had a wide range of experiences in his academic career, from going to University as a Mature Age Student in 1980, to graduation with a Master of TESOL from the University of Southern Queensland in 2011. This indicates that Robert is always learning, and while his work history reflects his passion for teaching in the EFL/ESL learning area, he continues his interest in linguistics into his extra curricula activities, researching ideas in specific language areas like multilingualism, and online learning technologies. Robert sees the necessity of continued learning as the only real pathway to knowledge, and the key to opening new ideas. He is interested in meeting people and ever expanding his contacts around the world. He finds other cultures and languages to have a deep fascination. As understanding grows about a culture it gives insights into the way the people of that language and culture think about the world. This has led Robert to the idea that multilingualism has benefits to society far beyond simple uses like business exchange. Cultural exchanges truly have greater value than is generally attributed to them.

Working with people of cultures other than his own, has given Robert the ability to establish an easy rapport with students and academics alike, at all levels. He was most well received for example in the Gong Lu High School, Pudong, Shanghai China. The word Gong Lu, meaning Workers Street. The children of this high school where Robert taught one day a week as part of a program initiated by the University, were the sons and daughters of local workers – people who would never come across a person from another culture in their entire lives. It is clear that Robert is now a senior teacher. Still learning, still with a strong desire to teach or lead in the TESOL discipline, Robert is keen to continue applying his skills in an administration role as Director of Studies for example, or a senior EAP/ESL/EFL teacher to advanced or intermediate students.

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Technical Info: Fujifilm X100 | Exposure 1/125sec @ f/2 | ISO 3200 | Focal Length 23mm
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | April 06
Award Score: 60 (Value 11, Clarity 11, Composition 14, Style 11, Skill 13)

Title of the photograph: Bye bye Pudong
Photo of the Day Award Category: Night Photography
Photograph Location: Shanghai | China

Photographer: Daniel Schnyder (Bévilard, Switzerland) Registered Photographer
Since Daniel Schnyder was a kid, he liked to observe the lives on this planet, especially human activities. He believed the people are pilgrims in this world, and his great pleasure was to discover- to get in touch. Daniel is from Switzerland. He is married and blessed with a son. He is currently working as a polymechanician. Photography came to him as a way of curiosity to know how light captures the moment on the sensitive layer of a film. His first roll was Kodacolor, and when he developed it he was astonished. No image! Later he got opportunity to work with a Swiss French newspaper, but practicing press photography become too depressing for him because the majority of the events to cover were tragic. Traveling abroad gave him a new turn, travel became his best school of life, gives him the pleasure of moment, to share and reveal light.

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Title of the photograph: Terracotta Warriors
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Lintong District, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province | China

Photographer: Ronnie Glover (Gig Harbor, WA, USA)
Photography took a backseat while Ronnie obtained his college degree. After graduation, he purchased his first camera but was unable to produce the images that he saw in his mind. He then took a few continuing education class to learn the technical aspects of the camera and realized there was so much more to learn about photography. So Ronnie enrolled in the professional program at Southeastern Center for the Arts in Atlanta. The school was operated by Jeanne & Neil Chaput de Saintonge, who currently operate Rocky Mountain School of Photography. He spent 14 years living in Alaska and this gave him unbelievable opportunities to experience nature and capture many images. Ronnie also enjoy travel photography and the experience of different cultures. It is his wish that his images will expose others to the beauty of nature and other cultures. He invites everyone to enjoy his gallery and feel free to contact him with any comments.

Portfolio: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/ronnie-glover.html
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Technical Info: Canon 400D, EFS 17 – 85mm f/4 – 5.6; 17mm, f/9, 1/15, ISO 100, 0ev
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | August 05

Title of the photograph: Summer Corridor
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Beijing | China

Photographer: Benjamin Lee (Hong Kong)
Born in Tokyo, raised in Hong Kong and with the annual trip back to the UK in the summer Benjamin Lee was instilled with a desire to travel from an early age. Early adventures included locations both East and West and when, at 21 he received a DSLR he got cracking on recording his own exploits.
He has always considered himself as a visual learner with a good memory for places and events and he thoroughly enjoy traveling and experiencing new locations. Whenever he look through the lens he is always looking to capture the scene as he experiences it.
He is currently living in Hong Kong however he spends a fair amount of time working in different locations around Asia and Europe. I would classify himself as an observant photographer (if there’s such a category) because he is always trying to capture what he sees around him, whether it’s landscapes, urban landscapes or candid street shots.

Website: http://www.benleeimages.com
Email: benleeimages@gmail.com
Portfolio: http://benlee.squarespace.com
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