Winning Photography: Photo of the Month Awards | Light & Composition University

1st Place | Photo of the Month | 24th Month

Fires, by Mai Phuong Duong
Mai Phuong is a passionate Singapore-based photographer. On May 11, 2012, her photograph Fires, was awarded in the Photo of the Day contest in the category of Close-up Photography, as it scored a solid 72.5 (Value 14, Clarity 13.5, Composition 18, Style 13.5, and Skill 13.5 ) from our international jury of 5. The number of Tweets, Facebook shares, and StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 2.37 from social media (Facebook Share 1.16, Tweets 0.75, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.11, and Comments 0.35), and in total 74.87, the highest score in this competition for the 24th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 24th Month, 1st Place.

Fires, by Mai Phuong Duong

Atlas Child, by Abdellah Azizi
The next nearest contestant was Abdellah Azizi, who is 25 years old photographer from Morocco. Abdellah’s photograph Atlas Child in the category of Portraiture Photography, scored 72 (Value 13, Clarity 14.5, Composition 18, Style 12.5, and Skill 14) from our international jury of 5, and also obtains a solid position in the competition. The number of Tweets and Facebook shares, StumbleUpon Organic View boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 2.095 from social media (Facebook Share 1.05, Tweets 0.775, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.12, and Comments 0.15) and in total 74.095. We verified these scores several times and as both scores are so close, we decided to award both photographs Photo of the Month – 24th Month, 1st Place.

Atlas Child, by Abdellah Azizi

Prize:
Both photographs will be published on Pages 2 and 3 of our magazine. We will publish a special interview with Mai Phuong Duong & Abdellah Azizi in the Photographer with Style section of the magazine, and the Exclusive Interview section on our website.

Another five close contestants scored between 60 and 70 from our international jury. Our team decided to honor these as 2nd and 3rd places with a page in the next issue of our magazine, where they will share the stories of these photographs. We will also publish their interviews in the Exclusive Interview section on our Web.

We always try our best to make this competition as transparent as possible. Please read the award rules, and don’t forget to participate in next month’s competition for a chance to win this prestigious award!

2nd Place | Photo of the Month | 24th Month

New York City by Night, by Bobi Dojcinovski
Bobi Dojcinovski, is a self-taught photographer, living in New York City, who never leaves his home without his camera. Bobi’s photograph New York City by Night, in the category of Night Photography , scored 68.5 (Value 13.5, Clarity 12, Composition 16, Style 13, and Skill 14) from our international jury of 5, and gains a good position in the competition. The number of Tweets and Facebook shares, StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 2.665 from social media (Facebook Share 0.74, Tweets 1.475, StumbleUpon Organic View 0, Comments 0.45), and in total 71.165. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 24th Month, 2nd Place.

New York City by Night, by Bobi Dojcinovski

Need One? by Imran Choudhury
A shutter bug from Norrköping, sweden, Imran Choudhury is originaly from Dhaka, Bangladesh, who is a fun-loving, adventure-craving, always go to the other dirction type boy. Imran’s photograph Need One? in the category of Black & White Photography scored 68.5 (Value 13, Clarity 13, Composition 17, Style 12.5, and Skill 13) from our international jury of 5. The number of Tweets and Facebook shares, StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 2.05 from social media (Facebook Share 0.69, Tweets 0.85, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.11, Comments 0.4), and in total 70.55. As both scores are so close, we decided to award both photographs Photo of the Month – 24th Month, 2nd Place.

Need One? by Imran Choudhury

3rd Place | Photo of the Month | 24th Month

Out of Syllabus, by Nirupam Roy
Nirupam Roy is a school teacher by profession, and he believes photography completely changes his whole attitude towards nature and human being. Nirupam ‘s photograph Out of Syllabus, in the category of Documentary Photography, scored 64.5 (Value 13, Clarity 12.5, Composition 16, Style 10.5, and Skill 12.5) from our international jury of 5. The number of Tweets and Facebook shares, StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 2.96 from social media (Facebook Share 1.87, Tweets 0.425, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.115, Comments 0.55), and in total 67.46.

Out of Syllabus, by Nirupam Roy

Vivacity, by Tamal Debnath
Tamal Debnath is a school teacher, and an amateur photographer. His camera is his best companion and he believes it will be forever. Tamal’s photograph Vivacity in the category of Motion Photography, scored 64 (Value 12, Clarity 11.5, Composition 17, Style 11.5, and Skill 12) from our international jury of 5, and gains a good position in the competition. The number of Tweets and Facebook shares, StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 2.345 from social media (Facebook Share 1.30, Tweets 0.55, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.165, Comments 0.3), and in total 66.347.

Vivacity, by Tamal Debnath

Thinking Kid, by Anup Kar
Anup Kar lives in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. His areas of interest in photography are Landscape, Portrait and Street. Anup‘s photograph Thinking Kid in the category of Candid Photography, scored 62.5 (Value 12, Clarity 12.5, Composition 16, Style 10, and Skill 12) from our international jury of 5. The number of Tweets and Facebook shares, StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 3.08 from social media (Facebook Share 1.77, Tweets 0.8, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.11, Comments 0.4), and in total 65.58.