Photo of the Month | 76th Month

1st Place | Photo of the Month | 76th Month

Stuck in the Mirror, by Shirren Lim
Born in Penang Island, Malaysia, in 1970, Shirren would find herself moving cities over the course of her life. She is now based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Shirren took up photography in 2009, as she thought it would be an interesting habit, later she discovered it as her true passion. Shirren loves portraitures best. To her, the expressions people wear are so beautiful, so telling, so uncovered in their sincerity. Shirren’s photograph Stuck in the Mirror awarded in the Photo of the Day Award in the category of Candid Photography, as it scored a solid 70 (Value 13, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 13) from our international jury of 5. The number of organic and total social share along with the organic reach and comments boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 8.19 from social media (Organic Share 3.45, Total Share 4.57, Organic Reach/View 0.22, and Comments 0), and in total 78.19, the highest score in this competition for the 76th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 76th Month, 1st Place.

Prize:
We will publish a special interview with Shirren Lim in the Exclusive Interview section on our website. Based on the social media responses and comments, awarded photographs received on the 76th month, we set the maximum number of Organic Social Share at 500, Total Social Share at 1000, Organic Reach 1000, and our subscribers Comments at 50. For this month, we had a head-to-head contest between the top scorers and the photographs that scored the highest became winners of the Photo of the Month. Our team decided to honor these top scorers as 2nd and 3rd places with a page in the next issue of our magazine, where the photographers will share their stories of these photographs. We will also publish their interviews in the Exclusive Interview section on our web. One can see the details of the score from this file. Award Score details, Photo of the Month, 76th Month 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 | 76th Month

The View, by Thomas Lianos
Thomas Lianos is a Greek, living and working in Warsaw Poland. Photography is not his main profession, but it is his big passion. Started with a Russian Kiew camera 30 years ago as a teenager, he continued with his first Olympus OM10, and then moved to digital photography few years ago with Nikon gear. His interest is mostly in street photography, architecture, and landscapes. Spending most of his free time on trying to get the proper scene and light. Lianos photograph The View, in the category of Minimalistic Photography scored a solid 67.5 (Value 12.5, Clarity 12, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 12) from our international jury of 5, and gains a good position in the competition. The number of organic and total social share along with the organic reach and comments boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 8.98 from social media (Organic Share 3.32, Total Share 4.88, Organic Reach/View 0.78, and Comments 0), and in total 76.48, the second highest score in this competition for the 76th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 76th Month, 2nd Place.

3rd Place | Photo of the Month | 76th Month

Pasta Magic, by Athena Constantinou
orn in Cyprus, lived in Athens and London, traveled the world, Athena is a food photographer, food stylist, upcoming cookbook author and blogger. Semi finalist at the Pink Lady Food Photography competition 2016, Athena is an enthusiastic and aspiring new photographer, a restless artist that never stops seeking inspiration and creation in every form. With over 45k followers in her Instagram account Athena, is constantly creating mouthwatering images both for her account as well as blog. Athena’s photograph Pasta Magic, in the category of Food Photography scored a solid 67 (Value 12.5, Clarity 12.5, Composition 18, Style 12, Skill 12) from our international jury of 5. The number of organic and total social share along with the organic reach and comments boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 8.31 from social media (Organic Share 3.25, Total Share 4.04, Organic Reach/View 1.02, and Comments 0), and in total 75.31, the third highest score in this competition for the 76th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 76th Month, 3rd Place.

Figs Salad Special, by Athena Constantinou
Another marvelous piece of work from photographer Athena Constantinou Figs Salad Special, in the category of Food Photography scored a solid 66 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 17.5, Style 12.5, Skill 12) from our international jury of 5. The number of organic and total social share along with the organic reach and comments boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 9.25 from social media (Organic Share 3.72, Total Share 4.47, Organic Reach/View 1.06, and Comments 0), and in total 75.25, the forth highest score in this competition for the 76th Month. This photograph is also the winner of Photograph of the Month – 76th Month, 3rd Place as their score is so close.