The ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë Socio-Cultural Commission is pleased to announce the winners of the ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë International Photo Competition 2020, which was open to all ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë members.
After the successful 2017 and 2019 Photo Competitions, it proved to be a very popular event, with more than 500 entries submitted by over 100 members from 36 ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë sections in the categories of ‘Police at Work' and 'Open Category'. An impressive result, especially during this year marked by the adversity caused by the Covid-19 pandemic!
The photos, all of a high professional level, impressed the judges, who were all members of the Association of Professional Photographers of Cyprus, and who consequently found it very difficult to choose the winners!
The purpose of the competition was to give our members the opportunity to express and capture their daily lives through the medium of photography, be that work, travel, exploration, or anything else shared from the photographers' own experience.
We were especially moved when we saw amongst the photos that were awarded an entry from the recently deceased President of the Portuguese Section, Anabela Alferes, in whose memory I would like to dedicate this competition. This photo proudly features on the front of the current Newsletter.
I would like to thank and congratulate all participants from the bottom of my heart for their excellent work and talent. These photos clearly show the vast pool of talents we have at our disposal within the ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë.
I would also like express my thanks to the Association of Professional Photographers of Cyprus and to Kikis Perikleous, our SCC member in charge of this project, for his excellent work.
We are pleased that all winning photos, as well as 50 further images, will be exhibited during the ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë World Congress 2021 of Spain, and can also be found on the ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë international website. We invite sections to make use of these brilliant works of art for the publication of magazines, calendars, etc., while also mentioning the name of the photographers.
Our top 7 photos are:
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Overall Winner:
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Radoje Vukovic
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ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë Bosnia & Herzegovina
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“View”
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Police at Work Category:
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1st Place
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Hallgrimur Hallrimson
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ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë Iceland
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“Assisting a homeless person in the Epidemic”
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2nd Place
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Mei Ching Yuen
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ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë Hong Kong
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“Fearless”
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3rd Place
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Eugenijus Onaitis
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ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë Lithuania
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“Sometimes is really difficult”
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Open Category:
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1st Place
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Munisamy Visha Govind
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ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë Mauritius
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“The Walk of Relief”
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2nd Place
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Josef Franc
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ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë Czech Republic
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“Winter Romance”
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3rd Place
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Andrzej Koziol
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ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë Poland
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“Stone Seller”
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Winner ‘Police at Work’:
Hallgrimur Hallrimson (ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë Iceland)
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A new video competition for 2021 will be announced soon!
SERVO PER AMIKECO!
Kyriakos Karkalis, Vice President & Chairperson Socio-Cultural Commission