Photo of the Month | 64th Month
1st Place | Photo of the Month | 64th Month
In the Middle of Nowhere, by Tanmoy Saha
Tanmoy Saha has started photography since September 2007. Graduated in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from North South University, Tanmoy has been working in Audio Visual department of ZANALA Bangladesh from June, 2012. He has completed Basic Photography course from Dhaka University Photography Society (DUPS), and Foundation Photography course from Pathshala. His favorite sectors of photography are portraits, landscapes, and wildlife. His photographs have been presented in Friendship Art Exhibition on its 3rd and 4th Exhibition at National Art Gallery, Bangladesh. Tanmoy’s photograph In the Middle of Nowhere awarded in the Photo of the Day Award in the category of Aerial Photography, as it scored a solid 69 (Value 12.5, Clarity 12.5, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 13) from our international jury of 5. The number of Google+, Facebook shares, and StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 4.415 from social media (Facebook Share 4.41, G+ 0, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.005, and Comments 0), and in total 73.415, the highest score in this competition for the 64th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 64th Month, 1st Place.
Layers, 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 Layers awarded in the Photo of the Day Award in the category of Landscape Photography, as it scored a solid 69 (Value 12.5, Clarity 12.5, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 13) from our international jury of 5. The number of Google+, Facebook shares, and StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 4.31 from social media (Facebook Share 3.91, G+ 0.1, StumbleUpon Organic View 0, and Comments 0.3), and in total 73.31, the 2nd highest score in this competition for the 64th Month.
As these two photograph’s scores are so close, we decided to award them as Photo of the Month – 64th Month, 1st Place
We will publish a special interview with Tanmoy Saha & Shirren Lim in the Exclusive Interview section on our website. Based on the social media responses, awarded photographs received on the 64th month, we set the maximum number of Facebook Like at 500, G+ at 100, Stumble at 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, 64th 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 | 64th Month
Mosque by Night, by Sanjoy Sengupta
Starting from a hotshot point and shoot camera in late 80s to a Nikon FM10 film camera in late 90s, Sanjoy Sengupta used to get 32 out of 36 exposure wrong to a day of digital cameras like canon Powershot A520 and a decent hybrid version canon SX20IS, which were with him wherever he went to capture some beautiful moments, moments of life which would be cherished forever. Sanjoy’s photograph Mosque by Night, in the category of Night Photography scored 68.5 (Value 13, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 11.5) from our international jury of 5, and gains a good position in the competition. The number of Google+ and Facebook shares, StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph a notch, raising its score to 4.295 from social media (Facebook Share 4.19, G+ 0.1, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.005, and Comments 0), and in total 72.795, the 2nd highest score in this competition for the 64th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 64th Month, 2nd Place.
2nd Place | Photo of the Month | 64th Month
Love, by Patricia Saraiva
Apucarana, in Parana, Brazil, in 1969, daughter of Alda and Osmundo Saraiva. Lived with her parents and her two sisters, Angelica and Luciana, until the age of 16. Then, she moved to Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, to do the first and the second years in high school, and then entered the medicine college. There, she lived with maternal grandparents. She graduated from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais in 1993, specializing in next 5 years in Plastic Surgery. Patricia’s photograph Love, in the category of Artistic Photography scored 67.5 (Value 12, Clarity 12.5, Composition 18, Style 12.5, Skill 12.5) from our international jury of 5, and gains a good position in the competition. The number of Google+ and Facebook shares, StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph a notch, raising its score to 5.105 from social media (Facebook Share 5, G+ 0.1, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.005, and Comments 0), and in total 72.605, the 2nd highest score in this competition for the 64th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 64th Month, 2nd Place.
2nd Place | Photo of the Month | 64th Month
The Young Fisherman, by Tanmoy Saha
Another marvelous piece of work from photographer Tanmoy Saha, The Young Fisherman, in the category of Artistic Photography scored 68 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 13) from our international jury of 5. The number of Google+, Facebook shares, and StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 4.725 from social media (Facebook Share 4.72, G+ 0, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.005, and Comments 0), and in total 72.225, the 2nd highest score in this competition for the 64th Month.
As these three photograph’s scores are so close, we decided to award them as Photo of the Month – 64th Month, 2nd Place
3rd Place | Photo of the Month | 64th Month
Hiding behind a Tree Branch, by Tanmoy Saha
Yet another marvelous piece of work from photographer Tanmoy Saha, Hiding behind a Tree Branch, in the category of Wildlife Photography scored 67 (Value 11.5, Clarity 12.5, Composition 18, Style 12, Skill 13) from our international jury of 5. The number of Google+, Facebook shares, and StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 4.415 from social media (Facebook Share 4.41, G+ 0, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.005, and Comments 0), and in total 71.415, the 3rd highest score in this competition for the 64th Month.
Another marvelous piece of work from photographer Sanjoy Sengupta, The Basco Lighthouse, in the category of Travel Photography scored 67.5 (Value 12.5, Clarity 12, Composition 18, Style 12, Skill 13) from our international jury of 5. The number of Google+, Facebook shares, and StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 3.915 from social media (Facebook Share 3.91, G+ 0, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.005, and Comments 0), and in total 71.415, the 3rd highest score in this competition for the 64th Month.
3rd Place | Photo of the Month | 64th Month
Lockhorns, by Sanjoy Sengupta
Yet another marvelous piece of work from photographer Sanjoy Sengupta, Lockhorns, in the category of Portraiture Photography scored 67 (Value 11.5, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 12, Skill 12.5) from our international jury of 5. The number of Google+, Facebook shares, and StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 4.415 from social media (Facebook Share 4.11, G+ 0, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.005, and Comments 0), and in total 71.115, the 3rd highest score in this competition for the 64th Month.
As these three photograph’s scores are so close, we decided to award them as Photo of the Month – 64th Month, 3rd Place
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