Photo of the Month | 74th Month

1st Place | Photo of the Month | 74th Month

Chilko Lake Reflection, by Claudio Bacinello
Born in Italy, Claudio now lives in Thornhill, Canada where he exercises his passion for photography. Over a career spanning three decades Claudio has delved into a number of photographic disciplines including: weddings, portraits, product, corporate and stock. Claudio’s photograph Chilko Lake Reflection awarded in the Photo of the Day Award in the category of Nature Photography, as it scored a moderate 70 (Value 13, Clarity 12, Composition 18.5, Style 13, Skill 13.5) 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 11.225 from social media (Organic Share 4,53, Total Share 5, Organic Reach/View 1.725, and Comments 0), and in total 81.225, the highest score in this competition for the 74th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 74th Month, 1st Place.

Prize:
We will publish a special interview with Claudio Bacinello in the Exclusive Interview section on our website. Based on the social media responses and comments, awarded photographs received on the 74th month, we set the maximum number of Organic Social Share at 500, Total Social Share at 500, 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, 73rd 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 | 74th Month

And the Last Ingredient Is… Love, by Andres Felipe Bermudez Mesa
Born in Colombia, Andres Felipe Bermudez Mesa lives in Medellín most of the time, he has an infinite passion for photography which he thinks it was born almost 7 years ago. He can also say that he is a citizen of the world. This passion for photography is focused in food and portrait. Andres’s photograph And the Last Ingredient Is… Love, in the category of Candid Photography scored a solid 68.5 (Value 12.5, Clarity 12, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 13) 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 11.125 from social media (Organic Share 5, Total Share 5, Organic Reach/View 1.125, and Comments 0), and in total 79.625, the second highest score in this competition for the 74th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 74th Month, 2nd Place.

3rd Place | Photo of the Month | 74th Month

A Face in the Crowd, 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. Shirren’s photograph A Face in the Crowd, in the category of Candid Photography scored a solid 69 (Value 13, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 12, 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 10.005 from social media (Organic Share 4.32, Total Share 5, Organic Reach/View 0.685, and Comments 0), and in total 79.005, the third highest score in this competition for the 74th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 74th Month, 3rd Place.