Photo of the Month | 61st Month

1st Place | Photo of the Month | 61st Month

Sticks and Stones, 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 Sticks and Stones awarded in the Photo of the Day Award in the category of Black & White Photography, as it scored a solid 68 (Value 13, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 12) 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 5 from social media (Facebook Share 5, G+ 0, StumbleUpon Organic View 0, and Comments 0), and in total 74, the highest score in this competition for the 61st Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 61st 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, awarded photographs received on the 61st month, we set the maximum number of Facebook Like at 400, 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, 61st 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 | 61st Month

The Place of Worship, 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 The Place of Worship, in the category of Architectural Photography scored 67.5 (Value 12.5, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 12, Skill 12) 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 5.9075 from social media (Facebook Share 3.805, G+ 2.1, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.0025, and Comments 0), and in total 73.4075, the 2nd highest score in this competition for the 61st Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 61st Month, 2nd Place.

3rd Place | Photo of the Month | 61st Month

Balloons over Bagan, by Shirren Lim
Another marvelous piece of work from photographer Shirren Lim, Balloons over Bagan, in the category of Black & White Photography scored 67.5 (Value 12, Clarity 12, 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 5.4025 from social media (Facebook Share 5, G+ 0.4, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.0025, and Comments 0), and in total 72.9025, the 3rd highest score in this competition for the 61st Month.

Colorful Tips, by Sanjoy Sengupta
Another marvelous piece of work from photographer Sanjoy Sengupta, Colorful Tips, in the category of Color Photography scored 68 (Value 13, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 12, Skill 12) 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 4.455 from social media (Facebook Share 4.455, G+ 0, StumbleUpon Organic View 0, and Comments 0), and in total 72.455, the 3rd highest score in this competition for the 61st Month.