Photo of the Month | 71st Month
1st Place | Photo of the Month | 71st Month
Horseman of Mongolia, 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 Horseman of Mongolia awarded in the Photo of the Day Award in the category of Portraiture Photography, as it scored a moderate 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 5.91 from social media (Organic Share 1.01, Total Share 3.26, Organic Reach/View 1.44, and Comments 0.2), and in total 75.91, the highest score in this competition for the 71st Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 71st Month, 1st Place.
Horseman of Mongolia, by Shirren Lim
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 71st 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, 71st 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 | 71st Month
At the Crossroads, by Shirren Lim
Another marvelous piece of work from photographer Shirren Lim At the Crossroads, in the category of Black & White Photography scored a solid 68 (Value 13, 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 organic and total social share along with the organic reach and comments boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 6.155 from social media (Organic Share 1.12, Total Share 3.15, Organic Reach/View 1.115, and Comments 0), and in total 74.115, the second highest score in this competition for the 71st Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 71st Month, 2nd Place.
At the Crossroads, by Shirren Lim
3rd Place | Photo of the Month | 71st Month
On a Hot and Humid Summer Day, by Saniar Rahman Rahul
Saniar Rahman Rahul was the first winner for ‘Photo of the Month Award’ in June 2010. He was fascinated by seeing his father taking pictures with a camera while his family was in Iraq during his childhood. Later in life, in 1997, while he became very much attached with his profession of ‘graphic design’, Rahul rediscovered the creative side of photography. Saniar’s photograph, On a Hot and Humid Summer Day, in the category of Black and White Photography scored 68 (Value 13, Clarity 12, Composition 18, Style 13, 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 5.93 from social media (Organic Share 1.07, Total Share 3.65, Organic Reach/View 1.21, and Comments 0), and in total 73.93, the third highest score in this competition for the 71st Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 71st Month, 3rd Place.
On a Hot and Humid Summer Day, by Saniar Rahman Rahul
3rd Place | Photo of the Month | 71st Month
A Portrait, by Shirren Lim
One more marvelous piece of work from photographer Shirren Lim A Portrait, in the category of Portraiture Photography scored a solid 69 (Value 13, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 13, 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 4.505 from social media (Organic Share 1.03, Total Share 3.05, Organic Reach/View 0.425, and Comments 0), and in total 73.505, the forth highest score in this competition for the 71st Month. This photograph is also the winner of Photograph of the Month – 71st Month, 3rd Place as their score is so close.
A Portrait, by Shirren Lim
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