Photo of the Month | 82nd Month

1st Place | Photo of the Month | 82nd Month

The Ultimate Thrill, by Martin Meyer
Martin is a qualified DEAT / FGASA field guide and internationally accredited Emergency Responder with extensive experience in leading 4WD safaris throughout Southern Africa as well as in the game parks of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. He has been active in establishing new routes and locations for various safari companies, has led photo safaris in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. He has also guided scuba trips on the island of Zanzibar. Martin is thoroughly knowledgeable about all aspects of southern Africa’s natural history and fascinating cultures. His people skills and the love of the outdoors have made him a very sought after guide. Martin’s photograph The Ultimate Thrill awarded in the Photo of the Day Award in the category of Wildlife Photography, as it scored a solid 72 (Value 13, Clarity 14, Composition 18, Style 13.5, 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 7.595 from social media (Organic Share 2.85, Total Share 3.56, Organic Reach/View 1.185, and Comments 0), and in total 79.595, the highest score in this competition for the 81st Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 81st Month, 1st Place.

Prize:
We will publish a special interview with Martin Meyer in the Exclusive Interview section on our website. Based on the social media responses and comments, awarded photographs received on the 82nd 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, 82nd 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 | 82nd Month

Long Bridge to the Sea, 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. With her photo-taking, she tries and does justice to capture humanity in its many forms. Shirren’s photograph Long Bridge to the Sea awarded in the Photo of the Day Award in the category of Artistic Photography, as it scored a solid 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 9.015 from social media (Organic Share 3.9, Total Share 4.7, Organic Reach/View 0.415, and Comments 0), and in total 79.015, the second highest score in this competition for the 82nd Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 82nd Month, 2nd Place.

3rd Place | Photo of the Month | 82nd Month

Untitled, by Shirren Lim
Another marvelous photograph by photographer Shirren Lim Untitled, in the category of Portraiture Photography scored a moderate 69 (Value 12.5, Clarity 12.5, 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 9.31 from social media (Organic Share 3.52, Total Share 4.49, Organic Reach/View 1.3, and Comments 0), and in total 78.31, the third highest score in this competition for the 82nd Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 82nd Month, 3rd Place.

Terek Sandpiper, 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 Terek Sandpiper, in the category of Wildlife Photography scored a moderate 68.5 (Value 12, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 12.5, 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 9.79 from social media (Organic Share 3.76, Total Share 4.39, Organic Reach/View 1.64, and Comments 0), and in total 78.29, the forth highest score in this competition for the 82nd Month. This photograph is also the winner of Photograph of the Month – 82nd Month, 3rd Place as their scores are so close.

The Old Car, by Tisha Clinkenbeard
Tisha Clinkenbeard works have been in exhibits at The Fine Arts Center of Hot Springs, Black Box Gallery in Portland, and in several fine art shows in Texas. She believes photography captured her years ago before we had the digital wonders for cameras. Her life offers many opportunities to capture the things that she sees as she wanders this earth. Tisha’s photograph The Old Car, in the category of Wildlife Photography scored a moderate 68 (Value 13, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 12, 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 10.11 from social media (Organic Share 3.97, Total Share 4.75, Organic Reach/View 1.39, and Comments 0), and in total 78.11, the forth highest score in this competition for the 82nd Month. This photograph is also the winner of Photograph of the Month – 82nd Month, 3rd Place as their scores are so close.