Photo of the Month | 86th Month

1st Place | Photo of the Month | 86th Month

Floral Delight, by Diep Tran
Born in Viet Nam and now living in Brisbane, Australia, Diep Tran enjoys taking photos of simple things around the house, during travel and asking relatives and friends to be her models.Recently her interest has focused on the art of pure photography, the effects of light and shade and the correct time of day relevant to the shot. This has broadened her mind in the creative side of photography. Diep’s photograph Floral Delight awarded in the Photo of the Day Award in the category of Close-Up Photography, as it scored a moderate 68.5 (Value 13.5, 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 10.26 from social media (Organic Share 4.32, Total Share 4.67, Organic Reach/View 1.27, and Comments 0), and in total 78.76, the highest score in this competition for the 86th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 86th Month, 1st Place.

Prize:
We will publish a special interview with Diep Tran in the Exclusive Interview section on our website. Based on the social media responses and comments, awarded photographs received on the 86th 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, 86th 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 | 86th Month

Orange Cake, by Diep Tran
Another marvelous photograph by photographer Diep Tran “Orange Cake”, in the category of Food Photography scored a solid 69 (Value 13, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 12.5, Skill 12.5) 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 9.125 from social media (Organic Share 3.77, Total Share 4.28, Organic Reach/View 1.075, and Comments 0), and in total 78.125 the second highest score in this competition for the 86th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 86th Month, 2nd Place.

3rd Place | Photo of the Month | 86th Month

The Camel Polo Player, 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 The Camel Polo Player, in the category of Portraiture Photography scored a solid 68 (Value 13, Clarity 12, 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 8.875 from social media (Organic Share 2.98, Total Share 4.51, Organic Reach/View 1.385, and Comments 0), and in total 76.875, the third highest score in this competition for the 86th Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 86th Month, 3rd Place.

Harvest Time, by Diep Tran
Surprisingly another marvelous photograph by photographer Diep Tran “Harvest Time”, in the category of Motion Photography scored a solid 68 (Value 11.5, Clarity 12, Composition 18, Style 13.5, 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 8.625 from social media (Organic Share 3.57, Total Share 4.13, Organic Reach/View 0.925, and Comments 0), and in total 76.625, the forth highest score in this competition for the 86th Month. This photograph is also the winner of Photograph of the Month – 86th Month, 3rd Place as their scores are so close.