Winning Photos

I am honored and still in disbelieve ... So many "winners" in this competition. This picture, "Kibera Rays", was taken in a "classroom" in Kibera, the second largest urban slum in Africa. I managed to visit the area while working for "Sarakasi Trust". The judges comment did strike me … "Overall the image to us communicates hope, future and aesthetics with deep respect for the people in the image". That's exactly what these people provide … hope and a future. I obvious managed to capture these emotions. Shot on a Fuji X100, sun rays were shining through a few holes in the (hot) tin roof, revealing the dust and providing the most important thing we need … "Light" ! I'd like to express my thanks to the I-SHOT-IT organisation, members of the jury, fellow photographers, Anne and last but not least, the Sarakasi team (Marion!) " Arts and Culture for a better world ! " You can find the "Kibera" photo-essay on my Blog. Luc "Velu" Vekemans Belgium

Thanks very much for choosing my picture. My name is Bob Patefield from North West England. I love shooting dogs (with my camera of course) and Street Photography and I'm happy to take on professional projects. I'm very passionate about several dog rescues including 'Northern Greyhound Rescue' - http://www.northerngreyhoundrescue.org.uk/ and 'Galgos del Sol' - http://galgosdelsol.org/ Please offer them some support if you enjoy my work and can afford to do so. Any help will be greatly appreciated. My everyday photography can be found here.... http://500px.com/HotDogPhotography and my main website can be forund by following the link below. Thanks once more and congratulations to the Mark of Excellence winners. Bob

Hello, I am Daniel Osterkamp from Munich, Germany and started photography just a couple of years ago. I was walking the Haukland Beach in Norway waiting for the sunset. Already visible from the street was the old barrel which made not only a nice color contrast to the bluish, cold winter landscape but also an environmental contrast. Happy that I was able to catch the barrel as a couple of days later the flood must have taken it away again as fellow photographers reported that the barrel was gone. Wait for the right moment and take the right picture. :-) If you would like to see more, you may visit my homepage (only in German so far) or my facebook-fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/fotografie.osterkamp Thank you very much for your attention and maybe becoming a fan of my page :)

My name is Morten Holbein and I live in Norway. I work as an IT Manager but my favorite hobby is to take pictures whenever I get the chance. After discovering the beauty of shooting digital two years ago, I devote even more time to photography now. I have the camera with me every day and try to “capture the light” when the opportunity arises. This is a very personal photo for me of my father and his grandson. It is taken just before my father was to be operated on for heart surgery and my nephew who was afraid that he would not see his grandfather again. I was sitting beside them and shot from my hip with a Canon 5d MarkIII and 40mm 2.8 pancake lens which I always carry with me. As for post-processing, it is mainly sharpening and light adjustments with Adobe Lightroom and then sent to Silver Efex Pro for black and white conversion. Thank you very much for the First prize. I am honoured and proud.

Thank you very much for this recognition! While Jesus had a divine energy to walk on the water this little creature uses his extreme speed to do the same. When I first saw this miracle in Costa Rica, I knew I could not come home without photographing this moment. Having learnt which spots they like the most for sunbathing, I was ready and took several shots.