Visible options and monitor producer ViewSonic has revealed the winners of its newest ColorPro Awards, held at a ceremony in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Now in its fifth season, the competitors is open to entrants from all over the world and a complete of 10,461 works had been submitted to satisfy the theme of ‘Momentum’, throughout the 4 classes of Pictures, Videography, Digital Artwork and Generated Artwork.
The Pictures award was received by Benjamin Yavar from Chile, for his picture titled ‘Wormhole’. He wins prizes together with a ColorPro VP2776T-4K monitor price $600 and $5,000 in money.
Second place went to Hüseyin Karahan from Turkey for ‘Swimming Race’, and Mahendra Bakle from India took the third place prize for ‘Riders of the Volcano’.
The Videography class noticed Tiger Legislation from Hong Kong come third and James Varela of the USA take second place – each for cinematic tales titled ‘Momentum’. Serageldin Abouibrahim from Egypt took residence the highest prize for his movie ‘Essence of Colours’.
Digital Artwork was received by Antonio Montanha, for his paintings ‘The Lovers’ whereas Generated Artwork went to Gilang Ramadhan for ‘Large Waves in a Calm Sea’.
Guests to the occasion loved speeches from ViewSonic’s Western Europe Gross sales & Advertising and marketing Director, Thomas Muller, earlier than the awards ceremony, which was hosted by ViewSonic ambassadors together with Sasan Amir and Luke Stackpoole.
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Following the occasion in Dusseldorf, the shortlisted and profitable photos might be displayed at a ColorPro Award present in India, earlier than transferring on to Taiwan.
ViewSonic challenged entrants to discover the ‘Momentum’ theme in authentic and artistic methods, “past bodily movement, delving into emotional and symbolic dimensions”.
The themes of every ColorPro Awards are chosen to construct on the earlier one – in recent times the development has been Kindness, Breakthrough, Rise and Momentum.
The ColorPro judging panel contains skilled photographers and videographers, ViewSonic senior administration and ViewSonic ambassadors.
“The fifth ColorPro Awards celebrates the essence of creativity – evolution, vitality and transformation,” stated ViewSonic’s Monitor Enterprise Unit normal supervisor, Oscar Lin.
“Every submission masterfully captures the theme of ‘Momentum’, bringing tales of dynamism and discovery to life by means of visible artwork.
“With submissions rising fivefold since our inaugural ColorPro Awards, we’re honored to showcase the various abilities of our international neighborhood and share their outstanding views with the world.”
First-place prize winners in Pictures and Videography bag $5,000 money and a ColorPro monitor, plus Calibrite and Pantone bundles; entrants putting second and third get a ColorPro monitor and Calibrite and Pantone bundles.
Entries for the subsequent ColorPro Awards will open in spring 2025 – for updates, click on right here to enroll to the competitors’s e-newsletter, or you may observe the awards on Instagram.
Within the meantime, view the fifth ColorPro Awards finalists’ gallery – and skim on to find extra in regards to the fifth ColorPro Awards winners…
Behind the profitable Pictures shot: ‘Wormhole’
“My girlfriend and I went to shoot collectively on the Moalboal sardine run within the Philippines. It doesn’t occur all 12 months spherical so we bought actually fortunate.
“The climate was excellent, with actually good situations and good visibility underwater, and no waves in any respect.
“We had been slightly bit far-off from the shore for the sardines, and we noticed the sardines all operating collectively. Usually you get much less fish collectively than this.
“I used to be already underwater, capturing on the sardines, then I noticed my girlfriend diving in direction of them.
“And that is when this distinctive type was created – I name it a wormhole – so I began capturing and altering the aperture after which realized that this was fairly a particular second.
“I exploit a Sony A7 IV digicam and Sony FE 12-24mm F4 G lens inside a Sea Frogs underwater housing. I believe I used to be capturing round f/11, as I wished every thing sharp, and ISO 100. For my underwater pictures I solely use pure lighting.
“I bought to the floor, began trying on the photos and knew I had bought one thing good. I am super-excited to win this competitors, and was not anticipating to.
“After I noticed the photographs of the opposite [finalists], I believed it was going to be powerful – I am nonetheless in shock!”
Runner-up, Pictures: ‘Swimming Race’
Second place within the Pictures class went to ‘Swimming Race’ by Hüseyin Karahan of Turkey, an aerial shot of swimmers carving by means of churning water.
The ColorPro judges described this picture as “highly effective”, including that it “juxtaposes particular person drive with synchronised rhythm, embodying resilience and the power of human athleticism”.
Behind the third place Pictures shot: ‘Riders of the Volcano’
“I took this image in Mount Bromo, an energetic volcano in Indonesia. The horse was heading residence after a day’s work, however for some motive it was reluctant to go within the course the rider wished and was leaping as an alternative.
“I believed it was an ideal picture alternative, so I ran in direction of a small heap of ash, bought up on it and clicked away in burst mode, and this shot was the proper one.
“I used a Sony A7R IV and FE 70-200mm F2.8 G Grasp II, and the focusing pace of the A7R IV is superb. I’m a journey photographer – I prefer to seize folks with their feelings and their pure working types and I additionally prefer to take aerial photos and photographs.
“I really work within the printing business, so pictures is my pastime. However I ensure that each month or two, I take per week and go to locations to get pleasure from totally different folks and cultures and heritage.”
fifth ColorPro Awards Videography winners
First place within the Videography class was awarded to Serageldin Abouibrahim from Egypt for his quick movie titled ‘Essence of Colours’ (above).
“This reflective piece captures the creative journey of self-discovery,” stated the judges. “By means of dynamic visuals and evolving compositions, it conveys the profound interaction between introspection and artistic liberation.”
The runner-up was James Varela (USA), for ‘MOMENTUM – A Cinematic Brief Movie’ (above).
Aiming to discover how motion shapes life at each stage, Varela’s movie “presents momentum as an elemental drive, from the cosmic rhythm that propels stars and stirs ocean waves to the inventive vitality that turns craft into artwork”, stated the judges.
“By means of these depictions, the movie affirms that momentum is an innate drive inside us all, and, as soon as constructed up, makes us unstoppable.”
Tiger Legislation from Hong Kong took the third place prize, for ‘In Momentum’ (above), which was created totally inside 40 hours of the submission deadline closing.
“Alternating between scenes of a painter and a drummer of their studios, the movie illustrates how persistence fuels progress,” the judges stated, “revealing that true momentum is not only about fixed motion but in addition the knowledge to pause, replicate, and recharge.”
fifth ColorPro Awards Digital Artwork winner
Depicting a radiant dragonfly poised close to a hibiscus flower, ‘The Lovers’ by António Montanha (Portugal) took first place.
“The piece vividly captures movement by means of masterful use of color and complex composition,” stated the judges.
fifth ColorPro Awards Generated Artwork class winner
Gilang Ramadhan (Indonesia) obtained the Folks’s Selection Award within the Generated Artwork class. “This inspiring portrayal of a surfer sustaining calm focus amidst a towering wave symbolises resilience within the face of nature’s energy,” the judges famous.
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