Niyaz Huseynzade The Independent Photographer has just announced the winners and finalists of its Color Photography Contest, which received submissions from more than 30 countries. The contest was created to find and promote exposure for the best contemporary artists working across all photographic fields. Out of tens of thousands of submissions, only 10 were chosen as winners.
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“Ser Libre” – Argentina. Mauricio Holc – 1st place. Prize – $1000
“Seiser Alm” – Italian Dolomites. Philipp Oberhuber – 2nd place. Prize – $600
“Women in Bathing Suits.” Vikram Kushwah – 3rd place. Prize – $400
“Calvin” – Brooklyn, New York, USA. Carly Zavala – finalist
“Sailboat.” Christian Bruni – finalist
“Hand and Fruits” – Los Angeles, USA. Jonah Reenders – finalist
“Portrait of a Roseate Spoonbill” – St. Augustine, Florida. Melissa Cormican – finalist
“Rainbow Mountain” – Peruvian Andes. Nicolas Castermans – finalist
“Lucero” – Mesquite Rodeo, Mesquite, Texas, USA. Steve Wrubel – finalist
“The Kiss.” Tyler Goldflower – finalist
Sometimes from the corner of our eye just out of focus, we glimpse a more abstract version of reality. Buried beneath our conscious selves, just beneath the surface is the river of the unconscious, carrying our deepest inner workings and desires. These phantoms of the mind have long been the source of spirituality and religion. Down the ages, we have sought to understand these mysteries through stories, myths, and legends. From cave paintings of animistic deities to the myths of ancient Greece, we have sought to understand these universal and fundamental inner workings that make us human.
Through play and intimacy, we come to further understand the fundamental human desire for connection that drives the way we navigate the world, that gives us magic and purpose for living.”
