Chromatic Awards has announced the winners and finalists of their 1st Annual Color Photography Contest. This year, the judges reviewed more than 3,000 submissions from photographers in 75 countries.
Cesar Dezfuli: Passenger – Chromatic Photographer of the Year 2017
Cesar Dezfuli (Spain) won Chromatic Photographer of the Year 2017 with a portrait of a Amadou Sumaila from Mali, minutes after being rescued on the Mediterranean Sea, 20 nautical miles off the Libyan coast by a rescue vessel provided by the NGO Jugend Rettet. The rubber boat in which he travelled carried 118 people on board, who were transferred by the Italian Coast Guard to Lampedusa (Italy).
Witold Ziomek: Waterfall – Chromatic Discovery of the Year 2017
Witold Ziomek (Poland) won Chromatic Discovery of the Year 2017 with his image of huge waterfall in Iceland.
Winners were selected by an expert panel of judges that included: Giangiacomo Cirla, Aline Smithson, Andrea Costantini, Heidi Romano, Joshua Ogden, Kim Aram, Maela Ohana, Luca Attilio Caizzi, Stuart Bewsey, Samuele Pellecchia, Nate Dunwell, Vineet Vohra, Rohit Vohra, Diana Topan and Colin Czerwinski.
About Chromatic Awards: Chromatic Awards is an international competition of color photography open to both professionals and amateurs. Our mission is to promote a unique approach at photography and help photographers gain popularity and recognition in the international art scene.
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY WINNERS
Wen Hang Lin: Silence in Synesthesia – 1st Place in Abstract, ProfessionalJames Kerwin: Crestfallen – 1st Place in Architecture, ProfessionalFilip Wolak: Central Park at 10,000 feet – 1st Place in Cityscapes, ProfessionalSebastian Baumann: Grown: Tin Can Phone – 1st Place in Conceptual, ProfessionalYuriy Ogarkov: Shamans of Siberia – 1st Place in Culture, ProfessionalCarrie and Eric Tomberlin: Locally-Produced Concrete Blocks to Reinforce Embankments, 4 minutes 27 seconds – 1st Place in Environmental, ProfessionalMarzena Kolarz: Sasha / White Monarchy – 1st Place in Fashion and Beauty, ProfessionalMichael Nalley: Pangea #1 – 1st Place in Fine Art, ProfessionalYan Zhang: Patagonia Autumn Night – 1st Place in Landscapes, ProfessionalAlexander Vershinin: Dance Of Life – 1st Place in Nature, ProfessionalJaime Travezan: Love – 1st Place in Nudes, ProfessionalAlain Schroeder: Green Palace – 1st Place in People, ProfessionalOsie Greenway: Kirkuk’s Unknown – 1st Place in Photojournalism, ProfessionalOksana Moroziuk: When mushrooms were big. – 1st Place in Photomanipulation, ProfessionalMaciej Nowacki: Catch the ball – 1st Place in Sports, ProfessionalKarla Gabriela Guerrero Trejo: Art Poétique I – 1st Place in Still Life, ProfessionalHakim Boulouiz: Choral – 1st Place in Street, ProfessionalAlain Schroeder: Bagan – 1st Place in Travel, ProfessionalGillian Lloyd: Been Fishin’ – 1st Place in Wildlife and Animals, Professional
AMATEUR CATEGORY WINNERS
Jakub Pasierkiewicz: From my Nanny’s wall V – 1st Place in Abstract, AmateurAlessandro Gallo: Lines – 1st Place in Architecture, AmateurJens Ochlich: Hudson Hornet – 1st Place in Cityscapes, AmateurJoyce Reinertson: Round up – 1st Place in Conceptual, AmateurRobin Yong: Flowers of Ethiopia – 1st Place in Culture, AmateurSudipta Dutta Chowdhury: Life in Furnace – 1st Place in Environmental, AmateurDayna Weststeyn: Carla – 1st Place in Fashion and Beauty, AmateurJoshua Sariñana: Remembering a Night – 1st Place in Fine Art, AmateurMatthew Portch: The Wall Frame – 1st Place in Landscapes, AmateurWilliam Ye: Spirited Away – 1st Place in Nudes, AmateurMary Dimitropoulou: Basket Case – 1st Place in People, AmateurSohel Parvez Haque: Journey Towards Joy – 1st Place in Photojournalism, AmateurVinci Weng: A Wonderful Time – 1st Place in Photomanipulation, AmateurJack Savage: Self Portrait in the style of the masters – 1st Place in Portrait, AmateurKlaus Lenzen: Blue head group – 1st Place in Sports, AmateurPeter Barnett: Feels Real (Yoga) – 1st Place in Still Life, AmateurPier Luigi Dodi: Outdoor Activities – 1st Place in Street, AmateurCedric Favero: Saltmine Worker – 1st Place in Travel, AmateurJonathan Elcock: Glimpse – 1st Place in Wildlife and Animals, Amateur
