Child Photo Competition 2015 No 5 : Results

Judges Comment
From my side you have shot the best photo of this child-comeptition and one of the best portraits of a child that I have ever seen. Congratulations to the photographer of this wonderful image! A portrait of a boy that is so natural in the way he looks, the light situation, the simple monochrom background.....all is simple but so effective! His eyes are perfectly in focus, you can even see the reflection of the photographer. His expression is so serious and it touches deeply. I could write essay only about his facial expression. LOVE IT! Congrats again!
Photographers Comment
I'm very pleased and honoured to be selected as the winner of this competition. Thank you for the very kind and inspiring comments. I'm Sohail Karmani, from London and currently based in the United Arab Emirates. The photo was taken in a slum of Sahiwal, a city in Eastern Central Punjab in Pakistan. It was taken with an Olympus OMD EM1 and Panasonic Leica 42.5mm f/1.2 DG Nocticron. It was processed in Adobe Camera Raw.
karmani.photography/

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What a lovely and funny shot! The way she looks is fabulous! Keep on taking more photos like this!
Photographers Comment
Thank you very much for this Mark of Excellence. This picture was taken with a Yashica 124G (6x6 film). My daughter who's a real clown was playing hide and seek when I managed to take this shot!
www.imnophotographer.com

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Captured in the right moment! The lights and shadows support this picture in a good way!

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A really nice picture that strikes through it's composition. This scene even becomes even more lively because of the strong contrasts of this image.

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This Image looks dreamy and natural to me. The boy does not recognize the photographer at all and is completely in his own world. It's well composed. The reduction of the colors and the softness transfers this image into an outstanding picture.

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A different and striking photo of parent and child. Outstanding photo. Amazing!
Photographers Comment
This candid was taken at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA during the Day of the Dead festivities this year (2015). This mother and child had just finished performing some traditional Day of the Dead Aztec dances and were enjoying a private moment. Leica M (typ 240) with Summilux 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens.
dotansaguy.com

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A great image! Well composed and technically executed. Her facial expression in combination with the poster in the background it has narrative elements. Good job!
Photographers Comment
Thank you for recognizing the shot with a Mark of Excellence. This was shot in Venice, CA - of my daughter. It's shot around dusk with a Leica M-P and a Noctilux 50mm, wide open at 0.95.
joshrosephotographs.com

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You framed this picture in a square. That really supports this picture in a great way. I love the way he looks at the photographer. The technically execution is really well done! A great image!

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A lovely shot. Her amazement is a pleasure to look at. Congrats to this fabulous shot!

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This photo is really captured at exactly the right time. The way she looks into the camera is amazing. She recognises the photographer and gives her best to strike a pose for a great photo. What a young talent - the girl and the photographer!
Photographers Comment
Name of the photo: Portrait of Indiana. My name is Juan Lamarca, I am a photographer and film Director from Argentina living in U.S. This photo was shot in Orlando, FL. It is a special photo for me because its a portrait of my beautiful goddaughter, her name is Indiana. It was taken on the second time we had the chance to meet in person. The first time was during her baptism in Argentina where she lives with her parents (the father is my best friend since childhood). We only talked via Skype since then, so this was the moment when we got together again and she actually recognize me. It was shot with a Canon Mark III, with a 70-200 mm lens f2.8 , post process has been done with lightroom.
www.juanlamarca.com

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"Mommy, could you please stop? I know, it's fun but enough is enough!" This picture tells a story to me and that makes a good photo! Well done!!

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To be the only child in a crowd of grown-ups can be very sad and most of all boring! Well captured!!

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What a moment! This picture tells a lot to me. The composition is interesting and special. The timinig was perfect. And last but not least: it transfers a lot of emotions!

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I really like the compostion of this picuture and they way you framed this scene! The perspective underlines this great image. Well done!