Lenspic 2021
Seen Shot Society organises Lenspic 2021, a digital international photography contest cum exhibition, to exhibit the emerging talents in the arena of photography. This international level photography contest is based on 3 judging and 7 sections. The circuit is recognised by the Photographic Society of America (PSA 2021 – 1113), and digitally hosted by Pixel Clash, a Photography Salon Software.
For participating in Lenspic 2021, the closing date of the submission of entries is 15 February 2021. Judging is done starting from 20 February 2021 till 28 February 2021. Result and report card are generated on 7 March 2021. Online Catalogue is made and sent to the awardees and participants on 25 March 2021. EDAS report will be prepared and sent to PSA on 25 March 2021. Public exhibition will take place between 7 May 2021 to 9 May 2021. Awards will be sent to the winners from 1 June 2021.
Lenspic 2021 presents 212 High Quality Awards. The award list in each section includes 1 PSA Gold Medal, 1 SSS Gold Medal, 1 SSS Silver Medal, 1 SSS Bronze Medal, 3 SSS Certificate of Merit, 2 SSS Honourable Mention, and 1 Judge’s Choice. Otherwise there is 1 Special Award Plaque for the Best Author, and 1 Special Award Plaque for the Best Club/Group.
Panel of Jury
The jury panel of Lenspic 2021 engages emerging and experienced photographers from different countries. The First Judging is done by Mr. S. R. Mondal (from India) EFIAP, Mr. Amitabha Sil (from India) EPSA, EFIAP, Mr. Subrata Bysack (from India) GMPSA/p, EFIAP/s, VIP5, Mr. Koshal Basu (from India) EPSA, EFIAP, Ms. Naima Parveen (from Bangladesh) AFIAP, and Mr. Md. Ibrahim (from Bangladesh) AFIAP.
The Second Judging is done by Mr. Md. Tanveer Rohan (from Bangladesh) PPSA, EFIAP, Ms. Buket Ozatey (from Cyprus) EFIAP/d1, Ms. Barbara Schmidt (from Germany) MPSA, EFIAP/b, GPU Crown 4, Mr. Ovi D. Pop (from Romania) EPSA, EFIAP/s, Mr. Paul Reidy (from the Republic of Ireland), EFIAP, and Mr. Tomasz Okoniewski (from Poland) EFIAP/s.
The Third Judging is done by Mr. Avishek Das (from India) EFIAP/b, GPU Crown 2, Mr. Suman Bhattacharya (from India) MPSA, EFIAP/b, Mr. Santosh Jana (from India) EFIAP, Mr. Subhajit Biswas (from India) MPSA, EFIAP, GPU Crown 2, Mr. Pushpendu Paul (from India) EFIAP, and Mr. Akash Ghosh (from India) AFIAP.
Result
Judging 1
In the Open Monochrome section, PANDULA BANDARA from Sri Lanka wins PSA Gold Medal for the photo SMOOTH, and DAVID BRAY from England wins SSS Gold Medal for the photo THE ENGINE ARRANGERS. In the Open Colour section, JOAQUIN SALINAS D` ANGLADA from Spain wins PSA Gold Medal for the photo PATRICIA, and JAN THOMAS STAKE from Sweden receives SSS Gold Medal for the photo JENNY AND VIOLIN. In the Nature section, SAU HUNG LI from Hong Kong wins PSA Gold Medal for GREAT MEAL, and JOHN CLARE from England receives SSS Gold Medal for NOT SO CUDDLY.
In the Photo Travel section, YUET YEE WONG from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold Medal for the photo VILLAGE SCHOOL IN BANGLADESH, and JINGRU LUO from USA wins SSS Gold Medal for the photo NORWAY LIGHTS 1. In the Photo Journalism section, KWOK KEI DANIEL TSE from Hong Kong wins PSA Gold Medal for the photo RUGBY GAME 021, and FAISAL ALLOUGHANI from Kuwait receives SSS Gold Medal for the photo PUNCH. In the Theme: Life section, CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold Medal for the photo SIMPLE LIFE, and ANIRBAN BANERJEE from India receives SSS Gold Medal for the photo THE BEGINING OF LIFE. In the Theme: Human Portrait section, ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong wins PSA Gold Medal for the photo OLD MAN IN SMOKE 2, and CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong receives SSS Gold for the photo FACES.
Judging 2
In the Open Monochrome section, ISTVAN KEREKES from Hungary receives PSA Gold Medal for the photo WORKERS, and RAUL GHIMAN from Romania receives SSS Gold Medal for the photo CIRCLES. In the Open Colour section, CHIN LEONG TEO from Singapore wins PSA Gold Medal for FERMENTING FISH SAUCE 1, and DANIEL LYBAERT from Netherlands wins SSS Gold award for the photo WEGGESTOKEN. In the Nature section, JOHN CLARE from England wins PSA Gold Medal for NOT SO CUDDLY, and MARC ANAGNOSTIDIS from France receives SSS Gold for the photo CAPTURE AGRODIAETUS.
In the Photo Travel section, JAN SIEMINSKI from Poland wins both the PSA Gold Medal and SSS Gold Medal for the photos HAMNOY, and DEVILS BRIDGE respectively. In the Photo Journalism section, SEBASTIAN KUCZYNSKI from Poland receives PSA Gold Medal for ACTION ON COVID VACCINATIONS, and OLEG KUTSKIY from Ukraine receives SSS Gold Medal for the photo FIRE. In the Theme: Life section, HANSA TANGMANPOOWADOL from Thailand wins PSA Gold Medal for WITH MY DREAMS, and ANIRBAN BANERJEE from India receives SSS Gold for THE BEGINING OF LIFE. In the Theme: Human Portrait section, CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong wins PSA Gold Medal for the photo FACES, and ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong receives SSS Gold award for OLD MAN IN SMOKE 2.
Judging 3
In the Open Monochrome section, CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold Medal for the photo RURAL GIRLS PLAYING, and CHRISTIAN KIEFFER from Luxembourg receives SSS Gold for EMBERA COLOMBIA PORTRAIT BW 2. In the Open Colour section, CARLOS FRIAS PEREZ from Spain receives PSA Gold Medal for the photo BEHIND THE GLASS, and UDAYAN SANKAR PAL from India receives SSS Gold for the photo A MOMENT SHARED. In the Nature section, LI KA WAI from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold Medal for the photo ACTION, and JIE FISCHER from USA receives SSS Gold for the photo LION HUNTING 1 L1080.
In the Photo Travel section, EDWIN ONG WEE KEE from Malaysia wins PSA Gold Medal for the photo MOROTAI ISLAND, and CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong receives SSS Gold for the photo ICE CAVE ADVENTURE. In the Photo Journalism section, ISTVAN KEREKES from Hungary receives PSA Gold Medal for the photo MIGRANT LIFE, and STEVEN FISHER from USA wins SSS Gold Medal for the photo A VAGRANTS LAST REFUGE_FIRE. In the Theme: Life section, HANSA TANGMANPOOWADOL from Thailand wins PSA Gold Medal for the photo WITH MY DREAMS, and DANLEI YE from Canada wins SSS Gold Medal for the photo CUBA STREET11. In the Theme: Human Portrait section, DRAGOSLAV MIRKOVIć from Serbia wins PSA Gold Medal for the photo PORTRE SK, and CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong wins SSS Gold Medal for the photo AWAITING.
Source of the cover photo and information: the official website of Seen Shot Society