The results of the 7th Annual International Pollux Awards are in and I’m happy to say that I received recognition in this prestigious competition! There were entries from 1,000 photographers from 62 countries in the competition, and I had 20 photos selected for recognition.
This is a different kind of photo competition than I’ve entered before. Instead of recognizing winning photos, they recognize winning photographers – a bit confusing, but there is a distinction - they say. They take the body of work submitted and evaluate the photos. They then assemble the best photos in order of preeminence to determine the winning photographer. For instance, in the ‘Nature’ category you will see that I was the Winner, but three photos made up that winning recognition for me, the photographer. Get the difference? I’m a bit hazy on it myself, but it doesn’t really matter as far as I’m concerned.
Recognition Categories
There are several photo categories and three recognition categories for the photographers, as follows:
Nominated: These are the photos selected by the competition’s producers that are passed on the jurors for further evaluation to select the Winner and Runner-Up photographers
Runner-Up: A photographer selected for recognition by the jurors but not the Winner
Winner: The one winning photographer for a category
The Results
Here are my results for the 7th Annual International Pollux Awards, along with the photos involved.
Nature -- Winning Photographer!
Winner: 3 photos
Fine Art
Nominated: 2 photos
Landscapes & Seascapes
Runner Up: 1 photo
Nominated: 2 photos
People, Culture and Daily Life
Nominated: 1 photo
Street Photography & Cityscapes
Nominated: 5 photos
Animals and Wildlife
Nominated: 1 photo
Still Life & Abstractions
Runner Up: 3 photos
Architecture & Bridges
Nominated: 1 photo
Nudes
[Sorry, I was unable to enter that category this year…but I’m working on it!]
Ciao for now,
Steve