Amateur Photographer of the Year 2020
Amateur Photographer magazine invites amateur photographers from around the world to enter its annual competition and the chance to win the title of ‘Amateur Photographer of the Year 2020’.
Amateur Photographer magazine invites amateur photographers from around the world to enter its annual competition and the chance to win the title of ‘Amateur Photographer of the Year 2020’.
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Zay made an impact on APOY from Round 1, winning the 'Points of View' category with his drone shot of colourful fabrics at Lake Inle, in his home country of Myanmar. He went on to come second in 'Monochrome Magic', third in 'About Face' and placed first again in 'Keep on Moving'. In addition, he regularly placed high up in the Crowd Vote.
As Amateur Photographer's editor Nigel Atherton says, "I am very envious of Zay's unwavering eye for a great picture. Whatever the genre or the subject, he seems to be able to produce images with the wow factor that stand out from the crowd. His instinctive feel for composition and colour are exemplary, but he is equally at home working in black and white. He's a deserving winner of APOY 2020."
Some of Zay's work:
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Colors of Inle Fabrics – Judges' 1st in Points of view
Lone Worker – Judges' 2nd in Monochrome magic
Life in Colors – Judges' 1st in Keep on moving
Eternal Bond – Judges' 3rd in About face
Suri Girl – Judges' 5th in About face
The Morning Catch – Crowd 1st in Keep on moving
Misty Sunrise at Inle Lake – Crowd 1st in Light and shadow
Congratulations also goes to the runners up and to all the category winners.
Tony is a very well-deserved runner-up, having placed second in 'Points of View', fourth in 'Monochrome magic', ninth in 'Up close and personal', and third in 'Light and Shadow'.
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Winter Peaks – Judges' 2nd in Points of view
Grass Shadows – Judges' 3rd in Light and shadow
Angel Bonnets – Judges' 4th in Monochrome magic
Common Blues on Apple Mint – Judges' 9th in Light and shadow
Sabrina featured in the top 20 in five of the eight rounds, and was outstanding in 'Light and shadow', where she was placed second, ninth and 13th.
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Human Dunes – Judges' 2nd in Light and shadow
Red snake – Judges' 4th in Keep on moving
Charlie's Angels – Judges' 6th in Light and shadow
Praying in the light – Judges' 9th in Light and shadow
SIGMA’s mission is to provide exceptional products at an affordable price and are again offering a wonderful array of prizes to the winners of this year's Amateur Photographer of the Year competition.
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