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iStockphoto announces 2nd annual Punctum Day Awards winners
iStockphoto, the micro-stock business owned by Getty images, has announced the ten winners in its second annual Punctum Day awards. The finalists were identified by the iStock community and a panel of guest judges selected the winners. The Photo of the Year, “Late Trash,” is a creation by Trent Bell (TrentBell) of Biddeford, Maine, and showcases the innovation and vision of iStockphoto’s contributors. The company explains that ‘Punctum’ refers to a profound reaction an excellent image creates.
The judging panel included Warren Cook, creative director with Jamison Advertising Group based in San Diego, California, Sandra Castanha, creative director at Ferrier Pearce, a creative design agency based in Surrey, United Kingdom, and Brad Hochberg, co-director and president of award winning The Refinery, based in Burbank, California.
The Punctum Day awards category winners will each receive $5,000 USD, with the exception of the winner of “Most Deserving of a New Camera” award, who receives a Canon EOS 5D with lenses valued at $5,000.
The winning contributors were:
Photo of the Year: Trent Bell (TrentBell) of the US with Late Trash http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup?id=6494568
Vector of the Year: Bekir Gürgen (begur) of Turkey with cat and child
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup?id=4410077
Video of the Year: Tomasz Dega (creativeballs) of Poland with party teddys
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup?id=5839426
Flash File of the Year: Alexandra Mikhnevich (Mahno) of Russia with Miracle of makeup
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup?id=6187201
Design of the Year: Anthony McGovern (Atomic77) of Australia with Adobe Online eSeminars
http://www.istockphoto.com/design_spotlight_details.php?ID=17964
Most Deserving of a New Camera: Danish Khan (danishkhan) of Pakistan:
http://www.istockphoto.com/danishkhanh
Most Improved Contributor of the Year – Ronnie Sampson (viridian1) of US: http://www.istockphoto.com/viridian1
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