The WORLD PHOTO FREAKS CHAMPION’S STORY CUP contest was held on our Facebook group from 1st November to 30th November 2020. This time we decided not to invite any external jury for the contest but to manage it ourselves completely.
The BOARD OF DIRECTORS decided to keep a theme based contest where the participants were asked to submit photographs which tells a story or conveys certain message to the viewer.
Many novice and experienced photographers participated and posted their collection of photographs, out of which some were extraordinarily brilliant.
The results were decided after 3 phases of internal elimination rounds within the Board. It was really getting tougher day by day for the Board Members to select the photographs because each photograph was unique in it’s own way. As the competitions grew we realized It was not possible for us to pick a single story as the winner, hence the Board decided to declare the photographer who survives the elimination rounds to receive the maximum number of photo acceptance points on the final elimination day on 30th November 2020.
In this issue of FOCUSED | with World Photo Freaks, I give you personal interpretation and opinion on 10 classic photos by the photographers of CHAMPION’S STORY CUP contest November 2020 who were in the race but somehow didn’t find the top spot but became my favorites.
This beautiful picture by Sannidh Raychaudhuri tells the story of generation gap perfectly. The photograph is self explanatory. (Please don’t confuse his surname with mine. This is not self explanatory !!!)
What a beautiful frame it is. The moment I saw this picture I fell in love with it. The cat is looking at the fish with greed and hoping that the lady will give some pieces to her to eat.
A striking image by photographer Mousumi Ghosh which tells the story of two different stages of a man’s life. When a person is young he has the energy, strength and monetary control and as that person grows older he looses the pace of life. Beautiful isn’t it?
Eyes speaks volumes. A very emotional moment captured by Ayan Samanta where an Indian bride is seen looking at her grieving father during the final moment before heading towards her husband’s home. I can feel the emotions of the daughter and the father here in this picture very well.
One of the best from his series of FAITH – A quaint emotions by veteran photographer Nilanjan Ray who captured the Muslim followers performing Tatbir where they practice the ritual of bloodletting to mourn the death of Husayn Ibn Ali, the younger grandson of Muhammad who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. To Mr. Nilanjan Ray this is the act of quaint emotion and to me this is the decisive moment of photography.
This powerful image clicked by Mr.Nanak Mukherjee projects the perfect harmonious relationship between the two religious communities. An act of kindness is the ultimate key to peace and brotherhood.
Dr.Nilanjan Ghosh shows the two different ways of relaxation through this simple photograph beautifully. Here one person is finding peace and tranquility by doing meditation in front of a river bank whereas the other relaxes by lying down. Finding mental peace in whichever way is important in today’s world scenario.
The very first teacher of our lives is our mother. In this beautiful picture Spanish photographer Mr.Juan Medina Hernandez shows a mother who is trying to instill the love of reading books in her child. This image sends an important message that good parenting is the base to a child’s overall development.
This beautiful photograph by Mr. Sreeram Naini shows that despite being not so economically sound, one can still remain happy if you have a loving life partner, adorable children, less expectations, a small shelter, clothes to cover yourself and food to eat. What else do you want in life then?
This image by photographer Sakib Shaikh speaks about a little kid who is seen pushing the brick cart in order to help his hard working father. Here I can feel the photographer’s own emotion who respects and recognizes the hard efforts made by his father in running the family and bringing him up. Through this photograph he wants to tell that a father’s sacrifices are always greater but he too wants to help his father in whatever ways he can. Yes, if we give our life then also we can not match the sacrifices made by our father. I see myself. I see my father. I am sure everyone else will find theirs too. Brilliant.
– Written by Dr. Devdoot Roy Chaudhury.
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