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August 2017 Theme Contest : PHILIPPINE CUISINE

8/29/2017

The private voting and PhotoWorld Cup judging are over so we're now sharing here the top placers of our "Philippine Cuisine" theme contest and the wildcard entries for the national PWC competition.

5th Place : Entry 8 / ALIH VIAJE

4th Place : Entry 10 / PONG VIAJE

3rd Place : 15 points (5 votes) / Entry 6 / ELENA TAEZA

2nd Place : 20 points (7 votes) / Entry 1 / GERSON DOMINGO

1st Place : 42 points (12 votes) / Entry 3 / HUMPREY CATAJAN

Congratulations for the well-prepared winning photo, Humprey! 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place gets 3, and 5th Place gets 2 points for the 2017 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries.

August 2017 Theme Contest "Philippine Cuisine" Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full)

Wildcard picks for the PhotoWorld Cup contest :

WILDCARD PICK : Entry 2 / AWEL DIONISIO

WILDCARD PICK : Entry 7 / SHAUANG BOTE

WILDCARD PICK : Entry 9 / PRINCESS PULUMBARIT

GUARANTEED SLOT : CHI LOPEZ (FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2015)

GUARANTEED SLOT : JER SANDEL (FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2016)

PHOTOWORLD CUP RESULT :
Advanced to 2nd round of judging : HUMPREY CATAJAN + GERSON DOMINGO
Advanced to Top 30 (Finalist) : JER SANDEL
Advanced to Top 12 : CHI LOPEZ

Final Ranking :
Chi Lopez - 12th
(Out of 141 entries)

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August 2017 PhotoMeet Contest : REFINED 2017

8/23/2017

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Before we reveal the winners, our thanks to Bulacan Prime Weddings for having us in their fabulous REFINED fashion show, and to everyone who spent time to vote especially our distinguished guest judges who also provide our participants excellent insight.

Our Top 3 for this contest :

3rd Place : 25 points (11 votes) / Entry 10 / VICTORIA AGUILAR

ENTRY 10

2nd Place : 27 points (13 votes) / Entry 9 / ALIH VIAJE

ENTRY 9

1st Place : 64 points (21 votes) / Entry 2 / GERSON DOMINGO

ENTRY 2

Without a doubt. Congratulations on the landslide win, Gerson! 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place (undisclosed) gets 3, and 5th Place (also undisclosed) gets 2 points for the 2017 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries.

August 2017 PhotoMeet Contest "Refined" Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full)

Voting Period : 24-30 August 2017

Votes can be viewed at Facebook comment box below.

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August 2017 PhotoMeet Contest : Fujifilm Photowalk

8/14/2017

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We know you've been excitedly waiting for the result, so now let's cut to the chase by announcing the winners of our Bright & Dark contest from the Fujifilm Photowalk in Bulacan. Thanks to our judges and voters!

Our Bright & Dark Top 3 :

3rd Place : 24 points (10 votes) / Entry 17 / PONG VIAJE

ENTRY 17

2nd Place : 28 points (11 votes) / Entry 3 / DARIEN ALEJANDRO

ENTRY 3

1st Place : 58 points (17 votes) / Entry 25 / NICCO VALENZUELA

ENTRY 25

Besting the field is NICCO VALENZUELA. Congratulations! 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placers each get an Atmos Fit Elite fitness band courtesy of Focus Bulacan.

1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place (undisclosed) gets 3, and 5th Place (also undisclosed) gets 2 points for the 2017 Photographer Of The Year competition (for Focus members only). Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries.

We're still awaiting the winners of the nationwide Fujfilm contest (different theme), but for now, cheers to our top placers!

August 2017 PhotoMeet "Dark/Bright" Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view entries in full)

Voting Period : 16-21 August 2017

Votes can be viewed at Facebook comment box below.

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FPPF PhotoWorld Cup 2017 : Focus Bulacan Achievers

8/3/2017

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Focus Bulacan is affiliated with the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation (FPPF) and, starting this year, is competing in the national PhotoWorld Cup, the biggest competition among photography clubs in the Philippines. It is both an honor and a challenge to compete with established and prestigious organizations in other parts of the country.

Here we recognize Focus photographers whose entries to PWC theme contests stood out in the eyes of contest judges and gave distinction not only to our club but to the province of Bulacan, as well.

February 2017 Theme : "Portraiture"
BOBBY JO (Finalist - Top 30)

April 2017 Theme : "Love"
ALIH VIAJE (Finalist - Top 30)

April 2017 Theme : "Love"
BOBBY JO (Finalist - Top 30)

April 2017 Theme : "Love"
ELENA TAEZA (Finalist - Top 30)

May 2017 Theme : "Commercial"
FRANCESCA BENGCO (Finalist - Top 30)

June 2017 Theme : "Illustrative"
JER SANDEL (Finalist - Top 30)

July 2017 Theme : "Reportage"
CHI LOPEZ (4th Place)

July 2017 Theme : "Reportage"
PONG VIAJE (11th Place)

(Post to be updated in the coming months. 4 more theme contests to be judged this year.)

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July 2017 Theme Contest : REPORTAGE

8/1/2017

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Here are the entries and winners of our PhotoWorld Cup-designated theme contest for July 2017, "Reportage". Cheers to all who submitted and voted. Top 5 get slots to the PWC national contest.

5th Place : 12 points (5 votes) / Entry 4 / AWEL DIONISIO

4th Place : 14 points (6 votes) / Entry 11 / ALIH VIAJE

3rd Place : 17 points (8 votes) / Entry 2 / JING CALONGE

2nd Place : 27 points (11 votes) / Entry 6 / BOBBY JO

1st Place : 29 points (11 votes) / Entry 10 / PONG VIAJE

Cheers and applause for Pong! Congratulations! 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place gets 3, and 5th Place gets 2 points for the 2017 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries.

July 2017 Theme Contest "Reportage" Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full)

Joing the Top 5 to the PhotoWorld Cup competition are two wildcard picks from Focus 2014 Photographer Of The Year Jay Salvador and PWC Adviser Joey Ramos :

WILDCARD PICK : Entry 1 / GERALD GLOTON