August 2017 Theme Contest : PHILIPPINE CUISINE

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)

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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)

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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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