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The Focus Portrait Project is our annual year-end tradition of randomly pairing members to shoot portraits of each other. Instead of exchanging gifts, we exchange prints. And for 2019, the seventh edition of the challenge, the theme was "exchange lives". The photographer must shoot his/her partner in a concept that would portray or tell something about his/her own self. The entries for FPP 2019 : After the photos were unveiled, they were voted on by members who were present at our year-end party. Here are the FPP 2019 Top 5 : 5th Place : Jer Sandel as photographed by GERSON DOMINGO  4th Place : Omac Principio as photographed by ALIH VIAJE  3rd Place : Shauang Bote as photographed by ADIT GOMEZ  2nd Place : Leo Sarmiento as photographed by RY JACINTO  1st Place : Erik Madlangsakay as photographed by JOVIT CABALLERO  Congratulations to the tandem of Jovit Caballero and Erik Madlangsakay! As the winning photographer, Jovit took home an Andbon dry cabinet as prize.  FPP participants get 5 points for submitting entries for the Photographer of the Year competition. First place gets additional 20 points as bonus, 2nd place gets 15 points, 3rd place gets 10, 4th place gets 7, and 5th place gets 5 bonus points. Congratulations once again to the top photos! See you again for next year's edition. Bikes! They have a different appeal and attachment to each of us. How the photos are presented is another matter. Thanks to everyone who voted! So which ones were the top picks? The Top 3 : 3rd Place : 19 points (10 votes) / Entry 6 / ALFIE GRUTAS  ENTRY 6 2nd Place : 35 points (15 votes) / Entry 7 / ALLAN DAVID  ENTRY 7 1st Place : 40 points (16 votes) / Entry 11 / SHAUANG BOTE  ENTRY 11 Congratulations, Shauang! A splendid lightpaint. 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place (undisclosed) gets 3, and 5th Place (undisclosed) gets 2 points for Focus Bulacan's 2019 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. We are done with all our theme contests for the year. There's only one contest remaining : Focus Portrait Project 2019! November 2019 "Bisikleta" Theme Contest (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 22-28 November 2019
Votes can be viewed at Facebook comment box below. From our recent trip to Doña Remedios Trinidad, here are the top photos from our contest. Thanks to all the voters especially those who offered critique. Our DRT Top 3 : 3rd Place : 23 points (10 votes) / Entry 11 / LEE BALEVA  ENTRY 11 2nd Place : 25 points (12 votes) / Entry 9 / ALLAN DAVID  ENTRY 9 1st Place : 35 points (13 votes) / Entry 6 / RY JACINTO  ENTRY 6 Congratulations on your third Focus contest win of 2019, RY JACINTO! 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place (undisclosed) gets 3, and 5th Place (undisclosed) gets 2 points for Focus Bulacan's 2019 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. November 2019 PhotoMeet Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 16-22 November 2019
Votes can be viewed at Facebook comment box below. One week of voting is up! As always, we thank you for your votes and remind to also give insightful critique. Abandoned Top 3 : 3rd Place : 26 points (11 votes) / Entry 2 / ALIH VIAJE  ENTRY 2 2nd Place : 27 points (15 votes) / Entry 18 / JOEL DOMINGO  ENTRY 18 1st Place : 30 points (10 votes) / Entry 10 / AWEL DIONISIO  ENTRY 10 One of our best contests of 2019 is also a tight one. Congratulations, Awel! 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place (undisclosed) gets 3, and 5th Place (undisclosed) gets 2 points for Focus Bulacan's 2019 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. See you again next month! :) October 2019 "Abandoned" Theme Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 22-28 October 2019
Votes can be viewed at Facebook comment box below. Salute to Kelby Bulakan participants who joined the contest. Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote. Every vote counts in determining a clear winner especially in a contest like this with so many entries. Scott Kelby Bulakan Photowalk 1 Top 3 : 3rd Place : 15 points (6 votes) / Entry 17 / SHERWIN TOMAS  ENTRY 17 2nd Place : 43 points (21 votes) / Entry 20 / AWEL DIONISIO  ENTRY 20 1st Place : 82 points (29 votes) / Entry 24 / JER SANDEL  ENTRY 24 Congratulations! Jer's entry will now move on to the worldwide contest to compete with winning photos of other photowalks around the world. 1st Place gets an extra 20 points, 2nd Place gets 15, 3rd Place gets 10, 4th Place (undisclosed) gets 7, and 5th Place (also undisclosed) gets 5 points for the 2019 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. (Since our winner is a non-participant in Focus Bulacan's 2019 POTY competition, bonus 20 points will be voided.) October 2019 PhotoMeet "Scott Kelby Bulakan Photowalk 1" Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 8-14 October 2019
Votes can be viewed at Facebook comment box below. Once again we'd like to convey our appreciation to everyone who joined and voted in our Scott Kelby Bulakan Photowalk contests. Maraming Salamat po! Kelby Bulakan Walk 2 Top 3 : 3rd Place : 34 points (17 votes) / Entry 14 / CRISTINA RAMOS  ENTRY 14 2nd Place : 48 points (22 votes) / Entry 12 / MON JUAN  ENTRY 12 1st Place : 97 points (35 votes) / Entry 4 / ELENA TAEZA  ENTRY 4 Congratulations, Elena! Your entry will now be submitted by your Walk Leader to the worldwide contest. 1st Place gets an extra 20 points, 2nd Place gets 15, 3rd Place gets 10, 4th Place (undisclosed) gets 7, and 5th Place (also undisclosed) gets 5 points for the 2019 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. Up next : October 2019 "Abandoned" theme contest October 2019 PhotoMeet "Scott Kelby Bulakan Photowalk 2" Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 8-14 October 2019
Votes can be viewed at Facebook comment box below. The challenge for this month was to show a story or a series or a theme in a diptych : two photos that are presented next to each other. After a week of voting, it came down to the vote of our guest judge to have some clarity in the Top 3. Thanks for your time in casting your votes! The top diptychs : 3rd Place : 17 points (9 votes) / Entry 8 / JOHN DENRY SALAZAR  ENTRY 8 2nd Place : 21 points (9 votes) / Entry 15 / SHAUANG BOTE  ENTRY 15 1st Place : 39 points (12 votes) / Entry 3 / ELENA TAEZA  ENTRY 3 Congratulations, Elena! You're steadily making your case for POTY 2019! 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place (undisclosed) gets 3, and 5th Place (undisclosed) gets 2 points for Focus Bulacan's 2019 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. Up next for October : Scott Kelby Photowalk contests and "Abandoned" theme September 2019 "Diptych" Theme Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full)             15 entries in all. Good luck! Before anything else, let's all take a moment to commend the organizers and performers of the Singkaban Festival Indakan sa Kalye for a splendid performance! Our salute! Thanks to everyone who gave their vote and opinion about the photos. And cheers to the contest participants for taking on the challenge. Out of 22 entries... the Top 3 : 3rd Place : 22 points (10 votes) / Entry 21 / SHERWIN TOMAS  ENTRY 21 2nd Place : 30 points (16 votes) / Entry 18 / ROMA DEL MAR  ENTRY 18 1st Place : 64 points (23 votes) / Entry 7 / CHI LOPEZ  ENTRY 7 It's been a while but he's back on top. Congratulations, Ralph Derrick "Chi" Lopez! 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place (undisclosed) gets 3, and 5th Place (undisclosed) gets 2 points for Focus Bulacan's 2019 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. Our next photomeet is the big one : the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk 2019. Get ready! September 2019 PhotoMeet "Singkaban Festival" Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 16-23 September 2019 Votes can be viewed at Facebook comment box below. Gloomy - dark or poorly lit, appearing to be depressing or frightening. Thank you for voting for your favorite photos. We can now announce the winners. The Top 3 : 3rd Place : 24 points (8 votes) / Entry 3/ JERIC CAPULE  2nd Place : 33 points (14 votes) / Entry 14 / ELENA TAEZA  ENTRY 14 1st Place : 37 points (13 votes) / Entry 5 / CHINN JOAQUIN  ENTRY 5 A depiction straight from the dictionary. Congratulations, Chinn! 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place (undisclosed) gets 3, and 5th Place (undisclosed) gets 2 points for Focus Bulacan's 2019 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. Shout out to our voters and commenters. Please keep it going as we always need you to determine our contest winners. August 2019 "Gloomy" Theme Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 25-30 August 2019
Votes can be viewed at Facebook comment box below. We know you've been waiting for the results. We won't delay any further. Here are the top photos from our "Tuloy ang Buhay" Fujifilm Bulacan Photowalk contest : 3rd Place : 31 points (10 votes) / Entry 7 / RY JACINTO  ENTRY 7 2nd Place : 33 points (16 votes) / Entry 26 / SAJID SAMPIANO  ENTRY 26 1st Place : 55 points (20 votes) / Entry 4 / JULIANNE CLAUDIO  ENTRY 4 A definitive image and victory. Congratulations, Julianne! You will get an Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker as prize, courtesy of Focus Bulacan. Since our 1st and 2nd placers are not Focus members, the bonus points (20 and 15 points, respectively) for the Photographer Of The Year competition will be waived. Our 3rd placer Ry Jacinto gets 10 bonus points. 4th and 5th placers also get bonus points. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. The Fujifilm Photowalk contest awards higher bonus points, as previously stated in http://www.focusbulacan.com/contest/focus-2019-competition. Thank you to all who joined and voted. Till next year! August 2019 PhotoMeet Contest "Fujifilm Baliwag Photowalk" Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 16-22 August 2019
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