February 2017 Theme Contest : PORTRAIT

Here are the top photos from our first theme contest of 2017 and also our very first PhotoWorld Cup-aligned contest. Portraits must tell a story and the subject should fill at least 50% of the frame. The Top 5 photos secure slots to the PWC national contest :

5th Place : 8 points (6 votes) / ENTRY 10  / MON JUAN

4th Place : 13 points (7 votes) / ENTRY 17 / BOBBY JO

3rd Place : 22 points (7 votes) / ENTRY 1 / ALIH VIAJE

2nd Place : 44 points (18 votes) / ENTRY 6 / HUMPREY CATAJAN

1st Place : 46 points (16 votes) / ENTRY 11 / GERALD GLOTON

Congratulations, Gerald! 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.

February 2017 Theme Contest "Portrait" Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full)

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Meanwhile, here is the wildcard pick added to our official entries for the PhotoWorld Cup competition of the same theme :

WILDCARD PICK : ENTRY 18 / MAAN DELA CRUZ

And here are the entries from our Competition Officer and past Photographer Of The Year winners who are guaranteed slots to the PhotoWorld Cup contest :

GUARANTEED SLOT : AMEN ALCORIZA (FOCUS COMPETITION OFFICER)

GUARANTEED SLOT : JAY SALVADOR (FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2014)

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 : JER SANDEL
Advanced to Top 30 (Finalist) : BOBBY JO

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