[FOCUSED] Exhibit People's Choice Contest

As you may already know, we held our First Anniversary [FOCUSED] Photo Exhibit recently at Robinsons Place Malolos. It was a big success, a well-attended event that opened up a lot of people's eyes to the photos of our members. We conducted a contest simultaneously with the event by asking exhibit-goers to pick their favorite photo among the 60 photos included in the exhibit. They could only vote once, and only for one photo.

A total of 824 votes were qualified while about a hundred more were disqualified (for reasons like incomplete voter info, or for voting for more than one entry).

After tabulating the votes, we can now reveal the Top 5, and ultimately, the People's Choice winner. Here they are...

5th Place : "Crepuscule" by Mhoie Mendoza

4th Place : "Raging Torrent" by Jer Sandel

3rd Place : "Flock, Fort and Fall" by Jay Salvador

2nd Place : "Ocean of Emotions" by Chi Lopez

1st Place : "New Perspective" by Chi Lopez

CONGRATULATIONS to the Top 5. Congratulations to all the photos in the exhibit. Just making it there is an achievement in itself.

As standard in our photo contests, 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 Photographer Of The Year competition. Those who submitted photos for consideration for the exhibit automatically get 3 points each, while those whose photos got approved earn an additional 3 points.

We'd like to acknowledge our guest judges for this contest : the 800+ people who cast their votes. Thank you all! :)