Our thanks to the participants, voters, and guest judges. It's time to announce the winners of our August 2021 PhotoMeet Contest. The Top 3 : 3rd Place : 10 points (3 votes) / Entry 7 / EARL DOMIQUEL 2nd Place : 15 points (4 votes) / Entry 3 / AMEN ALCORIZA 1st Place : 35 points (13 votes) / Entry 11 / ALFIE GRUTAS A runaway victory. Congratulations, Alfie! 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 2021 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. August 2021 Virtual PhotoMeet "Juxtaposition" Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 24-28 August 2021
Votes were cast and tallied automatically via Google Forms. The challenge is to be creative in using NEGATIVE SPACE and present an interesting photo. Who did it best? We now find out. Thanks to everyone who sent their votes! Our Top 3 : 3rd Place : 18 points (8 votes) / Entry 2 / PAOLO CRUZ 2nd Place : 19 points (7 votes) / Entry 11 / REYNALD MAGANA 1st Place : 34 points (13 votes) / Entry 13 / AMEN ALCORIZA Another contest is done and it's another win for Amen. Congratulations! 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 Focus Bulacan's 2021 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. July 2021 "Negative Space" Theme Contest Entries (Click on thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 24-30 July 2021
Votes were cast privately and tallied automatically via Google Forms. Another tough contest to vote on, owing to the number of deserving entries. But as always, we could only have one true winner to emerge. Thanks to all of you who voted. Parallel Top 3 : 3rd Place : 16 points (6 votes) / Entry 8 / REYNALD MAGANA 2nd Place : 38 points (16 votes) / Entry 5 / AMEN ALCORIZA 1st Place : 42 points (17 votes) / Entry 16 / CHI LOPEZ Making a strong push to catch up with our POTY 2021 frontrunner. Congratulations, Chi! 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 2020 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. Stay tuned for our July contests! June 2021 "Parallel" Theme Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 24-29 June 2021
Votes were cast and tallied automatically via Google Forms. Thanks to everyone who took the time and effort to cast their votes. Every vote is appreciated. Without further ado, let's now announce the top photos. Smart Street Top 3 : 3rd Place : 20 points (9 votes) / Entry 3 / SHAN FRANCIS VILLANUEVA 2nd Place : 32 points (13 votes) / Entry 11 / CHI LOPEZ 1st Place : 33 points (14 votes) / Entry 4 / REYNALD MAGANA Congratulations on your first Focus contest win, Reynald! Well-deserved! 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 2020 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. June 2021 "Smart Street" PhotoMeet Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 20-25 June 2021
Votes were cast privately and tallied automatically via Google Forms. Only a handful of entries but enough standouts. Thanks to everyone who participated, including all of you who voted to determine our winners. Our Top 3 : 3rd Place : 16 points (4 votes) / Entry 2 / CHI LOPEZ 2nd Place : 30 points (14 votes) / Entry 3 / EARL DOMIQUEL 1st Place : 39 points (13 votes) / Entry 1 / AMEN ALCORIZA 5th win of 2021! Will someone even bother to catch up? Congratulations, Amen Alcoriza! 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 2021 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. Watch out for our next monthly contests! May 2021 "Eskinita" Theme Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 25-28 May 2021
Votes were cast privately and tallied automatically via Google Forms. A lot of creative entries in this one and we're sure you had a tough time voting. So thank you for the effort, especially our guest judges. Our Top 3 : 3rd Place : 19 points (8 votes) / Entry 8 / ROBERT DAMIEL FRANCISCO 2nd Place : 25 points (7 votes) / Entry 10 / CHINN JOAQUIN 1st Place : 36 points (17 votes) / Entry 6 / AMEN ALCORIZA Two in-a-row and fourth win of the year. He's on a streak! Congratulations, Amen Alcoriza! 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 2020 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. Watch out for our May 2021 contests. See you, then. April 2021 "Twisted" Theme Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 25-29 April 2021
Votes were cast privately and tallied automatically via Google Forms. After five days of voting, we now reveal the winners of our "Frontliners in Action"-themed contest for our April 2021 PhotoMeet. Thanks to everyone who sent their photo entries and took the time to vote. The Top 3 : 3rd Place : 19 points (10 votes) / Entry 11 / FRANCESCA BENGCO 2nd Place : 39 points (14 votes) / Entry 12 / CHI LOPEZ 1st Place : 44 points (16 votes) / Entry 13 / AMEN ALCORIZA Win Number 3 for 2021. Watch out, everyone! Congratulations, Amen! 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 2020 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. Up next : April 2021 "Twisted" Theme Contest April 2021 PhotoMeet Contest "Frontliners in Action" (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 19-23 April 2021
Votes were cast privately and tallied automatically via Google Forms. Congratulations to the participants who gamely took on the challenge of our "Red Balloon" theme contest. As always, we recognize the best ones. Thanks to everyone who sent their votes. "Red Balloon" Top 3 : 3rd Place : 37 points (12 votes) / Entry 4 / AMEN ALCORIZA 2nd Place : 42 points (21 votes) / Entry 10 / CHINN JOAQUIN 1st Place : 46 points (18 votes) / Entry 1 / ROBERT DAMIEL FRANCISCO It was a fight to the finish. Congratulations, Damiel! 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 2020 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. Stay tuned for our next theme! March 2021 "Red Balloon" Theme Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 25-30 March 2021
Votes were cast privately and tallied automatically via Google Forms. A relatively low turnout in terms of number of entries and votes but it was more than enough to determine our winners. Cheers to everyone who participated in our contest. "Bawal" Top 3 : 3rd Place : 21 points (11 votes) / Entry 8 / RILEY BUSTILLO 2nd Place : 31 points (13 votes) / Entry 1 / JUSTINE DE LEON 1st Place : 41 points (15 votes) / Entry 2 / AMEN ALCORIZA His second win of the year. Congratulations, Amen Alcoriza! 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 2020 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. Thanks to everyone who voted! Till the next one! March 2021 PhotoMeet "Bawal" Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 21-26 March 2021
Votes were cast privately and tallied automatically via Google Forms. Thanks to everyone who submitted their entried and voted in the contest! We hope browsing through the photos gave you a visual trip down memory lane. It's now time to announce our winners! The Top 3 : 3rd Place : 20 points (5 votes) / Entry 27 / DAMIEL FRANCISCO 2nd Place : 27 points (10 votes) / Entry 25 / RACHELE LACSON 1st Place : 32 points (11 votes) / Entry 7 / PONG VIAJE Congratulations, Pong! That's now three straight podium finishes to start our 2021 competition. 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 2020 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. Up next are our March PhotoMeet and Theme Contests! February 2021 "Nostalgia" Theme Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 24 February - 1 March 2021
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