DRUM ROLL PLEASE.
THE WINNERS ARE…
● 1st place, 2000 USD – Mark Coggins, USA
“Father holding his daughter while they both stare up at a seal in the glass ceiling of an
aquarium in Osaka, Japan.”
● 2nd place, 1000 USD – Muhammad Amdad Hossain, Bangladesh
“Shahin Islam (17) is the eldest son of Late Fazlul Karim and Surma Begum. They live
in the North Wahedpur village under Mirsarai Thana in Chittagong,Bangladesh. His
younger sister attends the ninth grade at a local school and his brother is very young to
attend school. Shahin’s father unfortunately died in an accident and his mother became
mentally ill after her father’s death. As his sister is still a student and his brother is small, he has to do almost all the chores in the household. The chores include cleaning the
house, caring for their mother, grandmother and younger brother, regular cooking etc.
With help from his sister and grandmother at times, it is never a shame for him to do the
domestic work for his family. He believes that men can easily do all kinds of household
care work, especially when they have support from the women of the family. Shahin and
his family is an encouraging example of men’s contribution in our society and country.”
● 3rd place, 500 USD – Yaping Jiang, US
“Under the tender touch of the winter sun, the father plays his guitar while the little girl
gracefully climbs onto a stool to gaze out the window. The whole scene was peaceful
and beautiful, as though the melody of the guitar can be heard echoing through the
stillness of the moment.”
PLEASE NOTE: These images remain the copyright property of the photographers.
The 2023 jury consisted of:
● Andrew Rovenko, Photographer, Australia
● Ben Meisner, Founder, Ribbet, Australia
● Jess Brohier, Photographer & Creative Director, Australia
● Lucy Helena, Content Creator & Photographer, USA
● Luke Shadbolt, Photographer & Designer, Australia
● Sina Domke, Fine Art Photographer, Germany
The jury criteria for the winning entries included; creativity,
originality, composition, quality and overall appeal. More importantly did the image fit the official theme “There’s nothing quite like this”.
Over 130 entries were submitted by photographers from around the world and Ribbet
congratulates and encourages all participants to keep pursuing their passion.
The Ribbet Emerging Photographer Competition was organized by Ribbet, a leading
photo editing platform with over 2 million registered users.
As a South African wildlife photographer, I have been using Ribbet software for several years.
I was humbled to have been chosen to promote this competition as a Brand Ambassador and I trust that this will be the start of many such competitions organized by Ribbet.
Each of my Travel & Things Blog posts is edited using Ribbet and I have found it intuitive and easy to utilize. So much so that I changed from what is seen as the industry standard for photo editing and I have not looked back since.
If you are currently looking for photo-software that is easy to use and does not require a BSc degree to interact with, then visit the Ribbet website and sign up for the Pro version.
Well done to the winners and many thanks to the judging panel that had a monumental task to sift through all the entries in order to make the final choices.
