CT Wedding Photographer Val Nanovsky

Hello my friends and green supporters,

This is the first year Valdorama is organizing the Earth Day Photo contest and it’s been an awesome feeling to have such a great turnaround. We had some truly exceptional images. I’d like to personally thank every single one of you for your participation and support – THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! This contest was much more than just a local CT photography event, it had a strong symbolic meaning. I truly hope we can repeat it again and turn it into a tradition.

And since I know you are eager to find out who gets the awards, I am switching to that right away. We had runner up photos that were very very strong. Congratulations to Olga Petkova, Ellen Whelan, Dani Hristova and William Donovan for the fantastic photos – you guys rock!

…Aaaand the winner is….   Actually not one, but two of the images were standing out of the rest and were competing very closely with each other. After quite a bit of thought, I decided to give the first place to both of them. It is my sincere pleasure to congratulate their authors, JOHN MURPHY and MAYA YANKOVA for the outstanding job! Their images stood out in every single respect. Kudos! Don’t hesitate to contact me so that we can arrange the details about your free artistic outdoor portrait sessions with Valdorama. I am so excited!

Once again, the idea of the Earth Day Photo Contest was to generate awareness for the beauty surrounding us so that we can preserve these resources for our own kids and future generations. I wanted to collect and show images of our Earth in its pristine beauty, still untouched by human hands. Images with strong impact, images that generate feelings and make us think. And speaking of images, here we go. Enjoy!

Last night was a memorable one.  I won first place in the “Non-Fauna” category at the yearly Charter Oak Photographic Society (COPS) contest. The second place in that category was also awarded to an image of mine.

To be honest, I never expected these awards, because this year I chose to be not so competitive, be true to myself and submit only what I, not the judges, really like. Obviously that paid off.

Cheers, everyone! Thank you so much for the inspiration, encouragement, for keeping me keeping on and being there for me. This one is for all of you too.

Here are the goodies in question:

First Place (You can view an enlarged version of this image along with the rest of the photos from that NYC fisheye series  HERE.)

Manhattan

Runner Up (Second Place):

Engulfed in Silence - pt. II

The Award