Selected images at the 2020 Budapest International Photography Awards
The Budapest International Photography Competition 2020 was held and the selected images of this competition have the ability to change your outlook on life.
The 2014 Budapest International Photo Awards recently announced the winners of the event. The images presented in this series of competitions, as much as they are thought-provoking, have other features such as being breathtaking. The Budapest International Photo Awards provides an international platform for photographers of all levels and genres and from around the world.
Photographers from all over the world, at any level, professional or amateur, and in any field from photography, from art to science photography and from advertising photography to news, can participate in this competition.
The winners of the competition will win a BIFA medal and thousands of dollars in cash prizes in addition to showing their work in Budapest, Hungary and extensive media coverage. Photographers over the age of 18 are allowed to enter the competition anywhere in the world. This competition is held in three sections: professional, amateur and student.
The cost of a photo company is $ 20 in the professional section, $ 15 in the amateur section and $ 10 in the student section. The cost of a photo collection company (2 to 8 photos with a specific theme) is $ 30 in the professional section, $ 20 in the amateur section and $ 15 in the student section.
If a work participates in several categories at the same time, it will be subject to a 30% discount. The cost of participating in the portfolio category is $ 50. Works are judged in each of the ten categories: advertising, architecture, books, editorials, events, fine art, nature, people, portfolios, and science.
The prizes of this competition are as follows:
- The “BIFA Photographer of the Year” in the professional category will be selected from the top of these categories and will win a $ 3,000 cash prize.
- “BIFA Emerging Talent of the Year” is selected from the top of the category in the non-professional category and wins a $ 2,000 cash prize.
- The winners of each category in the professional and non-professional categories (amateur and student) will receive a $ 200 prize.
- The works of the first and second main sections (professional and non-professional) will be published in Budapest, Hungary and will be displayed on the competition website.
- Other winners (gold, silver, bronze – finalists) and acclaimed works will be displayed in the online gallery.
Of course, there are rules for participating in this contest. For example, only digital photos are allowed to compete. Each uploaded photo must be in jpg format with 72 dpi and at least 1000 pixels in length (the largest side of the photo) and not exceed 4 MB in size. Also, no more than 5 years must have passed since the photos were taken. The year 2020 seems to have helped creative minds flourish around the world, even in the face of unexpected and very difficult events. The selected images in this contest have the ability to change your thoughts to life.
The space between
- Image Location : Indonesia
- Photographer Name : Sherwin Magsino
There is only one volcanic mountain in the world from which blue fire comes out and a very large acidic lake forms around it, the Kawah Ijen volcano in East Java, Indonesia. And it looks attractive. The main point of this image is watching the rise of the Milky Way at the summit of the crater of this volcano, which has made it one of the most beautiful images recorded.
Kawa Aigen is a very exciting mountain with a height of 2.8 km above sea level and a cover of 20 km. When you imagine an active volcanic mountain, you generally think of a very large mountain that sends thick smoke into the sky and lava and red molten material flow out of its mouth; But it’s a common misconception that Kawa Eigen has changed because of its uniqueness. Unlike many other volcanoes, Mount Eigen volcano emits sulfur gas that burns azure blue when ignited. Aigen flames, like a neon sign, twist and glow, and during the night, molten water-like material falls out of the mountain like a waterfall, creating a beautiful landscape.
When sulfur gas comes out of the ground at high pressure, its temperature reaches 600 degrees Celsius. When this gas hits the air at a very high temperature, it ignites beautifully, creating an azure-colored explosion that can reach a height of 5 meters. Some of this sulfur gas ignites freely after condensation and flows down the mouth. The same ignited liquid sulfur is confused with blue molten material.
Master Cormoran
- Image location: China
- Photographer Name: Sherwin Magsino
Crocodile fishing is a millennial but dying ancient tradition in Guilin, China. The method of fishing with cormorants in traditional Chinese is historical. In this image, a Chinese fisherman catches fish with a bird called cormorants. In this method, fishermen install hooks around crocodile necks without using conventional fishing methods and using fishing rods, hooks or bait, and then the bird is free to go fishing.
The cormorant goes to the fish and keeps its catch inside its beak; But the bird, despite being hooked, cannot swallow the fish. In this way, the cormorants return to the fisherman and offer their prey to him. Fishing in this way has been a successful industry in the past; But today it has become a tourism industry. This method has been passed down from generation to generation; But in modern China, no one goes for it anymore. Most fishermen who use crocodiles for fishing date back to the 1980s, and the youngest is 60 years old.
The family of polar bears is melting in a world
- Image Location: North Pole
- Photographer Name: Roy Galitz
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
The mother bear and her two cubs are on the edge of the ice and have no plans to move on. 2018 was a relatively warm year in the Arctic, and this is the last surviving piece of ice east of Svalbard. Without ice in this area, the mother bear cannot hunt food for herself and her cubs.
Scientists have studied how the Arctic ice melts and concludes that it is due to the warming of the deep water of the Atlantic Ocean. Researchers say global warming has led to rapid warming of the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean, which flows from below the Atlantic to the Arctic ice sheet, causing it to melt from below rather than above. This melting process causes huge volumes of icebergs to collapse at high speeds. This stops the formation and stabilization of icebergs in the Arctic. According to a joint study by researchers, this trend has accelerated from 15 years ago to today, and the intensity of the destruction of icebergs in the North Pole is constantly increasing. In 2018 and 2019, the melting of Arctic ice has intensified and, of course, in 2020 has decreased slightly.
Appreciation
- Location: Tarnava Valley, Transylvania, Romania
- Photographer Name: Easton Vulture
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
As the world celebrates the approaching days of Christmas, this little girl is looking for firewood in her deserted village. His family was very poor and unemployed, and surviving from one day to the next was a great challenge.
The silent cry of a Hong Kong protester
- Image location: China
- Photographer Name: Chiasang Wu
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
This image shows a man taking to the streets in Hong Kong to protest the anti-extradition bill. He was attacked that night by secret police dressed as protesters, and blood flowed from his face and teeth. He opened and closed his mouth silently in front of the camera while taking this picture.
On June 9, 2019, an estimated one million people took to the streets of Hong Kong to protest the government’s extradition bill. Known as the protests against the 2019 extradition bill to Hong Kong, the movement is a series of demonstrations against the extradition bill of suspects and defendants in Hong Kong to China. The bill was first introduced by John Li (then China’s Minister of Security) in February 2019; A bill that, if passed, would allow local authorities to repatriate wanted persons to areas with which Hong Kong does not have an extradition agreement; Including mainland China and Taiwan.
Planet Earth
- Image location: Earth
- Photographer Name: Christine Van Heist
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
The photo was taken at an altitude of forty-two thousand feet from the Sahara Desert (African Sahara) as if this small blue marble was floating in an infinite vacuum.
The Sahara Desert is the largest warm desert in the world and covers an area of 9,200,000 square kilometers in North Africa. About 2.5 million people live in the area, most of whom are nomads from parts of Mauritania, Morocco and Algeria. The Sahara divides the African continent into North Africa and Black Africa. Man has lived on the edge of the desert for fifty thousand years. This desert is known to be two and a half million years old. This desert is the largest warm desert in the world and the third largest treeless region after the Antarctic and the Arctic. The desert is so large that it is compared to China or the United States.
Prozac
- Image Location: Russia
- Photographer Name: Arseni Neskhodimov
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
The photo gallery, of which this is one, shows my personal experiences with depression. When I was 20, I became prone to depression, and since then, I have found antidepressants useless. I decided to leave Moscow and find a place where I could be happier and share my experiences; But depression followed me. People think that depression is just like normal anxiety and maybe a little more than that; But this is not the case. Because the things we usually do to cheer ourselves up do not work for us if we are depressed, and they cannot be trusted as a cure. I tried to change my mind to get away from my troubles; But to no avail. I think depression should be understood and treated as a disease; Although I do not know the twists and turns of this path.
Freedom of Belarus
- Image Location: Belarus
- Photographer Name: Hannah Rosava
The photo was taken a few months ago in the wake of widespread protests against 65-year-old Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The president, who has been in power for 26 years, has taken over the presidency for the sixth time in a row. Mr Lukashenko said he had won 80% of the vote in Sunday’s presidential election. His rival, Svetlana Tykhanovskaya, has been forced to leave Belarus for Lithuania due to fears for her safety and that of her children. A large section of Belarusians considered Tykhanovskaya the real winner of the election.
Last Moments
- Image Location: Sita Solil
- Photographer Name: Orim Hong
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
An avid student who played the violin in the city of Citadel Solilon has now stopped playing due to an illness that makes him have a bigger head day by day. I cautiously asked him if he could play for me again. Because all of a sudden I felt like we only had a few moments left. He closed his eyes and played in the light for the last time.
Orim Hong is a photographer looking for light and a point of hope in an isolated world. After majoring in the humanities as well as education, he taught children for a decade, and in the process, became aware of his interest in photography. He studied photography at the College of Design in Pasadena, California. He is currently leading a project for children and orphans in Cityville, a small village in the Porto Prince metropolitan area of Haiti. Haiti is located in the Caribbean Sea and has a population of more than 9 million people, 95% of whom are black and the rest are white and black hybrids.
Country doctor
- Image Location: Italy
- Photographer Name: Gabriel Michalizzi
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
As the Covid 19 epidemic began to spread in Italy, Luigi Cavana, head of the oncology department at Piacenza Hospital, decided that the best way to approach the disease was to treat it early; The same way you treat cancer. Dr. Kavanagh met patients at their homes with a device that monitors blood oxygen levels and a portable ultrasound scanner, and treated them mostly with hydroxychloroquine. He saved more than 365 patients in the same way.
History of contemporary ruins
- Image location: Unknown
- Photographer Name: Junk
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
This is what happens when abandoned places are revived by nature. Nature is stronger, and no matter what happens to man, nature always remains. When man leaves nature and goes, nature returns and takes everything back. Perhaps the purpose of such events is to awaken our consciousness.
Quarantine in New Zealand
- Image Location: New Zealand
- Photographer Name: Dominic Thomas
New Zealand is among the countries with the lowest death rates due to Covid 19. In the early days of the Corona outbreak, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the situation needed to be tackled urgently. On March 25 last year, when 100 cases of Covid 19 were reported in New Zealand and no disease had yet died, the country closed its borders to foreign travelers and sent its returning citizens into two-week quarantine. The New Zealand government declared full quarantine two days later; It was a very strict measure to deal with the corona outbreak, given the internationally defined criteria.
From that date on, only grocery stores, pharmacies and hospitals were allowed to operate. In this country, urban traffic and vehicle traffic were restricted and social relations were limited to family connections. These severe restrictions lasted a month and then gradually eased. After imposing restrictions, New Zealand was able to contain and defeat Corona. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in an interview that she danced for joy after hearing the news of the recent illness of Covid 19 in the country. In other words, New Zealand took advantage of what other countries had lost and was able to prevent the death of many of its citizens.
Giant Sea
- Image location: Unknown
- Photographer Name: Laszlo Foldi
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
The whale shark in this image just floats under the boats on the surface of the water. It is the largest fish on earth, measuring more than 10 meters. This creature is one of the quiet and influential inhabitants of our planet. Many details have been taken into account when taking the photo due to the proper composition. The whale shark is the largest fish in the world, found in the warm oceans of the tropics, and feeds on small fish and plankton. The lifespan of this whale shark is from 80 to 130 years. Whale sharks can even grow up to 12 meters and weigh up to forty tons.
I’m a Rohingya
- Image Location: Myanmar
- Photographer Name: Mohammad Rakibol Hassan
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
The Rohingya are a small Muslim, Indo-Aryan ethnic group that has lived for centuries in Rakhine State in western Myanmar. Due to racism and many other socio-political issues among the majority in Myanmar, they were declared a stateless Bengali community who had migrated from Bangladesh to Myanmar. More than one million Rohingya live in Myanmar and are the most persecuted people in the world who have been deprived of their land, human rights and citizenship. In recent months and years, the Myanmar military has launched a silent genocide to force them out of the country.
The United Nations, as well as most international media and human rights organizations, describe the Rohingya people as one of the most oppressed minorities in the world. These people make up 4% of Myanmar’s total population. According to laws enacted during Myanmar’s military rule, Rohingya Muslims are deprived of many government services and citizenship benefits because they are not a constituent of the Myanmar people, and live in conditions such as apartheid. Of Myanmar’s 1.3 million Muslims, only about 40,000 are citizens. The Myanmar government considers the Rohingya Muslim minority to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi government also has a very strict policy against “illegal immigrants” and prevents them from entering.
Mohammad Rakibul Hassan is a Dhaka-based photographer, filmmaker and documentary visual artist. His work examines the themes of human rights, social development, migration, gender-based violence, and the environment. His images show the resistance of the soul and human power. Hassan holds a degree in photography from Falmouth University and a bachelor’s degree in art history from Oxford University. He has a postgraduate degree in journalism from the University of Athena Manila and a degree in film and filmmaking from the University of Sydney.
Waiting for a new life
- Image location: Unknown
- Photographer Name: Valerio Nicolozi
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
An immigrant man trying to immigrate illegally from Libya looks to the horizon at sunset after being rescued from the sea by Human Rescued in the Mediterranean near the central Mediterranean.
Red
- Image location: China
- Photographer Name: Tetsu Kurita
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
This image was taken from the heights of 4,000 meters in Sichuan, China. This place looks like a red sunset after a heavy rain. Larung Gar, the largest Tibetan Buddhist academy in the world, is also pictured here. Larung Gar, 15 kilometers from the city of Sartar, is one of the largest training centers for Buddhist monks and nuns, where about 40,000 people are trained. Somewhere between the lush valleys of the Larong Gar Mountains in China, thousands of red houses have been built, home to members of the world’s largest Buddhist school, the Larung Gar School.
The village has been home to 40,000 Buddhist monks since the 1980s. Buddhist monks study and worship in this place away from the noise of cities and pollution. Their wooden huts are built very close to each other and are all red. In this village, nuns and nuns, depending on their age and gender, live in simple cottages with two to three rooms. In this place, television is forbidden and everyone should spend all their time studying and praying.
Blue Viper Attack
- Image location: Unknown
- Photographer Name: Robin Young
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
Beware of this deceptive blue snake. This photo really looks like a “look but don’t touch” situation; Because visually, this snake may look like a beautiful blue snake, but it is not one of those creatures that you want to fall in love with. This type of snake is sold in specialty pet stores and is not a good option for beginners.
In the wrong place and at the wrong time; Accidental victim of drug gangs
- Image Location: Mexico
- Photographer Name: Eduardo Lopez Moreno
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
A man, according to his wife, was sitting on a bench in the main square of his city at the wrong time and place. Where two rival drug gangs clashed and accidentally ended the man’s life. It happened in a remote rural area in central Mexico and the state of Jalisco.
Garbage in the cloud
- Image location: Unknown
- Photographer Name: Piotr Zvarich
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
The thick smoke of the toxic substances burning in this image has far more human casualties than the flames themselves. These toxic fumes from landfills and vehicle recycling points lead to deadly clouds that may fall on a plant.
Lost memories
- Image Location: La Digue Island
- Photographer Name: Erika Valkovichova
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
The magical sunset on the famous beach of Anse, the source of the Argent, has created a unique image. The name of this beach is frequently seen in the list of the best beaches in the world. The island’s coastline consists of several small pink crescent-shaped sandy beaches separated by granite slabs. This beach is located on the island of La Digue; It is the fourth largest island and the third most populous island in Seychelles and has the most beautiful and stunning sand roads in the world.
Seven
- Image location: China
- Photographer Name: Wei Ding
Explaining this image, the photographer says:
According to the classical instructions of Chinese medicine, the seven feelings of anger, loyalty anxiety, grief and shock are among the causes of chaos. If these problems are not addressed, the heart, intestines and balance center of the body will be destroyed.
We run, you fly
- Image Location: India
- Photographer Name: Dimpy Halotia
Dimpy Halotia is a well-known street photographer and award winner who lives in London of Indian descent. His project “We Run, You Fly” was a very important project for him. The project was aimed at highlighting the reduction of birds in the city. The earth acts as a balance between ecosystems, humans, animals, and natural resources. Eventually, every system will be cut off or disrupted and there will be no more human beings. This is a mistake and a souvenir that we will leave for future generations. Dimpy Halotia brings her voice to the world through the photos she takes.
Growing up in an Indian coal mine
- Image Location: India
- Photographer Name: Costa Korbaz
Jaharia, one of the largest coal mines in the world, is located in the Jaharkhand region of India and has been named the world’s longest blazing fire. The coal mills in Jaharia, in the heart of the Indian Coal Belt, have been burning for more than a hundred years and are still blazing. The villages near these factories still house people, and the threat of collapse is carried from one day to the next. Coal mining from the 260-square-kilometer mine began in the late 1800s at the behest of the British government. The first open flames were observed in this area in 1916; However, in the 1980s, more than 70 flames came out of it.
The deeper the fires, the more the authorities ignored them and hoped that one day they would not be able to burn themselves. But this hope was completely dashed by the new operation in 1973. In that year, Bharat Coking Coal started a large-scale open pit mining operation as a new method of exploiting coal resources in India. At the same time, according to local witnesses, the flames were ignited and the catastrophe that continues to this day took place. Open pit mining is expanding. Will the new generation that grows up here see a future that is not steeped in this bitter truth?
