Collection 5-7 pictures

Here are all the winners in the Collection 2024 category. The judge in the class speaks gives his motivation.

First prize - David Niu, Collection Melbourne Cup

Among the three finalist series, this one is the one I felt closer to my way of photographing. I love to
photograph events because, as in this series, you can feel the vibrance of the people participating in it.
From the dresses and the garments to the colors and the smiles,everything gives you the sense of celebration.
But overall, I think the composition is the bigscore of the series, which for me is one of the most important
elements in photography. Each photograph is very well framed and all the elements within the frame are perfectly
harmonious with each other. Plus, some of the pictures have a subtle sense of humor which I really love. I also
like the way the whole series was sequenced, how each picture works verywell with the next one, giving the perfect
flow to the reading of the series.

Second prize - Anna Biret, Collection HAVANA the Night Color of Emotions

This series got my attention right away, first of all because of its vivid colors but also because it seemed
to me more like a storytelling than a street photography series. I love the characters in it, they seem coming
out of a movie. I soon felt dragged inside their world, being part of it. The sense of reality, of everyday life
in Havana, combined with the night atmosphere, the lights, the smiles, the glances, and the attitude of the people,
made me love this series at the first sight!

Third prize - Fabian Schreyer, Collection Volksfest

What struck me as soon as I saw this series was its integrity, how all the pictures work together perfectly. But mostly,
how every single picture stands by itself. Therefore, there is a whole story, but at the same time a single story in each
photograph. Furthermore, the photographer knows how to combine different and contradictory elements in the same
frame, making them work together in a way that most of the times results very ironic.