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| Saturday, 29 September 2007 | |
     Two photojournalists won the prizes in the professional category of the “Everyday Islam” Photo Contest recently sponsored by the British Embassy in partnership with Newsbreak. The competition aimed to depict everyday Muslim life in the Philippines, following the legacy of UK’s renowned photographer and Muslim convert Peter Sanders. Vicente Jaime Villafranca, a freelance photographer who covers the presidency and contributes to foreign news agencies, won the first prize for “School Bound,” his photograph of four girls in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, whose eagerness to get an education would not be dampened by anything even as violent as the beheading of the Marines. Mr. Villafranca will receive a cash prize of P25,000. (view his photo essay here)Bobby Timonera, a writer and photographer based in Iligan City, will receive P10,000 for winning the second prize for his photo of an old Maranao woman at a peace rally in Iligan. (view his photo essay here) In the amateur category, the first prize went to Ma. Danielle Millanes Arafol of Las Piñas City for her photo of children during a rehearsal break for “Kalilintad,” a development play she helped stage. She will receive a cash prize of P15,000. (view her photo essay here) Pepito Frias of Rodriguez, Rizal, won the second prize for “Different But One,” depicting a family of Christians and Muslims praying together. He will receive P5,000. The board of judges—composed of Colin Crorkin, deputy head of mission of the British Embassy in Manila; Andrew Picken, director of the British Council Manila; Romeo Gacad of Agence-France Presse; and Glenda Gloria, managing editor of Newsbreak—chose the winning photographs from 119 entries in the professional category and 36 entries in the amateur category. They judged the entries according to the following criteria: 20 percent for technical quality; 20 percent, artistic composition; 40 percent, cultural and social relevance; and 20 percent, emotional appeal. All the entries will be part of British Embassy’s photo bank, to be used in their Engaging with the Islamic World program, but copyrights will remain with the individual photographers. INTERACT WITH THIS ARTICLE                |
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