(Diamond Bar, CA, January 2, 2018) – Congratulations are in order for the winners of the City’s 2017 Through My Lens Photo Contest. Twenty images were selected from more than 100 entries that were judged on theme consistency, originality, creativity, composition, and visual appeal. The winners are:
Youth Division
People (Winner)
| People (Honorable Mention)
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Reyenne Ramos “Brahma Pride”
| Aaron Colina “Snow in Diamond Bar? Finally!”
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Pets (Winner)
| Pets (Honorable Mention)
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Zachary Shimokawa “That Spark in His Eye
| Lyndsay Golondzinier “Tucker”
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Places (Winner)
| Places (Honorable Mention)
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Zachary Shimokawa “Beauty of My Backyard”
| Reyenne Ramos “Never Forget”
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Nature (Winner)
| Nature (Honorable Mention)
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Samyuktha Vellaiyan “Asthetically Beautiful Blossoms”
| Shivaani Vellaiyan “Morning Dew”
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Digitally-Altered (Winner)
| Digitally-Altered (Honorable Mention)
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Patrick Zhaung “Abstract Long Exposure”
| Sammy Elsharhawy “On Top of The World”
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Adult Division
People (Winner)
| People (Honorable Mention)
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Huanxi Liu “Surrounded and Enchanted”
| Samuel Seung “Morning Stroll Through The Park”
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Pets (Winner)
| Pets (Honorable Mention)
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Min Seop Moon “Oh Happy Day”
| Christina Ying “500 Days of Summer”
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Places (Winner)
| Places (Honorable Mention)
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Bruce Davis “Movies Under The Stars”
| Jet Long “A Photographers Painting”
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Nature (Winner)
| Nature (Honorable Mention)
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Tawny Moreno “In The Garden”
| Bruce Davis “Follow One Course Until Successful”
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Digitally-Altered (Winner)
| Digitally-Altered (Honorable Mention)
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Tom Zeller “Diamond Bar’s Grand Gateway”
| Hector Carmona “Snap, Crackle and Pop”
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Contest winners were awarded certificates of recognition by the Diamond Bar City Council during its regular meeting of December 19, as well as cash prizes by the Diamond Bar Community Foundation, photo contest co-sponsor.
Through My Lens was started by the City in 2008 as a means to celebrate the various facets of Diamond Bar living and the photographic talents of residents. There are two age divisions (17 and younger, and 18 and older), five categories (people, pets, places, nature and digitally-altered), and entry is free. This year’s contest will open for entries in April.
All the winning images can be viewed online on the City website at www.diamondbarca.gov/photogallery. Additionally, grand prize winners are displayed on a special exhibit on the first floor of the Diamond Bar City Hall building, located at 21810 Copley Drive.
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