And we have a winner! Our very own head honcho of Love Imprint, Ray Ang, has won first prize in this year's National Geographic Channel and Capitaland's "Building People" Photo Competition with the above photograph - a perfectly framed moment of a young boy playing with his bubble spray gun, perfectly enveloping the words "Clarke Quay".
This is the 4th year NGC and Capitaland is organising this photo competition, A record of over 3,000 submissions were received across the Asia Pacific and for the first time, the competition introduced a duo-themed feature – “Best Building Moment” and “Best People Moment”. Ray's photo encompassed both!
The below is an extract of an official released article by Capitaland:
Despite the overwhelming competition, Ray Ang managed to beat the odds to emerge as top winner. An auditor turned wedding videographer, he has only started dabbling with photography two years ago. Hence, the victory, a first for him, came totally unexpected. “I was in disbelief when they announced the third and second prize, and thought that they made a mistake. I dared not move until I saw my picture and heard my name being announced. I’m still in shock!” Ang gushed.
The below is an extract of an official released article by Capitaland:
Despite the overwhelming competition, Ray Ang managed to beat the odds to emerge as top winner. An auditor turned wedding videographer, he has only started dabbling with photography two years ago. Hence, the victory, a first for him, came totally unexpected. “I was in disbelief when they announced the third and second prize, and thought that they made a mistake. I dared not move until I saw my picture and heard my name being announced. I’m still in shock!” Ang gushed.
His winning photo won the judges over because it captured both the pure delight of a child playing with a
bubble-spray gun, and the energy of the Clarke Quay vicinity. By a stroke of luck, the photo was snapped at the right instant when an iridescent soap bubble framed the Clarke Quay signage perfectly. “It’s a lucky shot because of the unpredictable bubble movement and my nephew’s position. He was quite playful. He ran around and charged at me, so it was quite a challenge getting this shot,” shared Ang. “This year’s duo-theme challenged me to capture both people and buildings together in a single shot. Based on the homework that I did, motion and reflection were quite commonly used in the ways to present buildings in the past two years’ entries, hence I thought of using the bubble concept.” Ang won for himself a three-day National Geographic assignment trip to China under the mentorship of renowned National Geographic Photographer Mr Michael Yamashita, amongst other prizes.
bubble-spray gun, and the energy of the Clarke Quay vicinity. By a stroke of luck, the photo was snapped at the right instant when an iridescent soap bubble framed the Clarke Quay signage perfectly. “It’s a lucky shot because of the unpredictable bubble movement and my nephew’s position. He was quite playful. He ran around and charged at me, so it was quite a challenge getting this shot,” shared Ang. “This year’s duo-theme challenged me to capture both people and buildings together in a single shot. Based on the homework that I did, motion and reflection were quite commonly used in the ways to present buildings in the past two years’ entries, hence I thought of using the bubble concept.” Ang won for himself a three-day National Geographic assignment trip to China under the mentorship of renowned National Geographic Photographer Mr Michael Yamashita, amongst other prizes.
Any takers for bubble moments for your pre-wedding photos / videos? :)