Friendship

This competition has now closed.

Winners

1st
The 6am Friends Walk
Hani El-Moustafa
2nd
Evergreen Friendship
Pranab Basak
3rd
Universal Friendship
Md Rafayat Haque Khan

Commended

Competition Judge

John Campbell

Originally from Strabane in Northern Ireland, I have been lucky enough to live and travel to all sorts of places with my work.
Now I travel for pleasure and document my travels. I look back now and wonder why it took me so long to come to photography in a serious way as I have been to some truly wonderful places taking no more than snaps. Having done my own developing and enlarging of black and white prints, inspiration came with the urgent need to photograph a family occasion in 2006 when I bought my first digital camera and from then started taking images in anger.
I now photograph all genres and recent trips to Southern Africa, Namibia and Norway have broadened my palette further and seriously stretched my photographic muscles, skills and creativity.
I have been, and still am, a member of camera clubs in England Wales and Australia. I am a qualified judge and have judged in England, Wales, Scotland and Australia. I thoroughly enjoy judging and having the opportunity to both view and assess another’s work is a privilege and a responsibility I do not undertake lightly. I enjoy art in all it’s forms; paintings, sculpture, architecture, graffiti and so on and reference this in my own compositions and my judging.
Friendship is so important to us as individuals – but also sadly too often missed between cultures, religions, social classes, countries, sports teams – a very thought-provoking theme. I look forward to seeing your entries.

Post Judging Update:
I was both excited and honoured to be asked to judge The Photographic Angle ‘Friendship’ competition. Thank you.

You did not disappoint and submitted a wide range of high quality images – thus making my job quite difficult (in a good and interesting way)

What does ‘Friendship’ mean? The definition I used – ‘Friendship is a close relationship between two or more people who care about and support each other. It is built on trust, honesty, and mutual respect. Friends often share common interests and experiences, and enjoy spending time together’.

So I was looking for images in which Friendship is obvious and where the photographer has used their skill to capture and demonstrate the theme.

There were many excellent images to go through, but my final selection is featured above.

The 6am Friends Walk

Hani El-Moustafa

First Prize

Whilst we can't see their faces, we know these two are friends - they are literally supporting each other as they walk along. Both have walking aids so this is not easy for them, but they help each other along. This is what friends do.

Evergreen Friendship

Pranab Basak

Second Prize

Look at the love for each other on these faces! These two have been through a lot, they have shared many ups and downs. The arm round the shoulder and holding hands says 'Don't worry, we've got each other and that's all we need'

Universal Friendship

Md Rafayat Haque Khan

Third Prize

These two have just had an amazing time together getting covered in paint - they trust and care for each other, arms wrapped around each other. They are friends now as children and you can see that friendship enduring through the years.

Friends

Adel Abd Elaal

Commended

To me, these look like horrible working conditions and yet these three are all happy, a very natural pose for the camera and trying to make each other smile.

Friendship and Fun

Pranab Basak

Commended

Two girls, having fun with a toy, enjoying each other's company, lovely capture of a special moment.

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Hikmat Alayashi

Commended

At first glance the elder gentleman looks quite stern and scary - however, the boy is completely relaxed and is actively enjoying the encounter - you know these two are friends.

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Debashis Mukherjee

Commended

You can feel (and see) the closeness between these two - great expressions, the backlight emphasises the closeness of their shared moment. Thank you to everyone who entered.