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Best of The Best Photographers 2017
Best of The Best Photographers 2017
Best of The Best Photographers 2017
FOREWORD
The human eye is a fascinating work of art. It packs over 2 million moving parts within a diameter of
just 24 millimeters. Weighing a mere 7.5 grams, it can distinguish over 500 shades of grey and 2.7
million colors. All with the help of 107 million light sensitive cells, which help us, process 36,000
pieces of information in an hour and 24 million images in a lifetime!
The magical ‘window to the soul’ has often been compared with the camera, much to the chagrin
of those who know their optics. While it is true that the cornea serves as the front element, the iris
& the pupil as the aperture ring, and the retina as the sensor, what’s often forgotten is that the eye
sees in three dimensions; it can adjust its view effortlessly in the dark; it has blind spots; and above
all, has a resolution of 576 mega pixels unlike your regular camera that processes only still images.
‘Premium Beat’, a Shutterstock company, once did an estimate on how much it would cost to build
a camera that mimics the eye. They concluded that it would take a whopping 35 million dollars to
match the sophistication of the eye!
The reason we’re waxing eloquent about the eye is because it is the quintessence of photography.
The point of view is the one thing that separates the run-of-the-mill from the remarkable. Without the
ability to see the poetry in the pedestrian, even an Ansell Adams would have been an Average Joe.
And so, this issue of the One Eyeland Annual is an ode to the mind’s eye that sees things in a new
light. Like always, it features carefully handpicked images that blow your mind.
Curated by the masters of the craft, all the pictures featured in the ‘Best of the Best Photographers
2017’ book meet the highest standards we’ve set for ourselves in aesthetics, imagination, and finesse.
Starting with 1,70,000 submissions, we filtered out the work and distilled it down to 155 spectacular
shots clicked by 94 stellar photographers from across the globe. We’d be delighted if you could
feast your eyes on these eye candies.
Sharad Haksar
Founder
One Eyeland
ONE EYELAND AWARDS 2016
Celebrating the most gorgeous and creative images clicked in the last year, One Eyeland Awards crowns the finest
photographers (professional, amateur and student), CGI Artists, Retouchers, Photo Reps and Art Directors from
across the world.
www.oneeyeland.com/awards
© 2017 One Eyeland. All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means,
without permission in writing. All of the photographs contained in this publication, reproduced with permission from
the artist, are the property of the artist and may be protected by prior copyright. The photographs appearing in this
publication may not be reproduced in any form without first obtaining the permission of the artist.
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OVERALL TITLE WINNERS
Some of the most unsung artists in the world are Wedding Photographers. One Eyeland’s Top 10 Awards is an initiative
to bring some limelight to such artists who make a memorable occasion, truly golden with their works of art.
SINGAPORE
#1 RAYMOND PHANG
SLOVAKIA
#1 MARTIN KRYSTYNEK
#2 JANO STOVKA
#2 VLADIMIR CITRIAK
SPAIN
#1 VINNY LABELLA
#2 JOSE LUIS GUARDIA VAZQUEZ
#3 ROBERTO VEGA
CGI ARTIST - PAUL GAWMAN ~ Sydney, Australia ~ +61 421 476 832 ~ studio@paulgawman.com ~ www.paulgawman.com
CGI ARTIST - PAUL GAWMAN ~ Sydney, Australia ~ +61 421 476 832 ~ studio@paulgawman.com ~ www.paulgawman.com
PHOTOGRAPHER RANKING
(Best Of Best Photographer 2017)
1 SABRINA ROUSE 08
2 STAN MUSILEK 06
2 TORLEIF LIE 06
4 SEAN CONDON 05
6 AHMED OTHMAN 03
6 ANDES LO 03
6 ANDY GLASS 03
6 PETR PEREPECHENKO 03
6 RAY MASSEY 03
6 RICHARD BRADBURY 03
6 RJ MUNA 03
6 ROBERT TARDIO 03
6 SHERRY HAGERMAN 03
16 AKINTAYO ADEWOLE 02
16 CAESAR LIMA 02
PHOTOGRAPHER RANKING
(Best Of Best Photographer 2017)
16 GLEN WEXLER 02
16 GREG STROUBE 02
16 JIM ERICKSON 02
16 LISA SALTZMAN 02
16 LORENA CORDERO 02
16 MICHAEL MAYO 02
16 ROBB SCHARETG 02
16 SCOTT GOODWIN 02
16 SEAGRAM PEARCE 02
16 VICENS FORNS 02
32 ADAM FREEDMAN 01
32 ALEX LIBOTTE 01
32 ALEXANDRE KAUDER 01
PHOTOGRAPHER RANKING
(Best Of Best Photographer 2017)
32 AMOGH V. THAKUR 01
32 BARRY MAKARIOU 01
32 CAMERON DAVIDSON 01
32 CAMILO DIAZ 01
32 CHRISTIAN PONDELLA 01
32 CHRISTOPHE MARTIN 01
32 DAISUKE KIYOTA 01
32 DAVID CLIFFORD 01
32 DAVID FILIBERTI 01
32 DAVID NEFF 01
32 DDIARTE 01
32 DIETER BRASCH 01
32 DIMAS FROLOV 01
32 EKATERINA BUSYGINA 01
32 FRANKY TSANG 01
32 GABRIEL GONZALEZ 01
PHOTOGRAPHER RANKING
(Best Of Best Photographer 2017)
32 HASEO HASEGAWA 01
32 HENRI DA CRUZ 01
32 IGOR KRAGULJAC 01
32 JACOB MULLER 01
32 JACOB WATTS 01
32 JOHN HELLSTROM 01
32 JONATHAN BANKS 01
32 KAMAU PATRICK 01
32 KEIICHIRO MATSUO 01
32 KENT SCHAFFER 01
32 KONSTANTINOS KATSIANIS 01
32 LARRY HAMILL 01
32 LENA ANGIONI 01
32 MARK GILCHRIST 01
PHOTOGRAPHER RANKING
(Best Of Best Photographer 2017)
32 MASANAGA MIYAZATO 01
32 MICHAEL SCHNABEL 01
32 MICKAEL TANNUS 01
32 MIKOLAJ NIEMCZEWSKI 01
32 NIGEL HUDSON 01
32 OKSANA MOROZIUK 01
32 OSCAR BJARNASON 01
32 PAUL ELLEDGE 01
32 RONNIE SK DAI 01
32 RUMEN MITCHINOV 01
32 SCOTT LANZA 01
32 SIMONA FORTE 01
PHOTOGRAPHER RANKING
(Best Of Best Photographer 2017)
32 TATSIANA TSYHANOVA 01
32 TERENCE DU FRESNE 01
32 TIM COBURN 01
32 TOKIFUMI HAYAMIZU 01
32 VINCENT DIXON 01
32 VITO MARINELLI 01
32 VLAD MOLDOVEAN 01
32 VLADIMIR CITRIAK 01
32 YASUHIRO SAKUDA 01
INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHERS
(COUNTRY)
FRANKY TSANG 32 01
DIETER BRASCH 32 01
CANADA ANDES LO 6 03
MARK GILCHRIST 32 01
CAMILO DIAZ 32 01
GABRIEL GONZALEZ 32 01
STAN MUSILEK 2 06
HASEO HASEGAWA 32 01
KEIICHIRO MATSUO 32 01
MASANAGA MIYAZATO 32 01
TOKIFUMI HAYAMIZU 32 01
YASUHIRO SAKUDA 32 01
VITO MARINELLI 32 01
INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHERS
(COUNTRY)
PORTUGAL DDIARTE 32 01
EKATERINA BUSYGINA 32 01
OKSANA MOROZIUK 32 01
MICKAEL TANNUS 32 01
JACOB MULLER 32 01
TERENCE DU FRESNE 32 01
INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHERS
(COUNTRY)
UK ANDY GLASS 6 03
BARRY MAKARIOU 32 01
JONATHAN BANKS 32 01
NIGEL HUDSON 32 01
RAY MASSEY 6 03
RICHARD BRADBURY 6 03
RUMEN MITCHINOV 32 01
AKINTAYO ADEWOLE 16 02
CAESAR LIMA 16 02
CAMERON DAVIDSON 32 01
CHRISTIAN PONDELLA 32 01
DAVID CLIFFORD 32 01
DAVID FILIBERTI 32 01
INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHERS
(COUNTRY)
GLEN WEXLER 16 02
GREG STROUBE 16 02
IGOR KRAGULJAC 32 01
JACOB WATTS 32 01
JIM ERICKSON 16 02
KENT SCHAFFER 32 01
LARRY HAMILL 32 01
LISA SALTZMAN 16 02
MICHAEL MAYO 16 02
PAUL ELLEDGE 32 01
RJ MUNA 6 03
ROBB SCHARETG 16 02
ROBERT TARDIO 6 03
RONNIE SK DAI 32 01
INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHERS
(COUNTRY)
SCOTT GOODWIN 16 02
SCOTT LANZA 32 01
SHERRY HAGERMAN 6 03
STAN MUSILEK 2 06
TIM COBURN 32 01
TORLEIF LIE 2 06
VICENS FORNS 16 02
VINCENT DIXON 32 01