Announcing the 2016 Winners of the LHSA Annual Photo Contest

Oct 16

On Saturday, October 8th, LHSA - The International Leica Society announced the winners of the 2016 Annual Photo Contest during its annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. John Lehmann, revered Canadian photojournalist and head judge, revealed the winning images to a well-attended Photo Judging session on Saturday afternoon. Over 100 images were submitted this year from photographers all over the world.

The first place prize includes a Leica D-Lux Typ 109 camera. LHSA wishes to congratulate all of the winners and honorable mention photographers for this year's contest.

First Place and winner of the Leica D-Lux Typ 109:

Fabiola Forns, Florida, USA

"Heavy"

Carrying the Madonna during Holy Week, Sicily

Second Place
Beniamino Pisati, Sondrino, Italy
Cuban Taxi

Third Place

Fernando Sepe, Quezon City, Philippines

Women of the Earth

Honorable Mention

Ben MacMasters, New Jersey, USA

Old Glory, Philadelphia

All entries for the 2016 LHSA Annual Photo Contest can be viewed below.

Bruce Barshop – “No Bull”

Bruce Barshop – “Veni-The Louvre”

Dominique Bauduin – “Harvest in Marroko”

Dominique Bauduin – “Aguti, the Valley of Happiness Marroko”

Dominique Bauduin – “Tabant, Traditional Harvesting, Marroko”

Dominique Bauduin – “Taroudannt, Animal Market, Marroko”

David Cooper – “Black and White and Pink”

David Cooper – “X-Ray Vision”

Jose D Flores Jr – “Angles”

Jose D Flores Jr – “Unleashed”

Fabiola Forns – “Stolen Kiss”

Sandro Georgi – “Untitled I”

Sandro Georgi – “Untitled II’

Gigante Giulio – “Country of Shadows”

Gigante Giulio – “Anyness”

Billy Holman – “Peaceful Protest”

Billy Holman – “I’m Reflecting”

Bradley Husick – “Paris Floods”

Rodrigo Jardon – “You and Me”

Eric Lin – “Floating Above”

Eric Lin – “The Sky at St. Kilda”

Emmanuel Olono Martinez – “My Peaceful Place”

Emmanuel Olono Martinez – “Decadency”

Antonio M C Moura Martins – “Raging Wildfire in Monchique, Portugal”

Sara B. May – “Auntie Edna”

Sara B. May – “Lunch Break”

Sara B. May – “A Lost Education”

Sara B. May – “Adama”

Jerome Meunier – “To Cross or Not to Cross the Threshold”

Jerome Meunier – “Busted!”

Jerome Meunier – “Museum of Me

Jerome Meunier – “Highway to Hell”

Susan Moffat – “Cienfuegos, Cuba”

Susan Moffat – “Crossroads in Southern Cuba”

Shahnaz Mohammed – “The 1 Train”

James Francis Nabwangu – “Young Photographer, Hanoi Street, Vietnam”

James Francis Nabwangu – “Summer Doldrums”

James Francis Nabwangu – “The Joys of Photography”

Jeff Parks – “I See You”

Jeff Parks – “Street Model”

Jeff Parks – “Loved”

Jeff Parks – “The Music Shop”

Frank Pearson – “The Century of Builders: Hoover Dam”

Frank Pearson – “Steam & Steel: Dawn of The Industrial Age”

Beniamino Pisati – “Barber Shop”

Josef Poslavski – “Passing by”

Josef Poslavski – “Rock around the Clock”

Jeffrey N Price – “III”

Jeffrey N Price – “All Lives Matter”

Jeffrey N Price – “Untitled”

Elana Prokofyeva – “Celebration of Life”

Elana Prokofyeva – “Lady in Black”

Ashwin Rao – “The Sea Beyond”

Ashwin Rao – “Stride Forward”

Ashwin Rao – “Pillowfight”

Ashwin Rao – “Shadows in the Light of the Darkest Day”

William Royce – “In the Shadow of the Vatican’

William Royce – “Killing Time in LA”

Brittany Smith – “Ben the Butcher”

Brittany Smith – “Sidney and Buddy”

Frederico Lamego de Teixeira Soares – “Selfie Generation!”

Frederico Lamego de Teixeira Soares – “Selfie at Sunset in Lisbon”

Stephen Swain – “The Christmas Party I”

Stephen Swain – “The Christmas Party II”

Schmoo Theune – “Green Houses”

Schmoo Theune – “Cheese House”

Ludwig Tusek – “Pretty Cellist Busker”

Ludwig Tusek – “Not just a pretty face”

Peter Vostein – ” Clam Digger”

Peter Vostein – “The Loneliness of Old Age”

Billy Sun – “Be Part of the Art”

Billy Sun – “Selfie in Paris”

Michael Ruger – “Waiting for Pope Francis”

Alan Cobb – “Universal Studios Rainy Day”

Alan Cobb – “Saturday at El Morro”

Benjamin MacMaster – “Cowtown Rodeo, NJ”

George Baroud – “The Burial of the Dead”

George Baroud – “Unsolicited Advice”

Sophie Djorkaeff – “Man Selling Garlic, Spain”

Sophie Djorkaeff – “Woman and Her Dog at a Flea Market, France”

Fernando Garcia Sepe, Jr. – “Show of Hands”

Keith Walker – “The Winner”

Keith Walker – “Talk to Me”

Eric Anugraham – “Sikh Wedding Indian I”

Eric Anugraham – “Sikh Wedding Indian II”

Tess Kullberg – “Size Up”

Tess Kullberg – “Starship”

Julie Prayter – “Tracks in the 798 Zone”

Julie Prayter – “Beijing Street Scene”

Julie Prayter – “Carousel Remains”

Julie Prayter – “Manzanar: Block 20”

Nicholas Pinto – “Deathbed”

Nicholas Pinto – “Without Limits”

Victoria Sheridan – “Praying For Passage”

Victoria Sheridan – “In The Balance”

Stephen Butzlaff – “Chicago Stands Still”

Stephen Butzlaff – “Mother Theresa Eye to Eye”

John F. Thomas – “Waiting for the Police”

John F. Thomas – “Somalian Woman”

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