Third Prize: Aung Chan Thar

Women

© Aung Chan Thar

Author Name: Aung Chan Thar

Author Location: Hpa-An, Myanmar

Author Background: Aung Chan Thar is a young photographer from Myanmar. He loves travelling and taking photographs of landscapes, festivals, lifestyle of people and of course their portraits as well.

Submission Statement: Women are the best cooking people. They are agricultural people, business people and so on. They took the responsibility to make the world better.

Comments from the judges:

Karen Dias: “Classically, this image is on point with its colors, composition, light and mood. It's a lovely moment that makes me feels a sense of joy.”

Katie Jeff Walls: “This vibrant photograph fills the frame with pattern and color, makes use of all the tools of good composition and exquisite lighting to give us a glimpse into the lives of women's daily contribution to the most important parts of life.”

Molly Roberts: “The colors of the clothing and vegetables and the captured gesture of the women in the foreground make a grand metaphorical statement about the power of women when they work together.”