The Democracy Photo Challenge 2010 is a contest by U.S. State Dept, aka, Hillary’s Swamp. Mika Matsuzawa, a UP Journalism student won the Asia prize.
Mika Matsuzawa’s photograph won over 3,000 other entries from 131 countries. The winners were chosen based on online public voting by over 500,000 people, after a jury narrowed the field of submissions to 36 finalists, representing each region of the world.
Winners per continent/region:
Africa: Kaylene George, South Africa and Mike Mitchell, Benin
East Asia and Pacific: Mikas Matsuzawa, Philippines and Venkatesh Hamyanaik, Australia
Europe: Mehman Huseynov, Azerbaijan and Dino Peri?, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Near East: Kaveh Baghdadchi, Iran and Mohamed Kaouche, Algeria
South and Central Asia: Mustafa Kia, Afghanistan and Jun Krishna Joshi, Nepal
Western Hemisphere: Ian M. Cunningham, United States and Wladia Drummond, Brazil
BTW, I like this light painted chair from India…
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