Vanavond trof ik een mailtje aan van ViewBug met als onderwerp: “Congratulations! You have received a photography award!” en dat maakt toch altijd nieuwsgierig.


Na het aanklikken van de link, kwam ik op de volgende pagina:

De tekst luidt:
“Top Shot Award 21
StudioTjeerd, until recently this is your most engaging photo. It has inspired and helped fuel the creativity of other members. Congratulations, this photo has been selected to receive the Top Shot Award.

About this award🏆
Top Shot 21 is awarded to your photo that has the most time viewed. It’s no small feat to take a breathtaking photo and win recognition for it.
You have managed that, and we want to congratulate you on your awesome photography!
Don’t let anything get in the way of posting what YOU love because people appreciate your creativity too 😄
This award is a big deal!
It’s awesome when community members take the time to enjoy your photos.”

De Award is er één van een aantal die de website van ViewBug weggeeft, zo valt te lezen op de webpagina van ViewBug die hieraan is gewijd.

Your photos can receive awards even if these are not submitted in the contests.

Our staff, guest and resident judges look at the entries of the contests as well as all the photos uploaded to the community to choose their favorite photos and award them. At ViewBug, you can win contests as well as receive awards on your photos. It is a great honor to be chosen as your photo is chosen among many others and it is selected based on creativity, originality, composition and overall quality.

There are no specific numbers of awards given, the judges have sole discretion about this.
The official ViewBug awards by the ViewBug staff, guest and resident judges include:
Judge Favorite
Staff Favorite
Contest Finalist
Contest Winner
Outstanding Composition
Achievement in Originality
Achievement in Contrast
Editor’s Choice
Curator’s Selection
Runner Up
Honorable Mention

Dat de foto de Award heeft gekregen blijkt uit het label die bij de foto zichtbaar is op de website van ViewBug.

Tevens is de foto nu zichtbaar in de zogenaamde “Hall of Fame” op de website en wordt deze in de feed bij de circa zes miljoen abonnees extra onder de aandacht gebracht.

In de ruim zes jaar dat er foto’s worden ingeschreven voor fotowedstrijden op de website van ViewBug is er een inmiddels indrukwekkende lijst met featured foto’s (en finaleplaatsen) zoals te zien is op de onderscheidingen pagina op deze site.

Bekijk Rona (0208) voor de Palmares en reacties op de foto.