Choose from five amazing images and vote for your favourite community Photo of the Month for September 2013!
Update: Friday 27 September 2013 2PM
And the winner is… P Van Schalkwyk! Congratulations – it’s an excellent portrait!
The next Your Photos album will be uploaded to Facebook on Monday – Scroll down to view photo submission details.
Hi everyone! With three quarters of 2013 gone already, it’s time to vote for the September Photo of the Month! It was incredibly difficult to select this month’s finalists from the 295 entries, but we believe we chose five worthy images.
We’ve listed our five finalists below, and now it’s up to you to decide which photo is the winner. Let us know which one you like the most by leaving a comment! The winning photo will be announced on Friday 27 September and will be featured in the October newsletter (subscribe here), as well as the cover photos on our Facebook and Twitter pages. Details on how to submit your photos for next month are included at the bottom of this post.
Each photo is followed by the name of the photographer, in alphabetical order. Remember to click on the image to enlarge.
Photo above: 01 Basson van Zyl
Photo above: 02 Bruce
Photo above: 03 Jonathan Piercy
Photo above: 04 Michael Groenewald
Photo above: 05 P Van Schalkwyk
How to enter next month’s competition:
E-mail your photos through to francois@orms.co.za with the subject: Facebook Photo Submissions. Please rename the files to include your own name.
Alternatively, upload your photographs to the official Orms group on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/orms.
The next Photo of the Month draw will take place during the week of 21-25 October 2013.
Please note:
Please keep in mind that we do check for duplicate comments. Keep it honest: One person, one vote. If you really like one of the finalist photographs (or you took the photo) and you would like to see it win, please share the post with your friends via the share buttons to the side of the post! This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Our finalist selection process does not involve using Facebook likes or comments as “votes” – we select our finalists from the collection of photos that were submitted to us via email or via the Flickr group.
04 Michael Groenewald
04 Michael Groenewald
04 Michael Groenewald
Photo above: 01 Basson van Zyl
04 Michael Groenewald
02 Bruce
05 P Van Schalkwyk
04 Michael Groenewald
P Van Schalkwyk
P Van Schalkwyk
05 P Van Schalkwyk
PJ Van Schalkwyk
05 P Van Schalkwyk
04 Michael Groenewald
P Van Schalkwyk
P Van Schalkwyk
P Van Schalkwyk
P Van Schalkwyk
05 P Van Schalkwyk
05 P Van Schalkwyk
04 Michael Groenewald
No 4
05 P Van Schalkwyk
05 P Van Schalkwyk. The others are pretty, but his stands out in a way that no landscape can. The human element wins it.
05 P Van Schalkwyk. It is personal and intimate, a great photo.
P Van Schalkwyk
05 P Van Schalkwyk
05 P Van Schalkwyk. Stunning!
04 Michael Groenewald
05 P Van Schalkwyk. Powerful image. I find the l landscapes rather generic.
05 P Van Schalkwyk
P Van Schalkwyk for the win 🙂
05 P Van Schalkwyk! Amazing image
5) P Van Schalkwyk
05 P Van Schalkwyk. The Face expresses a profound beauty that brings me back to my fonder childhood years. I can remember now skipping through the crisp green grass in my front yard, frollicking in the mud in my birthday suit, not a care in the world. Can’t help tearing up. Love you xxx
05 P Van Schalkwyk
05 P Van Schalkwyk
05 P J Van Schalkwyk.
05 PJ Van Schalkwyk
05 P Van Schalkwyk
05 P Van Schalkwyk
I always prefer good documentary stuff.
Definitely 05 P Van Schalkwyk, amazingly tangible photo.
PJ Van Schalkwyk
04. Michaels photo is exquisite. PvS a damn close second though.
I vote for P Van Schalkwyk’s for sure!
……difficult choice. Truelly awesome photos…..but im a fan of P Vans photo.
05 Pj van Schalkwyk definitely a stunning picture!!
04 Michael Groenewald
05 P Van Schalkwyk
P van Schalkwyk. Without a doubt.
04 Michael Groenwald
P van Schalkwyk. What a talent!!
PJ VAN SXHALKWYK!!
05 P Van Schalkwyk without a doubt!
04 Michael Groenwald
Photo 5: P van Schalkwyk for the win! Incredible photo by a brilliant photographer!
Definitely photo 5: P van Schalkwyk.
PHOTO 5! P v Schalkwyk
P van schalkwyk
Great photos, but I reckon P Van Schalkwyk edges it.
P van schalkwyk
They are all pretty cool, but hats off to P van Schalkwyk, amazing shot!
No.4 – Great light…great contrast.
02 Bruce
P Van Schalkwyk
02 Bruce
Photo 5… stunning!
Photo 05- amazing !!!!
5. P Van Schalkwyk. One of the finest portraits I’ve seen in several years in the business.
05 P Van Schalkwyk — love the texture of the sand, eyes are striking.
05 P van Schalkwyk. Ama-ZING
05 P Van Schwalkwyk
I VOTE FOR 05 PJ VAN SCHALKWYK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P Van Schalkwyk!
P Van Schalkwyk!
Photo #5: P Van Schalkwyk’s photo beats out the rest in my opinion. They are all pretty sweet though.
5 : P v Schalkwyk – wow!
05 P Van Schalkwyk
PJ Van Schalkwyk – Awesome Photo!
05 P Van Schalkwyk
FOR SURE!
05 – P Van Schalkwyk
05 P van Schalkwyk
5 as i said in the submission section, is a great pic !
well done
Thanks so much Michael, I had a scroll through your flickr stream yesterday, and it was mindblasting, I love your style. Your image here is really spectacular and in my opinion deserves to win. Great B&W work! I hope too see more of your work soon. All the best.
#4 Michael Groenewald – Epic Shot!
01 Basson Van Zy
Stunning !!!!
Nr 4. Michael Groenewald. Such a powerfull photograph, must have been a tough hike to get to that spot.The B&W proccessing here is superb, and the light and weather played it’s part . Congrats on capturing it so well and sharing it with us.
Photo number 1.
#5 – P Van Schalkwyk
04: Michael Groenewald
#5 P Van Schalkwyk
05 P Van Schalkwyk
#4
04 Michael Groenewald