Winners of NTD’s 5th International Photography Competition Announced

The Gold Award winner said he wants to share a message through his photography, which is that the world needs truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.

The finalists and winners of NTD’s 5th International Photography Competition gathered in New York City on Jan. 29 for the awards ceremony.

The Gold Award went to Adrian Yu from Hong Kong. He said he wants to share a message through his photography, which is that the world needs truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.

Yu said he will continue to sharpen his skills in photography, and that he felt deeply inspired by the other artists’ works.

“The NTD International Photography Competition covers a very wide range of themes, including humanity, landscapes, and humanistic photography,” Yu said. “The themes are extremely diverse, which really opened up a lot of space for my imagination.”

Full List of Winners

Nature & Landscapes

Gold Award

Evening View of Bagan Kyaw Kyaw Winn (Burma)

"Evening View of Bagan" by Kyaw Kyaw Winn. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

Silver Award

Los Cuernos - The Horns Ronaldo Andrade (Brazil)

Dead Trees on Dry Land Ming-Lun Tsai (Taiwan)

"Los Cuernos - The Horns" by Ronaldo Andrade. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

"Dead Trees on Dry Land" by Ming-Lun Tsai. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

Bronze Award

Returning Home Chin-Lung Chen (Taiwan)

Crimson Cravings Mathew Zohn (United States)

Green Path Iván Macías (Mexico)

"Returning Home" by Chin-Lung Chen. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

"Crimson Cravings" by Mathew Zohn. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

"Green Path" by Iván Macías. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

Outstanding Award

Bedouin woman walking through the Sahara Laura Grier (United States)

Morning Scene of Amazing Bagan Kyaw Kyaw Winn (Burma)

Twilight over the Badlands Gregoire Pansu (France)

Tulip Glory George Kurzik (United States)

Kazakh Thousand Miles of Herding in Summer Mei-Chen Chang (Taiwan)

Dancing Birds Amidst Fluttering Cherry Blossoms Yih-Shen Chou (Taiwan)

Floating Monasteries Jimmy C. Xie (United States)

Crossing at Dusk Hui-Chi Li (Taiwan)

Immensity Raquel Ide (Brazil)

Society & Humanity

Gold Award

The World Needs ‘Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance’ Adrian Yu (Hong Kong)

"The World Needs ‘Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance’" by Adrian Yu. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

Silver Award

Omaha Beach Cemetery Anatolie Poiata (Moldova)

Downpour Gina Pottenger (United States)

"Omaha Beach Cemetery" by Anatolie Poiata. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

"Downpour" by Gina Pottenger. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

Bronze Award

Eternal Captain Nico Sato (Chile)

A Deep Sibling Bond Sanmao (Taiwan)

Riders Elsa Chang (Taiwan)

Happy Moment Aung Chan Thar (Burma)

"Eternal Captain" by Nico Sato. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

"A Deep Sibling Bond" by Sanmao. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

"Riders" by Elsa Chang. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

"Happy Moment" by Aung Chan Thar. NTD 5th International Photography Competition

Outstanding Award

Remembrance of Past Steve (Taiwan)

Night View of Beigang Chaotian Temple Ruby Lai (Taiwan)

Floating Market of Inle Lake Kyaw Kyaw Winn (Burma)

Altay Millennium Migration Shih-Hsien Yeh (Taiwan)

Cattle Racing Shih-Hsien Yeh (Taiwan)

Tianguo Marching Band - Heralding the Arrival of Dafa Allen Wu (Taiwan)

King Boat Burning Ceremony Nan-Hui Ho (Taiwan)

Morning Bible Reading Sunglow (Taiwan)

The Power of Life to Leap Ming-Lun Tsai(Taiwan)

Red Young Child Don Yung-Shung Chen (Taiwan)

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