After the arduous task of sifting through 1490 entries to the Aliwan Fiesta photo contest, we have selected the five most outstanding photographs taken during this year’s streetdance competition.
We invite you to join us for a modest awarding ceremony and merienda at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, June 6 at the Aliw Theater Lobby, MBC Building, CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.
MBC BARES ALIWAN FIESTA PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS
Raniel Jose Castaneda of Sta. Ana, Manila was declared grand prize winner of Manila Broadcasting Company’s Aliwan Fiesta Photo Competition for his entry depicting the traditional wedding dance of Hagonoy, Bulacan’s Desposorio Festival.
Using a Nikon D80, Castaneda lived up to the challenge of shooting at night and produced an excellent photograph showing in graphic detail Bulacan’s famous singkaban folk craft which also provided the backdrop for the dance ritual.
Competition was tight, with Castaneda barely edging out second placer Von Punzalan’s Escher-like image of Iloilo’s Dinagyang Warriors in his entry aptly called “The Colony,” shot with a Canon 400D Third place went to Toto Celzo for his photograph of stereetdancers from Leyte’s Buyogan Festival using a Nikon D200.
Over 1490 entries were submitted, with 160 passing the preliminary screening by MBC’s Ad-Prom team. The final round was then judged by illustrative photographer Mandy Navasero, One Workshop’s Ross Capili (in his capacity as member of the Executive Council of the NCCA’s Committee on Visual Arts), and renowned commercial photographer Eddie Boy Escudero.
Aliwan Photo Contest 1st place - Raniel Jose Castaneda - First Prize P50,000
Aliwan Photo Contest 2nd Place - Von Punzalan - Second Prize P25,000
Aliwan Photo Contest 3rd Place - Toto Celzo - Third Prize P10,000
Aliwan Photo Contest 4th Place
Aliwan Photo Contest 5th Place
