THE RESULTS ARE IN! TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST ENTRIES FROM OUR CONTEST AND ADMIRE THE WINNERS FOR YOURSELF.


The team at Senses of Malaysia are always looking for new ways to showcase the ability of Malaysian residents as well as promoting the beauty of the country, and what better way, we decided, than to host a photography contest?

For the first three months of the year, eager photographers have been capturing Malaysia at its most diverse and glorious, and posting their pictures onto our Senses of Malaysia Facebook page.

The photographs that came in were extraordinary, and the difficult job was deciding on our winners! The 20 photos with the most "likes" were placed on the short list and sent to our panel of judges – three professional photographers – who rated the images in terms of technical ability and how well the image captured a "sense" of Malaysia.

Our three photographer-judges were Matt Marzuki, Hugh Ujhazy, and Sanjitpaal Singh, and, thanks to their input, we are now able to announce our winners.

Norhaslizam bin Hasan picked up the grand prize with his stunning picture entitled "Here We Come" taken on Gunsungan Island in Sabah. He will be enjoying a two nights' stay for two people at the Impiana Resort Cherating, as well as a free subscription to the magazine for two years.



Our two runners up, Muhamad Farhan bin Raja Khalid and Jane Martin, both picked up RM200 worth of dining vouchers and a year's free subscription to the magazine for their evocative photos, and all three received the glory of seeing their fantastic pictures in print!

We must extend a note of sincere thanks to the more than 100 people who entered our contest and the hundreds more that checked out the pictures and "liked" their favourites.

Congratulations to our winners, and keep your eyes peeled for more of these gorgeous photographs appearing in the pages of our magazine in the issues to come.

To see all the photographs submitted, visit www.facebook.com/SensesofMalaysia.


OUR JUDGES
A big "thank you" to our judges, who took on the difficult task of selecting winners from so many good entries. The three experts who lent their eye to the entries were:

Sanjitpaal Singh - Sanjit is known for his wildlife photographer and was featured in the March-April issue of the magazine. Visit his site at www.fullcirclepix.com.my.

Matt Marzuki - Matt is a commercial photographer with a keen eye for portraits and a passion for travel, and he was featured in our January-February issue of the magazine. Visit his site at www.flickr.com/photos/mattmarzuki.

Hugh Ujhazy - Hugh is one of our regular freelance contributors who always provides stunning photographs to accompany his articles.

WINNERS
Here are a list of the shortlisted entries and the three winners. Congratulations, everyone!

First Place: Norhaslizam bin Hasan

Runners Up:
Muhamad Farhan bin Raja Khalid,
Jane Martin

Shortlisted photographers: (Click here for the images)
Haris Jeffrey
Otai Kadayan Sepanyol
Flynn Redin
Connie Arichat
Eric Craig Michael Ansibin-Edong
Maxine Alyssa
Dharmendar Addarwal
Saravanan Uthayachanthiran
Mildred Changco Leonard

Please note that the decision on winners and shortlisted photographers is final.