the winners
Here are the top winners of the 2008 Friends of the Earth International Dreams, Hopes and Possibilities for a Better Future photo competition!
We received over 600 photos from 62 countries, from people ranging in age from 10 to 67 years old.
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building towards the future |
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| first place: michael foley, ireland |
first place: julius mwelu, kenya |
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| second place: alfredo felipa, peru |
second place: ayan sinha, india |
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View the gallery with all the winners
The photos were chosen by an expert panel of judges:
Yann Arthus-Bertrand from France www.yannarthusbertrand.org
Akintunde Akinleye from Nigeria www.akintunde1.com
Peter Menzel from the US www.menzelphoto.com
Daniel Beltrá from Spain www.danielbeltra.com
G.M.B. Akash from Bangladesh www.gmb-akash.com
Shantanu Das from India
Oscar Rivas from Friends of the Earth Paraguay
Judy Pasimio from Friends of the Earth Philippines
Zenabu Sakibu from Friends of the Earth Ghana and
Bente Hessellund Andersen from Friends of the Earth Denmark.
Our member groups around the world also voted to determine the top 3
"popular choice" photos in each category.
These photos will be printed in a beautiful 2009 wall calendar in the
coming month, check back here in July for ordering information!
For further information, contact us.
