With a whopping 21,000+ entries in just 30 days, the vivo Imagine Smartphone Photography Awards gave budding photographers a platform to express their creativity and push their artistic limits.
The contest was carried out with utmost professionalism and an expert jury, along with Zoya Akhtar who perfectly captured the brand’s vision and objective with this wholesome initiative:
6 categories. 6 winners.
Each category nudged the participants to go beyond their comfort zone, and explore the possibilities of smartphone photography.
30 participants were shortlisted and given the opportunity to attend a masterclass with the jury. The final task which was presented to the shortlisted participants concluded with six category winners, who had the honour of being gratified by the jury members Vineet Vohra, Aamir Wani, and Rakesh Pulapa.
These are the winning entries that stood out and made a mark across the six distinct categories. Each of them is truly a visual delight!
vivo gave the winners their well-earned spotlight moment
The brand ensured that the rightful recognition and appreciation came the way of the winners, through a grand event and exciting awards.
The winners will be awarded with the X90 Pro for their respective pieces and a cash prize of INR 5 Lakh will be given to the Jury Winner.
Here’s a look at the participants who emerged as the true ‘vivographers’:
- Abhishek Patel for ‘Motion’
- Murtaza Ali for ‘Architecture’
- Prakash Karuppannan for ‘Nature’
- Prayag Samal for ‘Portraits’
- Saikat Gupta for ‘Culture’
- Pavan Sakaram Kumar for ‘Night’
The event was a night to remember
The grand ceremony was a testament to the brand’s commitment to giving their consumers an unparalleled photographic experience.
Zoya Akhtar herself was invited to distribute the awards to each of the winners, for a special touch that added to the glitz and glamour of the night!
A photographic journey, through vivo’s lens
vivo effortlessly reinforced its brand identity of being a leader in smartphone photography… while giving visual storytellers a channel to capture precious moments that transcend time, place, and imagination.
Not only did the brand showcase the raw talent of amateur photographers, but they also did it in a way that combined technology with artistic brilliance.
