PHOTO ARCHIVES

In this section you will find photographs from the previous photo contests.

Fifth Contest
Subject: free (related to cigars).
Prize: A Griffin's Cigars Case made of carbon, that holds 2 Double Corona

Winner: Mr. Azür Elan, France
Quality, realization, originality and subtlety of the topic.

Winner ex-æquo:  Mr. Emmanuel Bourgoin, Nancy, France
The environment obtained by the composition, the special touch and work in low light.

3rd: Mr. Stéphane Cuny, Châtel-St-Germain, France
Originality and humour in the set up of this picture. We would have wished more control in the technical settings.

The laureate photographs are Où est le péché ? and Que me manque-t-il ?.

Fourth Contest
Subject: "Portrait of Smoker".
Prize: A "Prince" Torch Lighter

Winner: Mr. Olivier Bourqui, Switzerland
Quality of technical set up, composition.

2nd: Mr. Hubert Desmaret, Levallois-Perret, France
Unwedged centring, strong diagonal composition lines, originality.

3rd: Mr. Sylvain Hébert, St-Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
The amazing relation with Matisse's paintings.

The laureate photography is Cigare attitude.

Third Contest
Subject: "Cigars and Geometry".
Prize: A Montecristo «A» image 1, image 2.

Winner: Mr. Emeric Lemarignier, Brussels, Belgium
2nd: Mr. Martin Duguay, Montreal, Canada
3rd: Mr. Samuel Pont, France

The laureate photography is Les Divines proportions.

For the high clacissism in the treatment of the subject, and however, much originality.

Second Contest
Subject: "Shadows, Light and Reflects; The Cigar between light and obscurity".
Prize: Scissors for cigars.

Winner: Mr. Patrice Alexandre, Saint-Etienne, France
2nd: Mr. Samuel Pont, France
3rd: Mr. Laurent Siva, Köningslo, Belgium

The laureate photography is Tara.

Despite the unconventional (but interesting) approach to the topic, the jury decided on this photography by virtue of its good technical merits (quality of the image and clearness), composition, and finally, for the lighting effects.

First Contest
Subject: free (related to cigars).
Prize: 5 Juan Clemente Grand Corona cigars.

Winner: Mr. Freddy Rieder, Sion, Switzerland
2nd ex-æquo: Mr. Frédéric Brailly and Mr. Lucas Brasis, Paris, France

La main fume aussi won the contest. However, the jury exceptionally decided to award a 2nd place prize, and choose Une nuit à l'ombre and Allez Vito, ouvre la bouche as the best second-place work (ex-æquo).

La main fume aussi for the inventiveness, risky subject matter, composition, originality, and the resolutely humourous approach to this project.

Une nuit à l'ombre for composition, the rough texture, the burned colours, and the lighting and obscurity effects.

Allez Vito, ouvre la bouche for originality, the out of bounds position, and composition.