The WMA Open announces finalists and winners for “Transition” cycle

The WMA Open was created to serve as a public platform for discussion and a springboard for social transformation. The WMA Open Photo Contest 2018, themed “Transition”, received close to 340 entries for this cycle. A panel of judges selected ten finalists and also three winners out of ten finalists.

Winners and their works are:

FUNG Caleb                    Home

Suet-sum LAI                   All of A Sudden the Fog Comes

SHEK Chun Yin               It Belongs to Nature

Finalists and their works are:

CHEUNG Siu Hoi            The Executioners

KOU Choi Sin                   Transition

LO Yuen Ching                 Transition of a Year

SIU Wai Hang                  Life Should Go On

Mono TUNG Chiu On      “(DEL)veloping”

Beatrice WONG                2015 Self Portrait

WONG Sanders                Urban and Rural

To continue the conversations inspired by the submissions, the WMA Open maintains a gallery of images governed by Creative Commons licenses. Members of the public are encouraged to use the images with appropriate attribution for educational and non-commercial uses such as lectures and non-commercial projects.

The panel of judges for the contest includes WMA Masters 2017/18 winner YIM Sui-fong, WMA Masters 2016/17 winner Wei Leng TAY, and WMA Masters 2013/14 finalist Tommy FUNG. All the finalists and winners will be offered a professional development opportunity while each winner will receive a cash prize of HK$12,000 as encouragement.

FUNG Caleb                    Home

Suet-sum LAI                   All of A Sudden the Fog Comes

SHEK Chun Yin               It Belongs to Nature