TECNO has announced the winners of its third global Shot On CAMON photography competition. Sixteen photographers selected from 13,000 entries submitted by participants in more than 40 countries received a total of US$38,000 in prizes.
Organised with Lonely Planet under the theme “Seeing Is Believing,” the competition invited photographs taken on TECNO CAMON smartphones. Entries documented everyday beauty, personal portraits, cultural traditions and fleeting moments, giving mobile photographers a platform to share their stories and perspectives internationally.
Alongside the cash prizes for 16 photographers, the programme offered special travel routes in cooperation with Lonely Planet. Ten CAMON 50 Series smartphones were also awarded to participants recognised in the “TECNO Friend” category.
The TECNO Photography Master award went to Nigerian photographer @dominic_films for “Yerçekimine Meydan Okuyan Yolcu” (The Gravity-Defying Traveller). Captured at sunset in Lagos with a CAMON 50 Pro, the image won the US$8,000 grand prize.
The work combines sunset light with carefully timed composition to evoke freedom and movement. The photographer describes weightlessness as leaving past experiences, expectations and fears behind; the traveller represents the journey that begins after that release.
In “Unfiltered Faces,” the winners were Unvarnished, photographed in Nigeria; “Mutluluğun Resmi,” showing a child's joy after rain in the Philippines; and “Atların Koruyucusu,” portraying an elderly woman at a traditional ceremony in Indonesia.
The “Culture” winners included “İnancın Dansı,” featuring dancers at a traditional Philippine festival; “Nilüfer Hasadı,” depicting a worker collecting lotuses in India; and “Ustanın Dokunuşu,” documenting third-generation weaver Dominico Panela working with a 120-year-old wooden loom.
In “Night,” the awards went to “Geceyi Resmetmek,” which uses a long exposure to turn moving light into a circular composition; “Karanlığın Ötesindeki Işık,” taken in Bangladesh; and “Gölge Oyunu,” showing a traditional shadow-puppet performance in Malaysia.
In “Moments,” winning images included “Kendini Bırakabilme Cesareti,” capturing a skateboarder in mid-air in Jakarta; “Oyun Dolu Bir An,” a playful encounter between a child and a white goose; and “Çocukluk,” showing children playing with motorcycle tyres.
The “Artificial Intelligence” category recognised “Umudun Hala Yaşadığı Yer,” which explores freedom and constraint through birds resting around barbed wire in Nigeria; “İçimizdeki Sarmal,” an architectural perspective featuring two young people on a spiral staircase; and “Daima İleri,” transformed into a Picasso-inspired composition using TECNO's AI Art Gallery feature. The work titles above follow the names used in the Turkish announcement.
A Lonely Planet representative said the creativity and quality of the submissions were impressive. Travel photography, the representative noted, is not simply about capturing the appearance of a destination but also conveying the spirit and feeling of a place and its people. The winning photographers brought together inspiration, emotion and compelling storytelling.
TECNO imaging technology expert Zhang Liankai said: “Our aim is to ensure that imaging technology serves people's creativity, giving them the freedom to capture moments and bring their ideas to life.”
Through Shot On CAMON, TECNO continues to support mobile photographers in exploring their creativity and sharing different perspectives internationally. The competition highlights how photography is shaped not only by a camera's technical capabilities, but also by the photographer's way of seeing the world.
Source: TECNO press release.
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