Robert Reyes, a freelance events
photographer, found out about the Lee Shadow Play online contest - that ran
during the entire month of August- and uploaded “Marching Band”, a photo he
took during the annual Ibon-Ebon festival in Candaba, Pampanga.
Lee Jeans Philippines executives, creative
director Dale Lopez and visual artist Kiko Escora, both Lee Urban Riders x
Manila Fixed Gear designers, with fashion photographer Kai Huang reviewed all
entries and judged Reyes’ Marching Band photo as most meritoriously artistic,
worthy of being the Lee Shadow Play contest grand winner.
Reyes said that since he was facing the sun
when he took the photo, the subject produced silhouettes, “and when I inverted
the picture, the resulting shadow became more distinguished and clearly showed
that the shadow was a marching band.”
Lee Shadow Play contest winners were
announced and received their prizes during the culminating party held recently
at the B-Side Bar in
Makati
City
.
On top of bragging rights for his winning
photo, Reyes pocketed US$2,000, while each of the three runners-up (1st
runner up – Kliene Manaois Eco – “Going Home”, 2nd runner up – Aldin
Krisnan Barrido – “The Right Form of Christmas”, 3rd runner up – Cy
P. Mercado – “Monster Shadow”) brought home a Lee Urban Riders
x Manila Fixed Gear fixie bike designed by a team headed by Kiko Escora and
Dale Lopez.
The music of Pasok mga Bwitre and Nyko
Maca with Gafieira added audio delight to the event that made a perfect ending to
Lee Shadow Play, which is the counterpart of Lee’s region-wide The City is Mine
online photography contests.
And if you are too busy focusing on
driving or riding through metro traffic, and might miss the winning photos shown
in the Lee Billboard along EDSA, you can log on to www.leeshadowplay.com
to view them as well as the other online entries.
While you are at it, take time to visit/like Lee’s Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/leejeansphilippines and follow them on Twitter @leejeansphils .
from The Web Magazine