Samsung Electronics announces the winners of “This is Bangladesh”- Photography Contest
Dhaka, Jan.10 (NsNewsWire)–Samsung Electronics, the global leader in consumer electronics has announced the winners of the photography contest- ‘This is Bangladesh”.
The purpose of the competition was to portray Bangladesh positively with picturesque photographs in digital media and recognize amateur photographers who captured the photos. Each winner has received a 32” Samsung TV as reward of their creativity.
The contest was kicked off on 1st December, 2016 in Samsung Bangladesh’s official Facebook page “Samsung Bangladesh” asking participants to upload any photo of Bangladesh taken by them with hashtag This is Bangladesh (#ThisIsBangladesh). Samsung received more than five hundred photographs from the contestants out of which nine photos were shortlisted by Samsung Electronics Bangladesh. These nine photographs were then uploaded in Facebook for public voting in and were judged by freelance photographers.
As per the decision of the judge panel and number of likes on the photographs in Facebook, Samsung Electronics Bangladesh announced Md. Abdul Momin of Bogra as the 1st , Imtiaz Uddin of Dhaka as the 2nd & Tonmoy Chowdhury of Dhaka as the 3rd winners of the ‘This is Bangladesh’ contest.
Abdul Momin has received a 32” Samsung Smart TV, Imtiaz Uddid has received a 32” Samsung Music TV and Tonmoy Chowdhury has received a 32” Samsung Basic LED TV as award.
While announcing the winners of the competition, Firoze Mohammad, Head of Consumer Electronics, Samsung Electronics Bangladesh said, ‘’Samsung Electronics has always recognized the efforts to portray Bangladesh positively and with this contest we have acknowledged the efforts of the brilliant young photographers who have brought some of the best photographs of Bangladesh under light.’’
He also said, ‘’All the contestants have submitted incredible photographs of beautiful Bangladesh and we have selected the best three photographers as the winners of ‘This is Bangladesh’ photography contest.’’
Md. Abdul Momin the 1st winner of the ‘This is Bangladesh’ contest says, “Couple of days ago from my Facebook timeline, I noticed Samsung Bangladesh’s “This is Bangladesh” contest and participated in it. I am excited to have won the 1ST prize and to have shot the number one photo of this contest. I am thankful to Samsung Bangladesh for organizing this contest and helped to portray the natural beauty of Bangladesh”