As considered one of China’s most influential skilled pictures competitions, the BEST 10 Pictures Competitors, organized by the 500px Pictures Group underneath Visible China Group—has lengthy been dedicated to discovering and supporting excellent photographic expertise, establishing itself as a benchmark in China’s imaging business. Since its inception, the competition has been held 17 instances, receiving over 5.8 million submissions and attracting greater than 110,000 individuals.
In 2024, the BEST 10 Pictures Competitors opened for submissions on 20 December 2024. In the course of the 71-day submission interval, it drew participation from over 21,000 photographers and acquired 330,000+ entries. After rigorous analysis {and professional} curation by the 500px editorial crew, 60 profitable works have been chosen throughout three classes: Photograph Collection of the 12 months, Single Picture of the 12 months, and Video of the 12 months.
At the moment, we’re thrilled to announce the winners of the BEST 10 Pictures Competitors.
Photograph Collection of the 12 months
10 photographers have been awarded on this class, together with Wangkai Wei, Xun Ren, Weikai Chen, Jinyi He, Wenqi Lin, Xiaodong Zeng, Xiaotong Jia, Zi Rui Liu, Ruochen Kong, Zi Jin.
(Highlights from the gathering)
“Little Moments” by Wenqi Lin
Wenqi Lin’s Little Moments recreates post-80s childhood reminiscences by meticulously crafted miniature scenes. Nostalgic particulars—an previous electrical fan, light wall pictures, and freshly lower watermelon—transport viewers to a pre-smartphone period of innocence. The nice and cozy lighting and rustic textures have a good time the straightforward joys of the previous.
“Little Moments” by Wenqi Lin
Single Picture of the 12 months
Nature
10 winners, together with Zhengjie Wu, A Little Squint, Xuanhua Li, Feng Xiong, Jiandong Hao, Bin Chen, Xuhaha, ATIME-PHOTOGRAPHY, Ruijiao Li, Egg.
“Kailash and Ice” by Egg
Egg’s Kailash and Ice captures Tibet’s Mount Kailash utilizing focus-stacking strategies to juxtapose the mountain’s grandeur with the sacred panorama. The composition balances glacial permanence towards swirling clouds, merging nature’s majesty with non secular transcendence.
“Kailash and Ice” by Egg
Documentary
10 winners, together with Lun Yu, Xiaokang Xu, Kinguv Shi, Qiang Solar, Weipeng Zheng, Yuanwai Wang, Wenpeng Lu, Ran An, 2middle, Xiangsheng Zhang.
“Liangshan Yi Funeral” by Kinguv Shi
Kinguv Shi’s Liangshan Yi Funeral paperwork a burial ceremony in Sichuan’s Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Mourners in black charva (woolen capes) march by heavy snow, their solemnity contrasted by snow-capped mountains—a poignant meditation on life and nature.
“Liangshan Yi Funeral” by Kinguv Shi
City
10 winners, together with RX-105 XI, Shuhe Zhang, Mandy, Jun Shen, Leo Cai, Xuecheng Liu, Hao Liu, The Wind Rings the Bell, Sulin Yang, Yuan Li.
“Cosmic Heart” by Xuecheng Liu
Xuecheng Liu’s Cosmic Heart reimagines New York’s Instances Sq. by an aerial panorama. Utilizing superior stitching strategies, the {photograph} transforms concentric skyscrapers right into a radiant vortex, with steel-and-glass facades converging towards the body’s heart.
“Cosmic Heart” by Xuecheng Liu
Industrial & Artistic
10 winners, together with Jinyang Ding, Boring Filming, Yao, Fadis Ding, Xiyuan Chen, Shuai Bian, Huizhao Li, Yanquan Lin, Tianhang Zhang, Chen Qiu.
“Summer season Celebration” by Boring Filming
Summer season Celebration employs aerial pictures and digital compositing to synchronize human exercise from completely different temporal moments inside a single body. The result’s a vibrant tableau of surreal whimsy, turning an peculiar summer time scene into one thing extraordinary.
“Summer season Celebration” by Boring Filming
Video of the 12 months
10 winners, together with: Jiyuan Wang, Ruiyu Tune, Luxiang Zhu, Changsen Chi, Zukai Wang, Ziyu Wang, Wenfei Li, Fing, Yonghui Zhao, Cycle.
“My 12 months 2024” by Cycle
Cycle’s My 12 months 2024 is a first-person chronicle of year-round adventures—from snow-capped summits to tropical rainforests, rocket launch websites to Xinjiang’s icy wilderness. Via rapid-fire enhancing and immersive cinematography, the video captures the highs and lows of exploration, reflecting humanity’s ongoing dialogue with the planet.
2024 BEST 10 Pictures Awards Efficiently Conclude
This 12 months, we witnessed numerous extraordinary moments frozen in time, celebrating pictures’s energy to transcend borders, languages, and cultures.
Discover all profitable works in our gallery.
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