Europe
: A software engineer from India has today been named the global winner
of the Nokia Nseries See New competition, one of the most ambitious
mobile photography competitions ever undertaken, judged by five of
the world's best photographers.
Pinjalim Bora joined thousands of people from around the world taking
up the challenge to 'shoot new' - capturing something from a different
angle or something never previously photographed - using a megapixel
camera phone. Pinjalim's image, 'The Nose Ball' caught the eye of
judge Raghu Rai, one of India's most respected documentary photographers
and was then voted the overall winner by a panel of Nokia imaging
experts.
Pinjalim wins a money-can't-buy prize: the chance to spend a day with
Raghu Rai assisting him on a photoshoot as well as two flights with
Virgin Airlines and a Nokia N90.
Raghu Rai said of his chosen winner: "I felt this image was very
well-focused and had a well exposed frame. The photographer has also
shown real mastery of the camera phone medium by capturing a sharp,
clean and spontaneous image."
Pinjalim Bora, said: "I am really overwhelmed to have received
this recognition from such a high-profile photographer. The image
was completely spontaneous and I took it with my Nokia 3230 on one
fine Sunday morning when I stepped outside to pick up the newspaper.
I'm very much looking forward to spending the day assisting Raghu
Rai on one of his photoshoots."
Fellow judges included internationally renowned photographer, Juergen
Teller who selected 'The Stairs to Perdition' by Razvan Velev from
Romania; leading American photographer, Philip-Lorca DiCorcia who
chose 'The Swing' by Subhash Sharma of the USA; award winning London-based
photographer, Nick Waplington who selected 'Geko' by fellow Brit Anders
Fraser and Jiancheng Dong, a prominent landscape and documentary photographer
from China whose chosen image was 'Seaside' by Mark Higginson from
Australia. All of the runners up win the chance to spend a day with
the photographer who selected their image, assisting them on a photoshoot,
as well as a Nokia N90.
The competition launched in October, and to inspire people to enter,
the stellar line-up of professional photographers themselves 'shot
new' using the Nokia N90 advanced imaging device. Their images and
the winner's images can be viewed at www.seenew.com.
"It's fantastic to see that so many people have taken up the
challenge to 'shoot new' using their camera phone" said Tapio
Hedman, senior vice president, Multimedia Marketing, Nokia. "We've
had some stunning entries that have really reflected the endless possibilities
of camera phone photography and the opportunities it offers in capturing
truly spontaneous moments. It's great to be uncovering talent of this
sort. "
The Nokia N90 is an advanced imaging product in the Nokia Nseries
range of high performance multimedia computers. Packed with advanced
camera features to capture great quality photos, the Nokia N90 is
the world's first mobile device to feature superior Carl Zeiss optics
plus there's a two megapixel camera with autofocus and 20x digital
zoom, integrated flash, macro mode for sharp close-ups and high quality
video capture with on-device editing capabilities.
About Nokia Nseries
Nokia Nseries is a range of high performance multimedia computers
that delivers unparalleled mobile multimedia experiences by combining
the latest technologies with stylish design and ease of use. With
Nokia Nseries products, consumers can use a single device to enjoy
entertainment, access information and to capture and share pictures
and videos, whenever and wherever they want.
