The ASIAN Geographic’s Images of Asia (IOA) 2020 photography competition, exhibits the work of photographers from all across Asia. We have received stunning photos across the various categories, and here are the winners and finalists for November 2020!
Black and White Category
Black and White Category November 2020 Winner, taken in Kedah, Malaysia, by Mohd Nazri Bin Sulaiman, captioned, “An old man making the fish bamboo trap in Kedah, Malaysia”
Black and White Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Pushkar, Rajasthan, by Sirsendu Gayen, captioned, “Camel traders”
Black and White Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Jamshedpur, India, by Abhishek Nandy, captioned, “Sanctifying souls”
Black and White Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Theni, Tamilnadu, India, by Sundaram Perumal
Landscape Category
Landscape Category November 2020 Winner, taken in Koggala, Sri Lanka, by Sirsendu Gayen, captioned, “The Dying Tradition”
Landscape Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Bromo, Indonesia, by Mohd Nazri Bin Sulaiman, captioned, “Beautiful golden moment during early morning in Mount Bromo, Indonesia”
Landscape Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Selangor, Malaysia, by Zon Hisham Bin Zainal Abidin, titled Goodbye Tetagan, captioned “The sun promises a new dawn as it sets over Tetagan Island with a mesmerising blaze of oranges”
Wildlife Category
Wildlife Category November 2020 Winner, taken in Penang, Malaysia, by Nadzli Bin Azlan, captioned, “Rainy Night”
Wildlife Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Hutan Lipur Bukit Bakar, Machang, Kelantan, by Hafiz Ikhlas, captioned, “Food shared with family always taste better”
Street/People Category
Street/People Category November 2020 Winner, taken in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India, by Sirsendu Gayen, captioned, “A Prayer”
Street/People Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Kolhapur, India, by Mark Frederick Jereos, titled Alone, captioned, “Taken during the time where we went to the Kolhapur Train Station and caught up to this man who was standing alone the station.”
Street/People Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Varanasi, India, by Sirsendu Gayen, captioned, “Mysterious Lane of Varanasi”
Street/People Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Jamshedpur, India, by Abhishek Nandy, captioned, “Volley”
Street/People Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Luang Prabang, Laos, by Sinsee Ho, captioned, “He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother”
Photojournalism Category
Photojournalism Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Silda, West Bengal, by Sirsendu Gayen, titled Durga worship in the atmosphere of COVID 19
As told by Sirsendu – “Priests and devotees are performing Durga Puja wearing face mask and face shield”
Youth Category
Youth Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Lower Mekong River, Laos, by Emma Snoddy, captioned, “This image was taken on a cruise down the Mekong River in Laos. The man pictured is one of the boat’s staff, who helped the captain by looking after directions and anchoring. He is looking out at the setting sun on the river”
Food Category
Food Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Varanasi, India, by Sirsendu Gayen, captioned, “Dosa Seller”
Food Category November 2020 Finalist, taken in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia, by Mohd Samsi Sumairi, titled Exotic Food (Cow Skin).
As told by Samsi – “Cow meat skin exotic food photo taken in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. In my country, Malaysia cow skin is one of our special cuisines that served in various ways. We called it as ‘belulang’. You can serve it in many ways, but to make the cow skin edible you have to take a long tiring process and not everyone can do it. First, you have to clean the cow’s hair by burning it in the small fire until the hair is gone, then you can clean the burning part by currying it with a knife. Second, you have to boil the cow skin in the boiling water for 2–3 hours until it is soft enough and chewable. Third, lift it from the pan and cut it into smaller pieces. Then you can cook it as you want. Usually, it is made into a spicy curry or you can saute it with chilli pepper. Cow skin is delicious and the texture is so unique.”
Congratulations once again to Mohd Nazri, Sirsendu Gayen and Nadzli Azlan for being the Images of Asia (IOA) Monthly Winners for November 2020! You can check out Nazri’s Instagram here, Sirsendu’s Instagram here and Nadzli’s Instagram here!
And congratulations to the Images of Asia (IOA) Monthly Finalists for November 2020! You can check out Abhishek’s Instagram here, Sudaram’s Instagram here, Zon Hisham’s Instagram here, Hafiz’s Instagram here, Mark’s Instagram here, Sinsee’s Instagram here, Samsi’s Instagram here!
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