Huge congratulations to
Daniel Halasz from Hungary, who was awarded the
Google Photography Prize this week. This was a global student competition to create themes for
iGoogle. More than 3,600 students from across the world entered, and a couple of weeks ago we asked you to
vote on the shortlist. The six finalists who got the most public votes were
Amelia Ortúzar (Chile),
Fahad AlDaajani (Saudi Arabia),
Matjaz Tancic (U.K.),
Mikhail Simin (U.S.) and
Vesna Stojakovic (Serbia) — congratulations to all of them! From that group, a jury of respected art critics and artists chose Daniel as the winner. They also gave a special commendation prize to
Aliyah Hussain from the U.K.
You can see the work Daniel and the other finalists submitted at the Saatchi Gallery in London until Sunday, June 28th. Come by if you're in town, or have a look at their photographs on
google.com/photographyprize, where you can also add them to your
iGoogle homepage.
Posted by Posted by Louise Rigby, Consumer Marketing Team