2021-22 Saint Kosmas Photography Contest

THEME:
The Beauty of God’s Creation Represented in
THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OF CREATION
(Genesis 1:3 - 2:3)

3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

THEME INTERPRETATION

DEPICT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Light and/or Darkness

• Day and/or Night

• Water (Seas, Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, etc.)

• Firmament (Clouds, Fog, Dew, etc.)

• Land or Landforms

• Plants (Grass, Plants, Trees, etc.)

• Seasons

• Sun, Moon, and/or Stars

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SENIOR DIVISION
Birth Years 2002-2006
(turning age 15-19 in 2021)

Let the Earth Bring Forth Grass, the Herb Yielding Seed

Photographer: Ioanna
Birth year: 2006
Age 15 in 2021

Recognition: 1st Place of the Senior Division, “Best of Show” for the 2021-22 Saint Kosmas Photography Contest
(receiving a total of 9 points from 3 judges)

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT

Residence: Florida
Parish or Church Community: Annunciation & Panagia Vlahernon (Reddick & Williston, Florida)

Scent of Heaven

Photographer: Lucian Andrei Roșca
Birth year: 2003
Age 18 in 2021

Recognition: tied for 2nd Place of the Senior Division
(receiving a total of 6 points from 3 judges)

Camera: Canon

Residence: Vaslui County, ROMANIA
Parish or Church Community: “The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and St Catherine" Church, ROMANIA

Elements of the First Four Days Seen in the Arizona Desert

Photographer: Ioanna
Birth year: 2006
Age 15 in 2021

Recognition: tied for 2nd Place of the Senior Division
(receiving a total of 6 points from 3 judges)

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT

Residence: Florida
Parish or Church Community: Annunciation & Panagia Vlahernon (Reddick & Williston, Florida)

Light and Dark

Photographer: Anastasia ILIUK
Birth year: 2006
Age 15 in 2021

Recognition: Honorable Mention for the Senior Division

Camera: Canon EOS M50 Mark II

Residence: New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
Parish or Church Community: Protection of the Holy Virgin – Russian Orthodox Church, Cabramatta, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

The Lesser Light to Rule the Night

Photographer: Anastasia ILIUK
Birth year: 2006
Age 15 in 2021

Recognition: Honorable Mention for the Senior Division

Camera: Canon EOS M50 Mark II

Residence: New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
Parish or Church Community: Protection of the Holy Virgin – Russian Orthodox Church, Cabramatta, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

Snow Blanketing the Earth

Photographer: Lucian Andrei Roșca
Birth year: 2003
Age 18 in 2021

Recognition: Honorable Mention for the Senior Division

Camera: Canon

Residence: Vaslui County, ROMANIA
Parish or Church Community: “The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and St Catherine" Church, ROMANIA

JUNIOR DIVISION
Birth Years 2007-2010
(turning age 11-14 in 2021)

Begin now shooting photography for the
2022-23 Saint Kosmas Photography Contest!

STUDENTS MAY SUBMIT ONE PHOTOGRAPH PER MONTH
FROM MAY - DECEMBER 2022