Shrouded in mystery at first, COLLUSION was our first attempt at showcasing our unique partnership with some of Asia’s best photographers at the forefront. We challenged them to shoot their perspectives of what COLLUSION meant to them as a visual theme and submit their best entries, where the top three winners were announced ‘live’ at the event.
More on that later.
Gallery of work from PIXERF’s Ambassadors
Held at and sponsored by Funan Showsuite, it was an immersive journey that started with a showcase of our Ambassadors and some of their best work. Hailing from countries across Southeast Asia, they were on hand to describe the inspiration behind their photographs.
Ambassador CK NG sharing about his gallery showcase
Ambassadors Geoff Ang and Ryan Peters with Founder Sa’at Ismail
Excited to see the submissions? We definitely were. In fact, we developed a special microsite just so photographers could submit their entries and encourage their community to vote. We wanted the selection of winners to be as organic as possible, and to come from people in and out of PIXERF who shared a love for all things photography. Voting was also extended to attendees during the event through a ballot system.
Showing off the COLLUSION submissions during the event for voting
Third prize was bagged by Pixerfer Chiok Jun Jie and his unique take on Hong Kong from above.
Third prize (Bleu Award) to Chiok Jun Jie for his image ‘Hashtag city’
Chiok Jun Jie accepting the award of a voucher from RAW.
Tang Xiaowen of Wen Studios was first runner-up with his entry that played on colour and light.
Second Prize (Cyan Award) to ‘Day & Night’ by Wen Pictures
Tang Xiaowen accepting his award and prize sponsored by Cathay Photo
Top honours went to Audi Khalid and an amazing portrait entry that garnered the most votes.
COLLUSION’s winning entry (Magenta Award) ‘Whisper’ by Audi Khalid
Audi Khalid accepting his prize – the Profoto A1
The event then took on one of its key objectives – to start a dialogue between photographers and industry players with a fireside chat that spoke about the various challenges visual artists and creatives have with the visual space and creative industry, and what the future holds for both parties.
Fireside chat with PIXERF Ambassadors Geoff Ang, Lee Yik Keat, Amrita Chandradas, William Chua, Edelman’s Executive Creative Director, Aaron Phua and moderated by PIXERF Co-founder Michele Lee.
