Yantian port ablaze with lights, the colorful and varied wildlife, Shenzhen’s must-see places, the serenity of Shenzhen Bay, the rush and bustle of city life... Expats capture everything of Shenzhen’s beauty and charm via their lenses.
灯火通明的盐田港、丰富多彩的生物世界、深圳“网红”打卡地、静谧的深圳湾畔、城市生活的繁华喧嚣......深圳的美与魅力在外国友人的镜头下尽数呈现。
The awards ceremony for the Third Expats Eye Shenzhen Photo Contest was held at the Bay Opera of Shenzhen in Bao’an District on Friday morning.
第三届“国际友人在深圳”摄影大赛颁奖仪式暨摄影展开幕式于17日上午在深圳市宝安区滨海艺术中心举行。
The organizers and winners of the expats photo contest pose for a group photo at the Bay Opera of Shenzhen in Bao'an District Friday morning. Photos by Liu Xudong unless otherwise stated
This year’s contest, which ran from Aug. 3 to Oct. 8, received nearly 1,800 entries submitted by 173 entrants from 36 countries, with 76 entries standing out as prizewinners, including two first prizes, four second prizes, and eight third prizes.
从2021年8月3日至10月8日，主办方累计收到来自美国、英国、印度、日本、哥伦比亚、巴西等36个国家共173名外国友人的近1800幅摄影作品。在此次比赛中，有76位摄影师的作品脱颖而出获得奖项，其中包括一等奖2名，二等奖4名，三等奖8名。
For the first time, the contest was divided into humanistic and nature categories. The humanistic category accepted entries related to Shenzhen’s cityscape, cultural heritages, sports and arts, as well as international communities, while the city’s natural landscape, ecology and human-nature relationships were covered in the nature category.
本届大赛创新赛制，首次将作品分为人文组和自然组。人文组关注城市景观、文化遗产、体育艺术、国际社区等主题，自然组则是与自然景观、生态（动物和植物）以及人与自然关系相关的作品。
Participants of the awards ceremony take photos of the awards winners.
Following the ceremony, a photography exhibition featuring 117 winning works opened to the public for free at the Bay Opera of Shenzhen and will run through Tuesday.
据悉，共计117件获奖作品在深圳滨海艺术中心城市展厅展出，展览将持续四天（12月17日-21日），公众可免费预约入场参观。
Shen Xianzhi, editor-in-chief of Shenzhen Daily, delivered a welcome speech, in which he voiced appreciation of the broad range of subjects of the entries and expressed gratitude to all of the contestants for their efforts in exploring the beauty of Shenzhen.
英文《深圳日报》总编辑沈贤志在颁奖仪式上致辞，对参赛作品主题的广泛性表示赞赏，并对所有参赛者为探索深圳之美所做的努力表示感谢。
“Shenzhen boasts one of the most beautiful cities with its evergreen trees and grassland, and its well-designed natural landscape. The peaceful co-existence of the residents and nature, including animals and plants, is surely a topic that all of you have an incessant interest in dwelling on,” he said.
沈贤志表示，“深圳是中国最美丽的城市之一，这里树木常青、绿草如茵，自然景观设计精巧。在这里，人与自然和谐相处，动植物繁荣成长，相信这也是在座各位倍感兴趣、不断探索的话题。”
(From L) Francisco Vergara from Chile, Isaac Cohen from Colombia and Ashley Main from the U.K. pose for a selfie at the awards ceremony in Bao'an District Friday morning. Vergara and Main won the second prizes in the nature category, while Cohen took home the first prize in the nature category.
Thomas Edison Harvey from the U.S. fetched the first prize in the humanistic category for his photo “Well-recorded Event,” which portrays citizens recording a light show at the Civic Center in Futian District to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.
来自美国的Thomas Edison Harvey以名为“Well-recorded Event”（《见证》） 的照片获得人文组一等奖。他用相机定格了深圳市民齐聚市民中心欣赏“建党百年华诞”主题灯光秀的壮观场面。
The first-prize winner in the nature category is Isaac Cohen from Colombia, whose “Wildest Shenzhen” photo series offers close-up shots of the vibrant wildlife he spotted in various parks.
在去年“国际友人在深圳”获得二等奖、来自哥伦比亚Isaac Cohen获得自然组一等奖。这一组名为“Wildest Shenzhen”（《野性深圳》）的照片拍摄于深圳多个公园，展现了深圳丰富的生物多样性。
Cohen, a biology teacher at a high school, won the second prize at the contest last year. “Different techniques, different point of views, different opinions, different perspectives. But what makes all of us different is also what puts us all together here today,” Cohen said at the awards ceremony.
在深圳一所中学担任生物老师的Isaac Cohen在获奖感言中说，“尽管我们有不同的摄影技术、不同观点、不同看法、不同视角，但也是这些不同让我们今天欢聚一堂，一起享受这次摄影盛宴。”
Winners of the third prizes receive their honor certificates. Wang Haolan
“It [photography] motivates me to go out and explore Shenzhen, and get to know this city, with such large skyscrapers, the most modern city in the world, the cradle of innovation, full of colors, smells and languages,” said Francisco Vergara from Chile, who took home the nature category’s second prize.
“摄影鼓励我走出家门，探索深圳，去认识这座高楼林立的世界级现代化都市，深圳是创新的摇篮，深圳多姿多彩、风情各异、语言丰富。”来自智利的Francisco Vergara表示。在此次比赛中，他是自然组二等奖获奖者之一。
Ashley Main from the U.K., another second-prize winner in the nature category, said that he was impressed by the variety and excellence of the winning works. “I really enjoyed looking through all the photos. One of the great things is to see how differently everyone sees the city. It’s really a great representation of what Shenzhen is.”
另一位自然组二等奖获奖者、来自英国的Ashley Main告诉记者，参赛者高超的摄影水平以及作品的丰富给他留下深刻印象。“观看这些参赛作品对我来说是一种享受，你可以看到每个人观察这座城市的不同视角。这些作品很好地展现了深圳的城市风貌。”
Winners of the merit prize pose for a photo with their honor certificates.
A black-and-white family self-portrait named “New Family” helped Andres Fernando Martinez Herrera from Ecuador win a third prize at the humanistic category. “Shenzhen is the city where I live with my family and where my daughter was born, and that is what I want to express with my picture,” Herrera said in his speech.
来自厄瓜多尔的 Andres Fernando Martinez Herrera以一幅名为“New Family”（《新家庭》）的黑白照片获得人文组三等奖。该作品展现的是Andres Fernando Martinez Herrera夫妻二人亲吻尚在襁褓的女儿的温馨画面，温暖感人。他介绍：“深圳是我和家人居住的城市，我的女儿也在这里出生，我想通过这张照片表达深圳是我们的家。”
Jesus Eduardo Campos Semano from Mexico also won a third prize in the humanistic category for his photo “Hardwork,” which aims to show respect and admiration for all the hardworking deliverymen in Shenzhen. “These are the people who have to travel all around the city to deliver the goods that we order. Hard work. I respect all of them,” he said.
同样获得人文组三等奖的是来自墨西哥的Jesus Eduardo Campos Semano。他的作品（《兄弟加油》）向在深圳辛勤工作的快递员和外卖小哥致以敬意。“他们每天穿梭于城市的大街小巷送快递和外卖，这是很辛苦的工作。我向他们致敬。”
“I’m very honored and surprised to win a prize at the contest as this is my first time applying to this photo contest,” said Pooja Zenit Shah from India, whose photo “Elegance after Typhoon” was inspired by the beauty of water droplets on a plant after a typhoon.
“我很荣幸也很惊讶能在比赛中获奖，因为这是我第一次给这个摄影比赛投稿。”来自印度的Pooja Zenit Shah告诉记者。Shah介绍，其作品（《台风后的绿意》的灵感来自台风过后植物上晶莹的水珠。
The event was hosted by the Information Office of Shenzhen Municipal Government, organized by EYESHENZHEN.com, Shenzhen Daily and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Shenzhen Municipal Committee (CCPIT Shenzhen) and supported by Shenzhen OCT Happy Bay Operating Co. Ltd.
本届摄影大赛由深圳市人民政府新闻办公室主办，“爱深圳”英文门户网站、英文《深圳日报》、深圳市贸促委承办，深圳华侨城滨海有限公司欢乐港湾运营公司协办。
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Diya V. Khemlani from India holds her honor certificate for a photo.
Expats interact with each other after the awards ceremony.
Isaac Cohen, his wife and daughter pose for a photo in front of his winning works.
Felipe Vieira Setlik from Brazil signs after arriving at the venue of the awards ceremony.
Participants of the awards ceremony look at the exhibition of the winning photos.
Anton Tsentalovich from Russia takes a photo of the winning works.
Expats look at the winning photos on exhibition.
Expats look at the winning photos.
Francisco Vergara interacts with his toddler daughter. Wang Haolan
The daughter of Isaac Cohen holds Francisco Vergara's daughter in her arms. Wang Haolan
内容来源：EyeShenzhen
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