Microsoft Future Pro Photographer Contest Winners

Check out the winners of the Microsoft Future Pro Photographer Contest. The contest was open to students actively enrolled at a two-year, four-year, or advanced degree granting college or university. Prizes included equipment, memberships in prestigious photography societies, and $20,000. Sound interesting? There’s always next year—the 2007 Microsoft Future Pro Photography Contest entry period is tentatively scheduled from April 1 through May 15, 2007.

Grand Prize

"Slalom"
Alin Popescu
Bucharest, Romania
Popular University "Ion Dalles"

Nature & Landscape

"Cnidarian in the Clouds"
Yeang Ch’ng
Boston, Massachusetts
Harvard University

People & Portraits

"The Face"
Ho Young Choi
Santa Barbara, California
Brooks Institute of Photography

Fine Art

"Temptation"
Carly Short
Kettering, Ohio
Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology

Microsoft Merit Awards

Neil Losin
Davis, California
UCLA

Kevin Ou
Pasadena, California
Art Center College of Design

"Dark City"
Adam Obradovic
Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland University, Elam School of Fine Arts

Source: Professional photography with Windows XP