PhotographyCorner.com Announces the February 2010 Photograph of the Month

Feb. 2, 2010 - PRLog -- Photography Corner ( www.PhotographyCorner.com ) has announced that Faisal Almalki is the winner of the February 2010 Photograph of the Month contest.  The winning photo was chosen by site members from a total of fifeteen nominated photographs with almost one quarter of the votes.

Faisal won the latest photograph of the month contest with a photo titled "Beyond."  The winning photo depicted the bottom of a giraffe, with the shadow of its neck and head agaist a brick wall.  This was the fufth Photograph of the Month award received by Faisal, in addition to just recently winning the 2009 Photograph of the Year contest.  For winning the PhotographyCorner.com February 2010 Photograph of the Month, Faisal was awarded the NYIP's Fundamentals of Digital Photography Course (a $398 value!!) - the perfect course for anyone looking to take high-quality photographs - provided by the New York Institute of Photography.

Faisal, was featured as the cover story in the February 2010 issue of emel magazine, is one of the most promising amateur photographers to come out of the PhotographyCorner.com community.  With 2 Contest Corner Challenge wins, 5 Photograph of the Month honors, a Runner-Up placement in the 2008 Photograph of the Year contest, and the winner of the 2009 Photograph of the Year contest, Faisal has become one of the most popular and most decorated photographers on PhotographyCorner.  Interestingly enough, while only 5%-10% of his photographs are of animals, all 5 of his Photograph of the Month winning photographs are of animals: zebra, elephant, horse, camel and giraffe.

Photograph of the Month contests at www.PhotographyCorner.com are held in the community’s forum, where site members are able to post their photos for consideration.  Each month, photographs are nominated by community leaders and are voted on by the Photography Corner community. PhotographyCorner.com began holding Photograph of the Month contests in April 2004.


About www.PhotographyCorner.com

PhotographyCorner.com is a leading portal for photographers, which includes member-written articles, tutorials, forums, a photography directory and projects.  The site runs a Photograph of the Year contest, monthly Photograph of the Month contests and numerous Contest Corner Challenges per year, as well as providing an area of the site for photographers to receive constructive criticism of their work in the Critiques Corner.  As a further resource to photographers, PhotographyCorner.com provides photography news, camera reviews, and information on photography contests and events throughout the world.  PhotographyCorner.com was launched in March 2004.

About the New York Institute of Photography

The New York Institute of Photography is the world’s largest and oldest photography school.  Established in 1910, NYIP has grown to become the premier provider of photography training, educating more than 20,000 students in the US and around the world at any given time.  NYIP offers 3 home-study courses designed to teach you everything you need to know about photography from the comfort of your own home.


For more information, please visit www.PhotographyCorner.com.  Tim L. Walker can be reached at 705.321.9542 or via email at twalker@photographycorner.com to answer any questions.

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PhotographyCorner.com is a leading portal for photographers, which includes member-written articles, tutorials, forums, a photography directory and projects.