Overall winners of the Power of Light contest

After two crazy months of competition, the Jury is ready to announce its decision. More than 1,100 photos and 80 videos were submitted, reflecting a diversity of themes and concepts, making the choice of the winners very difficult.

1st Prize VIDEO: THE LIGHT REVOLUTION by JB Mérendet & Lois Simac

The Jury's comments:

Josh Lowell "Extends the idea of "The Power Of Light" beyond sight to something emotional and intense. Combines authentic action with a
cinematic feel. Professionally executed on all levels - concept, shooting, editing, effects."

Sean White "Creative, thoughtful, unique and professionally executed. The "Hollywood style" story introduces the concept and sets up the purpose of the action. Nice lighting and shooting. The performances and action were different than most of the other films and were photographed and edited in a very stylish fashion. Very sexy visual effect ending. A clear winner."

Bertrand Delapierre "Well directed and filmed. One of the most original".

Guillaume Broust "A nice, well-produced creation, obvious care was taken with the color and movement. Bravo to the director of photography! When are we going to see the 50mn version?"
 
 

1st Prize PHOTO: SPOTTERS OF LIGHT IN CEUSE by Thomas Vialletet

 

The Jury's comments

Laurent Lafouche "Tom Tom and his spotters present us with a magnificent work of creativity, composition, technique and determination to make this image. A brillant idea, excellently photographed."

Stéphan Denys "A beautiful mix of action and lighting, accomplished in difficult conditions. A simple idea and a complex set-up, resulting in a technically perfect and extordinary photograph!"

John Evans "Of all the painting with light images, this one is the most original and fun, plus it's really well executed. I like the subtle star trails, the moment he caught the action and the paining of the two spotters."

Tony Lamiche "My kind of climbing action! A night shot perfectly executed with light painting, a long exposure, Céüse and a boulder problem..."
 
 

Runners-up - the Jury's Favorite photos & videos

We decided to award more prizes to "the Power of Light" videos and photos that touched us, impressed us or made us laugh. Some didn't get the chance to be recognized by the public. So congratulations to all these creators who will win a ZIPKA PLUS².

• Watch the Jury's favorite videos.
• A slideshow of the Jury's favorite photos :