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<title>Contest winner: Renate Braune</title>
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<pubDate>2010-08-16 16:50:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even though the photo looks like a successful snapshot (which it is meant to, after all), there was a great deal of patience behind it. I was actually out and about hunting for good photos, taking advantage of the good light on this sunny day, and I spent a little while watching the ducks and swans.]]></description>
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<title>Remarkable: Photographs by Martina Schlerka</title>
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<pubDate>2010-07-08 14:50:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I actually wanted to become a photographer right from the age of 14. A photographer had his studio very close to where we lived and I often paid a visit there, and did a little modeling. But I was more fascinated by all the technology, the cameras, the lenses and the opportunity to use light to form shapes and accentuate things.]]></description>
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<title>Contest winner: Helmut Westerdorf</title>
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<pubDate>2010-06-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The "Carnival of Cultures", which is always celebrated over the Whit Weekend, has been held in Berlin for many years. The event came about as a result of the increasing levels of immigration of people from all corners of the world. Today there are around 450,000 foreign nationals living in Berlin.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-04-29 15:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We would like to get to know you a little better. And there is something in for you as well. Fill in our little survey and get the chance to win one of three Amazon gift certificates, each of which is worth …]]></description>
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<title>Remarkable: Photographs by David Urbanke</title>
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<pubDate>2010-04-27 14:50:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[David Urbanke comes from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey and started to take an interest in photography in 2007. Now, at just 15 years of age, he can already hold his own with the greats in terms of quality …]]></description>
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<title>Contest winner: Whitespiritwolf</title>
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<pubDate>2010-04-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["That is the moment when, after a long period of time, you once again see a beautiful winter with lots of snow, a clear sky and sunshine. That is because this is usually destroyed by lots of rain and the "dreary" weather which follows."]]></description>
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<title>Contest winner: Katrin Peters (Winner of the jury prize)</title>
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<pubDate>2010-03-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["I took this shot with my small, fairly old Nikon D70 and an IR filter. I find this camera ideal for this exposure technique. On this particular day, we deliberately set out with the intention of taking IR photographs. The weather was perfect in terms of the light conditions and this was exactly the type of image I wanted to capture."]]></description>
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<title>Contest winner: Paul Klaassen (DSM)</title>
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<pubDate>2010-03-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["I like the cold, sunny wintry days. That's when I really enjoy packing up my camera and going out to take some nice photos of the beautiful scenery. I know it's a bit childish, but it's also great to go outside just after a fresh snowfall."]]></description>
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<title>Fair comes first</title>
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<pubDate>2010-02-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Originally the rating system was intended as a means of feedback for our contestants. But the harsh reality of the contest was that some pictures were rated poorly, which from a quality point of view should have been rated a lot higher.
That is why we have decided, that in addition …]]></description>
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<title>Contest winner: c.g.</title>
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<pubDate>2010-01-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["I like photography, I take a lot of pictures and quite often I take part in photo competitions. Furthermore I like to browse through the great pictures of the other participants."]]></description>
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