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In order to promote its high-end camera phone, MOTOZINE ZN5, Motorola has challenged eight up-and-coming photographers from around the world to capture moments that epitomized a “day in the life” of their home cities in a 24-hour global photo shoot.
The photographers that participated in Moto’s challenge are:
- Matt Baker, London – co-founder and director of BAMM London, a photography and video company that focuses on visual thinking and visual brand identity.
- Phillip Angert, New York – whose photo shoots have been published in Vogue, Spin, TimeOut, Paper, Fader, Dazed and Confused, W, Architectural Digest, New York Magazine, and many others.
- Cysrus Dastur, Mumbai – who uses his photos to show the beauty and ugliness of other cultures as he experiences them.
- Alex Bloom, Sydney – 19-year-old Australian and the recent winner of the prestigious “My Sydney Now” photography competition.
- Daniel Arantangy, Sao Paulo – focused on fashion editorials and his true passion – portraits, winning the Epson Photography award amongst other plaudits.
- Fernanda Roel, Mexico City – Fernanda focuses on personal exhibitions as well as editorial and corporate campaign work.
- Jonathan Leijonhufvud, Beijing – Leijonhufyud’s work has been published in IdN Magazine, New York Review of Magazines, Time, Vogue China, Washington Post, Cosmopolitan China, Vasava, Modern Weekly, 1626, Time Out and Vision 21.
Wanna see the photos these folks have produce to “encapsulates the essence” of their respective cities? Hop over to the official page of MOTOZINE ZN5 competition at Motorola’s website and take it from there.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
