Kostadin Luchansky

The #1 top rated photo at World Photography Organization is Angola Image Bank's foggy evening shot of the road at Serra da Leba

The World Photography Organisation (WPO), which proudly supports professional, amateur and student photography and lends a global platform for the photographic industry to communicate, network and showcase current trends in Photojournalism, Fine Art and Commercial Photography, is showcasing the top rated 500 images from the 2010 Sony World Photography Awards 2011 competition and, for now, the first place is taken by Angola Image Bank's foggy evening shot of the road at Serra da Leba taken by Kostadin Luchansky in January of 2010. The competition ends on January the 15th, 2011.

This photo and many more fine art images from Angola can be licensed at Angola Image Bank's web site with rights managed, royalty free or personal use licenses.

Top Shot - National Geographic Magazine, May 2007

Back in May of 2007, a photograph present today in Angola Image Bank's "People" photo-collection, won the National Geographic's TOP SHOT contest. Read here the photo critique by NG's Photo Editor, Susan Welchman, and the image description by Kostadin Luchansky who took the shot.

via ngm.nationalgeographic.com

Another award won by Angola Image Bank's photo: this time the medal is silver!

Today, another one of Angola Image Bank's photos (taken by Kostadin Luchansky, KODILU, in 2004 in Luanda) was awarded a Silver Photography Award by the International Aperture Awards competition.

Plopped in the middle of a busy downtown street in Angola's capital city of Luanda, four boys take advantage of a sinkhole formed when a water main ruptured beneath the pavement. Traffic was passing right by them. Luanda's water supply is limited, so this hole and another "upstream" drew crowds for days. Kids were bathing, playing, and fetching water to wash cars. The holes got larger and larger every day, but they didn't seem to be bothered. A stream of happiness for some turned out to be a big urban problem for others.

The original photo can be seen below and by clicking on it you will be taken to the AIB's e-Store where you can:

• download a free copy for personal use (500 pixels. Might be watermarked at the bottom);
• obtain a rights managed or royalty free licence for commercial, editorial, marketing or other use.

Angola Image Bank's photo wins a bronze medal award at the International Aperture Awards 2010.

Today, one of Angola Image Bank's photos (taken by Kostadin Luchansky, KODILU, in 2004 in Luanda) was awarded a Bronze Photography Award by the International Aperture Awards competition.

Plopped in the middle of a busy downtown street in Angola's capital city of Luanda, four boys take advantage of a sinkhole formed when a water main ruptured beneath the pavement. Traffic was passing right by them. Luanda's water supply is limited, so this hole and another "upstream" drew crowds for days. Kids were bathing, playing, and fetching water to wash cars. The holes got larger and larger every day, but they didn't seem to be bothered. A stream of happiness for some turned out to be a big urban problem for others.

The original photo can be seen below and by clicking on it you will be taken to the AIB's E-Store where you can:

• download a free copy for personal use (500 pixels. Might be watermarked at the bottom);
• obtain a rights managed or royalty free licence for commercial, editorial, marketing or other use.

National Geographic Photography Contest 2010 features two of Angola Image Bank's photos

National Geographic Photography Contest 2010 has featured two of Angola Image Bank's photos: the road at Serra da Leba at night, shot on January the 2nd, 2010 and the Storm at Fenda do Bimbe, Lubango, shot on March 8th, 2009 - both by Kostadin Luchansky | KODILU photograpy.

One image appears in the "Places" gallery, week 2, image 13 and the other one in the "Nature" gallery, week 2, also image 13 (I just hope this time the number 13 is a lucky one!). You are welcome to give your vote in The Voting Machine :)

• National Geographic Photo Contest featured images (Serra da Leba road at night)
• National Geographic Photo Contest featured image (storm at Fenda do Bimbe)
• National Geographic Voting Machine