New submitting rule. Yes you can submit 2x in one month. But from now on...send them in TWO separate notes. And do NOT send them @ the same time Wait a couple days between. Also, please send thumbs...it's soooo much easier for us!!
OK,so...from now on - if you send two submissions in one note - IT WILL BE DELETED. Or if you send one submission right after the other - both notes WILL BE DELETED.

These rules just make it easier on us. So thank you in advance!!!

So doing features a little different this time, I did a mini interview with them and I was going to edit their responses into a paragraph, but I think it's more interesting to read it as an interview...so enjoy

FIRST PLACE
*CRISTYNNA-NECROPOLIS


Name: Cristina Rotaru
Age: 18
Location: Romania

SS: So...what's up? What's going on in your life right now?
CN: Umm nothing too special.. just trying to get better at photography.

SS: When did you first become interested in photography?
CN: I was interested since I was little and I always imagined photos in my head and I had lots of ideas, but I didn't have a camera.

SS: What are your future goals and aspirations? (brief -art related or not)
CN: Well, I would really like to get better and better at photography. Alsom I have a pretty irrational dream of building an animal shelter to help stray animals as much as possible.

SS: Working on anything right now? (any projects? learning a new technique?)
CN: Right now I'm trying to work with models and I also have other ideas for photos.. I always have lots of ideas...the hardest part is to make them.





SECOND PLACE
*A-DD


Name: my name is Arthur
Age: Im 17 years old
Location: Now I live in Israel!

SS: So...what's up? What's going on in your life right now?
A-DD Well.. my 2 month vacation from school is about to end .. and I'm going to the 12th grade. Last year in the high school and then to the army.
Generally I'm trying to get some photography courses after the high school, and maybe some other courses at the army too. ( here in Israel we have to go to that army)

SS: When did you first become interested in photography?
A-DD: In fact I started to design first (signatures, logos & stuff), but one day my neighbor showed me his Fuji 5600 and I started to take shots, it was 2 and half years ago.

SS: What made you decide to join DA?
A-DD: At the beginning I was amazed, because of all the beautiful art and I liked the popular photos, but after a while I begin uploading photos by my self.

SS: What are your future goals and aspirations?
A-DD: I want to work in design & photography.

SS: Working on anything right now?
A-DD: I'm building web sites for people, making photo books and working as a waiter/barman.

SS: Additional comments?
A-DD: I think that this interview and the contests is very important because it exposes artists that are unknown and have great stuff in their galleries.

Peace & Love!
Arthur. =]





THIRD PLACE
*j-nny


Name: Jonáš Krutil
Age: 23
Location: Czech republic

SS: So...what's up? What's going on in your life right now?
JN: Hi there ^^. These days i have holidays and on 15. September University term is started.

SS: When did you first become interested in photography?
JN: My parents are artists. My Dad is a photographer and my Mom is a painter. But i started making photos because my girlfriend Silecia did.

SS: What made you decide to join DA?
JN: I don't remember ( :

SS: Working on anything right now? (any projects? learning a new technique?)
JN: I have some projects which i would like to create, but don't know when. I want to take some photos with my Flexaret V.





Thanks everyone!!

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