1. Gergely Kömöz (Hungary)
He calls himself an amateur photographer, who loves the nature. Gergely never learned photography in school, his knowledge was earned through the internet and different friendly remarks and criticism from other photographers. As he says, the EISA Photo Maestro subject "Water" was his favorite, becosue he likes mostly shooting in the early morning at the riverside of the Danube or Lake Balat on. At the photography of water he likes to use long exposes and different filters which are bringing a fantastic atmosphere to the pictures. Gergely Közmöz's photography consist of not just black&white pictures, but he believes that the B&W in the photography brings a very excellent and special harmony to the photo, what never can compare with the color pictures.
2. Aurica Voss (Germany)
Aurica Voss is focussing her metaphoric approach on the different aggregates of water. In doing so, she is working on obvious parallels between frozen water and the frozen memory, an intrinsic and arguably the most valuable part of photography. This year's subject "Water" is literary reflected on multible layers: As subjet of the image, as a surrounding element of the content's presentation and as a reference of the traditional watering process of printmaking. Last not least it is after all the element of water e. g. presented in a surreal playing with the opposite element of fire. The image as such is constantly kept liquid, like memory. Voss is a 30 year old Berliner who avidly likes to arrange images and enjoys photography as a hobby. This complex series she has just composed for the Maestro Contest.
3. Thomas Lekfeldt (Denmark)
Thomas Lekfeldt is a 31 year old photojournalist from Denmark. He is educated at the Danish School of Journalism. He graduated from the school in 2007. He is a freelancer with a part time contract at the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet. He focuses on working on longer projects, primarily on socially relevant issues, both in Denmark and abroad. He is the winner of prizes in the Danish Press Photography of the Year, Best of Photojournalism and New York Photo Awards.