Photocircle's Daily featured authors 18th edition [Contest Winners]

Hello Steemit Friends!

Today is a special 18th edition of Photocircle’s daily! I’m dedicating this edition to announce the winners of the first Photocircle contest, we came up to these featured authors through the nomination of the contest participants.

In total, there are 13 nominations from a period of 3 days. Out of all the nominations, our guest judge @smawkward have selected the top 3 posts that will win this contest. The selected winners were judge based on the following criteria: image quality, presentation, & the story.

Before we proceed in viewing the winners, I would like to extend my gratitude the the following individuals who made this contest possible, they are the sponsors and supporters of the photocircle project.

Supporters	Attributes
@vortac	appreciates art (upvote photocircle feature posts) & advocate of Gridcoin (gridcoin.us) / BOINC (a platform which allows everyone to participate in various scientific projects)
@smawkward	photography enthusiast, photocircle moderator, actively scout & search for outstanding authors/works
@jarosalawszafran	photographer, filmmaker, photocircle moderator, actively scout & search for outstanding authors/works (jaroslawszafranfotografia.pl)

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Let’s start by welcoming the featured authors for today!

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Please visit @akinome post entitled "Sometimes less is just more ... foodphotography"
Nomination by: @belvins

I think these environmental photos of preparing and cooking the food are spectacular. I really like how the smoke is coming off the pan and this set photos tell a story.

Words by guest judge: @smawkward

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Please visit @annaskitchen post entitled "🥕🥕Carrot Cake 🍰 Recipe for Easter"
Nomination by: @wandersells

She makes this cake look delicious and I like the contrasting color that the carrot slices add to the photos.

Words by guest judge: @smawkward

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Please visit @grandadscookbook post entitled "Amaretto Panna Cotta, Recipe and Photoshoot"
Nomination by: @monoarc

The simplicity and layout of the plate makes this look like a refreshing dish. You can tell that @grandadscookbook put a lot of thought into the arrangement.

Words by guest judge: @smawkward

For the “Nominate a food photo contest” we have chosen an honourable mention from the participants. Please support the post that was nominated by @lifestylebyjob!

Please visit @rainbow84 post entitled "Banana cake roll"
Nomination by: @lifestylebyjob

Both nominator & nominee will be rewarded with 0.25 Steem each.

That sums up the Photocircle's daily featured authors for day 18. To reiterate, I encourage everyone to visit the posts of the featured authors and show them your support.

You may also use the #photocircle tag, to gain more visibility which will also allow @photocircle to scout your amazing work.

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See you on the next edition!

Cheers!

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~ Tim Fargo ~

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