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2019 WORLD PHOTOGRAPHIC CUP RESULTS
AUSTRALIA TAKES TOP SPOT
u Team Australia clinched first place in the
2019 World Photographic Cup, with Team
USA placing second and Team Mexico plac-
ing third. Competition results were announc-
ed April 8 in Drammen, Norway, with 32
countries represented. WPC pits teams from
various countries against one another in
friendly competition.
Created in 2013 through a partnership
between the Federation of European Photog-
raphers and Professional Photographers of
America, the World Photographic Cup allows
professional photographers to have their
work evaluated by a group of international©MICHAEL TEOJULY 28-AUG. 2
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judges and to compete against the best of
the best from around the world. As with the
Olympic Games, individual photographers
stand to earn gold, silver, and bronze med-
als in each category. Teams are awardedpoints based on where their teammates
placed in the top 10 of each photography
category. The team with the highest score
secures the cup. •
ppmag.com/2019wpc-top10Reportage gold winner Michael Teo, AustraliaIllustration gold winner Onni Wiljami Kinnunen, Finland©ONNI WILJAMI KINNUNEN©CHRISTIAN VIZLNature gold winner Christian Vizl, Mexico©PATRICIA SOON MEI YUNGCommercial gold winner Patricia Soon Mei Yung, Malaysia