In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries is joining with other governmental departments to host "Beijing in the Eyes of Foreigners," a photo contest featuring works from foreign photographers working in China or other parts of the world. Enter the photo gallery >>

This event is organized by the Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal People's Government, Information Office of Beijing Municipal People's Government, Beijing Municipal Commission of Education and Beijing Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment.

The theme of the contest is "The New Face of Beijing." It aims to give people from outside China an opportunity to better understand Beijing, its charms and, in particular, its changes.

Prize winners will be invited to take part in a press event for the contest in Beijing, and will be presented with a special collection of the prize-winning photos. At the conclusion of the contest, the Organizing Committee will hold an exhibition of top photos in Beijing, in addition to publishing them in a book.

The Beijing in the Eyes of Foreigners Photo Contest recognizes the following 50 photos as prize winners. The photographers are:

Grand Prize:

P.Palmer Frank
Hua Zhu

Second Place:

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Mark Gillon
Jade Longelin
Mikhail Pomerantsev
Guillermo Urrutia Daglio

Third Place:

A Phi Chau
Nora Chileva
Benjie Donaldson
Lucian Muresan
Daher "ReD" Ognita
Frans Schalekamp
Stephen Shaver
John Raymond Ching Tiam
Veronica Vercelli
Hrvoje Vojvodic

Honorable mention:

Sergio Albornoz
Mario Ignacio Artaza
Fariha Awais
Rokas Bernotas
Padilla Carlos
George Doupas
Gerd Ehlers
Thomas Eichmann
Husam Eldeen Eltayeb
Mary Forero
P.Palmer Frank
Svilen Georgiev
Ross Grinter
Andrej Iliev
Matthew Kelly
Anindya Majumdar
Dragan Masic
Lance McMillan
Balint Meggyesi
Daher “ReD” Ognita
Lukas Pokorny
Mikhail Pomerantsev
Simonetta Righto
Florence Robin
Morten Rudlang
Jae-young Sim
Thi Hong Anh Tran
Mark Wickham
Awais Yasin
Himiko Izumi
Yasuo Kubo
Lee Tenhuo
Lang Taiwon

(China.org.cn)