Fox Resorts, the leisure wing of the Capital Maharaja Organization, has completed its second photography awards competition, “Kandy Through Your Lens” for images from the Kandy area following the successful conclusion of “Magnificent Jaffna,” the first of the series.

The “Kandy Through Your Lens” contest was designed to showcase the natural and man-made beauty of Kandy with participants asked to demonstrate their visual interpretation of Kandy and its regional attractions, the organisers said.

Amila Alahakoon was the overall winner for what was described as “his extraordinary view of the Temple of the Tooth.”

The winners for the various sections of the competition were: Architecture – Amila Alahakoon’s view of the Temple of the Tooth, Landscapes & Cityscapes – Priyantha Bandara’s rolling hills in Deltota, Food, Local Craft and Markets – Sewwandhi Abhayaratne’s wood carver at work and People of Kandy – Umanga Rathnayake’s man amidst the pigeons. Rathnayake’s Udawattakelle Sanctuary won the award for the Animals and Plants section.

The organizers said the contest received many photographs evidencing immense skill and distinctiveness, with each judged along a number of criteria, including technical and artistic value, unique viewpoints, and artistic composition.

“The winners were those whose submissions were exceptional and outstanding across all criteria,” a news release on the contest said..

The judges were Panduka de Silva, Visiting Senior Lecturer of Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Shehan Trek, a banker and accomplished photographer, and Ravi Gamage, General Manager, Group Human Resources of the Capital Maharaja Group.

Chris Quyn, CEO of Fox Resorts said: “We are very, very pleased with the level of participation that our “Kandy Through Your Lens” photography competition has garnered. The aim of all of our photography competitions is to uncover the secrets and spectacles of Sri Lanka, starting with the locations surrounding our exceptional boutique hotel properties.”