KMA Announces 39 Winning Entries of Weather and Climate Photo and Video Contest

The subject is Mr. Nagiwhan with "Fog Warning"
1711 points received... 9913 people participated in voting

Grand Prize Winner 'Fog Warning' (Na Gi-hwan) (Photo by Korea Meteorological Administration)

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) announced the winners of the "38th Meteorological Climate Photo and Video Contest."

On the 19th, the KMA selected 39 winning entries and announced them on its website. This contest received a total of 1,798 submissions, including 1,711 entries in the general category and 87 in the special category. For the first time, a public vote was introduced, with a total of 9,913 people participating.

The final rankings were determined by combining the judges' scores (50%) and the public voting results (50%), selecting ▲Grand Prize (1), ▲Gold Prize (1), ▲Silver Prize (2), and ▲Bronze Prize (3).

The Grand Prize (Minister of Environment Award) went to "Fog Warning" (Na Gi-hwan), which captured fog covering a city.

The Gold Prize was awarded to "Save the City" (Jung Kyu-jin), capturing a helicopter flying over a city submerged by the longest rainy season in history. The Silver Prizes went to "Sanbangsan with a Cloud Hat and Reflection" (Kim Min-jwa) and "Frozen Arctic Cold Wave with a School of Mullet" (Lim Jeong-ok).

This year, a special category symbolizing the use of meteorological information was newly established, selecting three special awards. The winning works were ▲"Beautiful Korea From Meteorological Information" (Cha Kyung-hwan), ▲"Snow Removal Work" (Lee Jeong-ja), and ▲"Traces Left by Typhoon Maysak" (Yeo Yu-mi).

The winning works will be exhibited in April at the Seoul Sangam Culture Park, with the possibility of changes depending on the COVID-19 situation.

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