Alfred Bertulfo’s beautiful entry of “Diamond Bar Center From Above” won the Grand Prize. (Photo Courtesy: City of Diamond Bar)

Staff Reports

Diamond Bar – The 2014 “Through My Lens” photo contest turned up a new batch of winning photos skillfully capturing moments and sceneries of Diamond Bar.

One photo in every division and category was selected as the front-runner, and another 17 images were chosen for honorable mention distinction, for a total of 22 winning entries.

Top prizes in the youth division went to Mikaela Pham, Lynn Lee and Garrett Masuda; and the winners in the adult division were Chuck Wong, David Moreno, Alfred Bertulfo, Steve Sustayta, and Tom Zeller.

Honorable mentions were presented to youth entrants Daniel Xu, Garrett Masuda, Mikaela Pham, Kyle Liu, Aish Rane, and Mustafa Arif; and adult entrants Amanda Pechy, Jet Long, Chuck Wong, Diana Dieu, Teresa Wang, Long Pham, Bruce Davis, William Anderson, and Robert Burns.

Alfred Bertulfo’s beautiful entry of “Diamond Bar Center From Above,” won the Grand Prize.

All winners were congratulated at the Jan. 20 City Council meeting.  Each winner took home a special certificate and a cash prize, courtesy of the Diamond Bar Community Foundation.

A panel of judges selected the winners from each division based on composition, creativity, originality and visual appeal, and how well the photographs illustrated the theme.

Co-sponsored by the City and the Diamond Bar Community Foundation, the Through My Lens contest is now entering its eighth year, and will reopen for entries this April. More information about the contest as well as the list of the winners and their entries can be viewed online at http://www.diamondbarca.gov/throughmylens.