She hid behind the picture in case she was disappointed, but quickly emerged with her winning smile when she heard her son shouting and jumping in jubilation after her photo was unveiled.
Venezuelan native, Dominica based photographer, Zaimis Olmos, had won the Yellow Pages competition for cover photo of the LIME phone book front cover.
“I’m so happy!” Olmos, who is the artistic director of graphic design company, Neo-Xpression, told Dominica News Online afterwards.
Her winning photograph which was taken during the 110th anniversary celebrations of the Kalinago Territory captured a Kalinago Princess dressed in her native wear.
Olmos’ winnings include EC$1000 and a Nikon D3200 Camera.
“I didn’t know if I was going to win, it was a surprise,” she stated. “It’s nice, because my picture will be on the cover of Dominica Yellow Pages, so it means that everybody is going to see my picture. This is good for my company.”
She said she found out about the competition when a friend sent her a link to vote for his photo which he had submitted in the competition.
“So I went to vote for his picture and when I saw the competition, and I say I will try, and I sent the photo to them, but after (that) I forgot,” since according to her, it was during the carnival time which is an extremely busy time for her.
She says she is dedicating the photo to the Kalinago Children’s Foundation and wishes to thank the foundation for allowing her to use it in the competition.
“I am going to work with my camera that they gave to me, and my son wants the camera but I say no, its mine!” said an overjoyed Olmos, who has been living in Dominica for close to five years.
Olmos is also a free-lance photographer for Dominica News Online.
Another competitor, Lorenzo Sanford of Kalinago Territory also walked away with EC$1000 for gaining a large number of likes on Facebook for his photo.
Congrats Zaimis. Wonderful photo, beautiful Kalinago princess
Beautiful pic, too! Congratlations.
Aint life grand? She went to to vote for a friend, joins the competition and ends up winning. Wonder how he feels. #hehe
Lorenzo won the People’s Choice Award, his photo got the most likes in the competition, however the panel of judges chose Olmos’ photo for overall winner. It would have been nice to show Lorenzo’s picture. Congrats to all winners.
In all fairness, the child should get some sort of compensation; after all it is a picture of her.
Congrats. This should be given some from the award because if it wasn’t for her Olmos would not be celebrating now.
We often forget those who cause us to become famous.
‘I am dedicating the photo to the Kalinago Children’s Foundation”
Hi my partner (Lorenzo) i am very impressed, this may be lead in the direction you aught to look too, congratulations, though you did not emerge #1 you certainly came close and i am proud of you.
If this was taken in the kalinago celebrations, the child should be sought and given a share of the award. often times photos are taken money and other awards are won and the individual in the photo goes unnoticed. please it is time to change that.
The person had to get permission to use the picture that was submitted. If you have a problem with the terms of that permission, which I’m guessing you have no knowledge of, take it up with the child’s parents. They were the ones who consented. Apparently, you still think ignorantly, that because a person is featured in a picture, their permission has not been granted. We live in the 21st century…even in Dominica. This is for professional use. Use common sense before making such ignorant comments.
i support your suggestion
What a shameful suggestion coming from the Kalinago. I expected better of you!
‘ i am dedicating the photo to the Kalinago Childrens Foundation/
the painting looks so real..Great work..Congrats!
photograph, not painting
Congratulations zaimis you’re a great photographer
Beautiful photograph, well done
LIME ALONE ALONE …
LIME is interested in the development of the DOMINICAN People.
Congratulations Ms Olmos. Good to see the face behind the photos which are submitted to DNO.
Good Lorenzo, this will help with studies and a little juice. Way to go son. This photo is a great piece of work. Big Up, my Kalinago children.
Nice. Me gusta. Felicitaciones, senora!
I hope this child or the foundation receive some benefit form the prize that was awarded. School books ect . I will be keeping a close eye on this one. This child deserves an award as well.
‘ I am dedicating the photo to The Kalinago Children’s Foundation”
Exactly – the photo – not the award!
She won a $1,000.00 not $1,000,000.00……why cant we just let happy news be happy news…And she may well decide to give the child a little token.. that is for the winner to decide…
I am sure that there is some arrangement in place for the use of the picture..there is always a legal agreement between parties concerned in these situations.
Well said its 1000 dollars , she took the photo , printed it entered it and because it was beautiful it won , no one is being taken advantage of, well done Zaimes