The contest, which started in November, required applicants to submit three to five thematically-tied photos and an essay describing their creative process. Online public voting took place between March 1, 2011, and April 1, 2011, and Lu earned 2,469 votes to qualify as one of the five finalists. Sigma Corporation of America executives then reviewed the five finalists’ work to determine who the winner would be.
To view all of this year’s scholarship submissions, visit http://scholarship.sigmaphoto.com/view-submissions.asp.