Did you know that the 500px community is crazy about bokeh? The evidence doesn’t lie: You’ve submitted over 34,500 images to our “Bokeh” Photo Quest! This was our biggest Photo Quest to date—and we’re obsessed with the results.

Three lucky winners are going to be obsessed with their prizes, too. They will win TWO lenses each from master lens crafters and sponsor Meyer-Optik-Görlitz: The Trioplan f2.9/50 lens and the f2.8/100 lens.

We won’t keep you in suspense any longer. We’re proud to announce our “Bokeh” Photo Quest shortlist, and our three winners!

Wave and Splash by Jos Buurmans on 500px.com

Going places | Toronto by Scott Walsh on 500px.com

Last Light of Summer by Sequoyah Wildwyn-Dechter on 500px.com

After the rain by Quoc-Anh Bach on 500px.com

love creators by Andreea  Nesu on 500px.com

In the Morning Light by Jan Stria on 500px.com

São Paulo Bokeh by Charles Brooks on 500px.com

Nordseeglitzern by Anke Ungerathen on 500px.com

BokehWorld by Yanbing Liu on 500px.com

Untitled by Austin Scherbarth on 500px.com

Dream Road by Alexander Altendorfer on 500px.com

Dominica by Adrian Chudek on 500px.com

Clouds of pink by Kristian Brouer Seedorff on 500px.com

Sweet Summer by Alina Shevelina on 500px.com

* by Andreas Helfrich on 500px.com

City Lights by Vivian Ainsalu on 500px.com

viva la primavera by José Antonio Sánchez on 500px.com

red by Kasia Hemery on 500px.com

Enjoy by Alina Shevelina on 500px.com

And finally, the three winning images, selected by Meyer-Optik-Görlitz:

Winning Image #1

Treasures of the morning dew by Christos Kaouranis on 500px.com

Winning Image #2

Small world by kriloner on 500px.com

Winning Image #3

Life Is A Carnival! by Lilia Alvarado on 500px.com

A huge congratulations go out to Christos Kaouranis, Krilloner, and Lilia Alvarado! We’ll be in touch shortly to send your fantastic prizes.


If YOU love bokeh, Meyer-Optik-Görlitz hopes you’ll invest in a Trioplan lens, and experience the incredible power of the soap bubble bokeh. The ultra-compact Trioplan 50 Kickstarter continues until May 19 at 12 p.m. Central European Time. 500px members can still fund the lens, and get it at an extraordinary low price—starting at $599! This lens will retail for $1,299 once the Kickstarter fulfillment is completed next winter.

Don’t miss out on this awesome chance to be a part of the revival of this historical lens! Plus, there are more chances to win other amazing prizes—check out our current Photo Quests now!