Jade Rope 2012 Profile Photo Competition Winner

Our second Jade Rope Profile Photo Competition lived up to the first year's high standards, with more entries by more entrants:

168 entries, 8 finalist, 12 Fetlife favourites, and over 60 highlights

With votes by more than 2,100 Fetlifers!

This year the 1st place prize - the opportunity to custom design your very own 'ideal rope set' - goes to Tho4ns for this entry:

Rope & Photo by: Tho4ns | Model: Miss_Seraph

2012 Highest Voted Kinbaku/Shibari Image

This year the winner of the 'Public Vote' (Fetlife User's Favourite Image) was awarded to Ruairidh who both rigged and shot this photo of Yggdrasil. It is a beautiful and unique rope corset that obviously appealed to many people... enhanced by the gorgeous Yggdrasil we are sure.

2012 JRPPC - "Highest Voted"
Entry, Rope & Photo by: Ruairidh | Model: Yggdrasil

This image took the lead on the votes in the first week and held 1st place right through the entire competition. This year Fetlife's "Kinky & Popular" feature obviously assisted exposure for this great shibari photo, and whilst we 'hope' everyone commenting was aware of the competition running, in the end it is about sharing the beauty of kinbaku with an ever wider audience.

2012 Top 6 Shibari/Kinbaku Photos

Despite many agonising hours, the Jade Rope team was unable to reduce all of the amazing shibari/kinbaku photo entires to a top 6. We simply couldn't form a consensus. So this year there was a top 8. The winner you have seen included, so here are the remaining seven best Kinbaku/Shibari photos of 2012.

2012 JRPPC Finalist
Entry, Rope & Photo by: Aeolis_Est
Model: BeautyBurns

2012 JRPPC Finalist
Entry & Rope by: OneSexyKitten
Model: Rusty Shakleford
Photo: TheBodyErotique

2012 JRPPC Finalist
Entry by: Rue99
Model: CuntessDupri

2012 JRPPC Finalist
Entry, Rope & Photo by: VicRopes
Model: S.

2012 JRPPC Finalist & "12th Highest Voted"
Entry, Rope & Photo by: Anthelian
Models: Vervon & Heather

Those of you who followed the 2011 Competition will recognise Anthelian's work and Vernon who won last year's competition.

It was great to see them back again this year with another stunning entry. Anthelian also featured in the highest voted images a second time with another shibari image.

2012 JRPPC Finalist
Entrant, Rigger & Model: ve-ra
Photo: Tho4ns

2012 JRPPC Finalist
Entry & Photo by: MarshallB
Rope: MR. Matt

Thank you again to everyone who entered the 2012 Jade Rope Profile Photo Competition.