<p>MANILA, Philippines - The student who won a photography contest with an entry he lifted from someone else may be suspended by his university and face legal action by the organizers.</p><p>Mark Joseph Solis, a political science graduate and public administration student of the University of the Philippines in Diliman, was stripped of the top prize yesterday in the 2nd Calidad Humana National Essay Photography Competition initiated by the embassy of Chile.</p><p>The prize will instead go to the second placer, also a UP student for a black and white shot of children in a low income community.</p><p>After a meeting yesterday, contest organizers rejected a suggestion of the real photographer of the winning entry Brazil-based social worker Gregory John Smith to award the top prize instead to his 20-year-old foundation, which assists street children in Rio de Janeiro and Manila.</p><p><a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/09/23/13/sanctions-poised-over-lifted-photo">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/39566-up-student-admits-plagiarized-photos">UP student plagiarizes prize-winning photos</a> (Rappler)</p><p><a href="http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/09/23/1237228/no-smiles-world-lifted-photo-spoils-contest">No smiles for the world: Lifted photo spoils contest</a> (Philippine Star)</p><p><a href="http://www.manilachannel.com/legal/student-admits-guilt-plagiarizing-photos/">UP student admits guilt in plagiarizing photos</a> (Manila Channel)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dKtT0e707A7xgqM5J13MGJt0FwhHM&ned=us">16 additional articles.</a></p>