Pam’s pic of the bunch

By Mary Anne Gill

When Pam Thomson saw the theme for a Waipā photography competition was A Hard Day’s Work, she immediately thought of her friend Jarrod Mitchell at

Pirongia’s 360 Automotive.

“I knew he would make a great subject working on a customer’s vehicle,” the former Te Awamutu businessperson told The News.

Thomson won the open section in the Cambridge Autumn Festival’s photography competition.

The results were announced at the festival’s formal opening in the Cambridge Town Hall last week.

Sylvie Davies-Colley, 9, of Cambridge Primary School photo of her brother Lansley, 7, stacking wood found along the roadside after Cyclone Gabrielle, won the youth section.

Both photos were black and white.

Thomson’s passion now she is retired is photography. She belongs to Te Awamutu Photography Club.

“I knew Jarrod would make a great subject working on a customer’s vehicle,” she said.

“I also knew that black and white would work the best as there were too many colour distractions and I wanted it to be focused on Jarrod working on the car.”

Fifty photographs were eligible for the competition –other entrants did not follow the rule that they had to be taken in Waipā.

Judges were Antanas Procuta of Paua Architects, sponsors of the event, photographer Michael Jeans and festival trust member David McCathie.

Jodie Hines’ shot of a dog weaving through poles at the Cambridge Dog Obedience Club’s annual Agility Championship showcase was second in the

Open section with Susan Seville’s photo of a fallen tree in Oreipunga Road, Horahora, Cambridge was third.

The top 23 photos were selected for the photograph exhibition which finished on Sunday and held in the Cambridge Town Hall.