Audio-Visual News by Trish McAuslan AV-AAPS FAPS APSNZ EFIAP Coordinator of Audio-Visuals for PSNZ
Tauranga AV Salon This is a year we wanted to celebrate. It is the 10th year that we have organised this Salon and we decided to invite Newell Grenfell Hon PSNZ FPSNZ FNPSNZ to be our guest judge. Newell is both a leading PSNZ photographer and a great supporter of this Salon and other AV activities. Because he lives in the South Island we could not afford to invite him to judge earlier Salons. This time we were prepared, and ready to go.
The judging weekend in mid-June was the first time we had been able to get together for three months. This year there were 109 entries from 50 different authors living in eight countries. We enjoyed all the audiovisuals, including some that were challenging and some that were controversial, resulting in interesting discussions. We reminisced about the way audio-visuals had changed in our Salon’s ten years.
Then came COVID-19. We had already advertised the Salon, so the decision was made to continue, with remote judging if required. When the government announced the removal of all restrictions except for border controls on 8 June we started to plan. Newell was able to get suitable flights from Christchurch to Tauranga (at full fare of course!) and everyone else was willing to meet.
The overall winner was Malcolm Imhoff from the United Kingdom. His AV A Place of Pilgrimage also won the Documentary category. Theme was won by Guido Clarysse from Belgium with Drawing with Light. Elizabeth Carruthers FPSNZ AFIAP from New Zealand won Music, Poetry and Song with One Day in Winter and World of Nature was won by Sally Hinton from Australia with Crested Terns. The New Zealand Novice category was won by Leo Kwon from
Judging team, from left: Trish McAuslan, Elizabeth Carruthers, Newell Grenfell, Dave Riddleston, Alistair McAuslan (at the table behind Dave), Paul Byrne
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