PSNZ Canon Online - Results Round 3, 2021 By Paul Willyams APSNZ AFIAP MNZIPP, Canon PSNZ Online Coordinator
The winner of Round 3 is Australian member John Organ LPSNZ FAPS with Gallery Catwalk. John was thrilled with the news. ‘The main part of the image was taken in Hobart’s MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) Building. Using Photoshop, a second photo was included (split into three parts) to complete the final image. John has loved photography since his schoolboy years. He still has his very first black and white print from a 127 roll of film, taken with a Kodak Box Brownie camera. ‘To be able to express myself through visual images, including humour along with most things that move, is what gives me my greatest enjoyment.’ John says his technical abilities are somewhat wanting, but you can see from his Licentiate set on the PSNZ website that he is modest.
Most of you will already know who I am, but I will share something about me that perhaps you don’t know. Originally from South Auckland, I started “playing” with photography at a young age. My father was a keen photographer and videographer, and he encouraged me to compete with him for the best “postcard” image. It was a lot of fun, and he taught me how to “see” a picture. I have been with PSNZ since 2005 and enjoy many different genres of photography, the main one being nature. You will find larger versions of the images on this link: https://photography.org.nz/canon-online-current-results/
In total, 162 images were entered. Glenda Rees leads the overall competition with 18 points. The PSNZ accredited judge for this round is Toya Heatley APSNZ, and her comments follow. Thank you for the opportunity to judge this round of Canon Online. This was an exciting first for me and I enjoyed viewing all the entries. Some of them had stories that called me to them, while others grabbed my attention by their boldness and strength. Getting down to the final ten was not an easy task as there were so many impressive images to choose from.
Enter online in the PSNZ members area! https://photography.org.nz/canon-online-submission/
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