PSNZ Canon Online Results from Round 5, 2020 THE WINNER OF the fifth round is Bryan Lay Lee with his image Cookie Time. The judge for this round was Phil Yeo MA (Photography) BA (Hons) ANZIPP – and he had a tough job. The number of entries was down a little from previous rounds but the quality was at another level – outstanding. Bryan is a born and bred Aucklander living in Mangere Bridge. He joined Manukau and Auckland photographic societies 10 years ago, and PSNZ in 2016. He says he dabbles in all genres, especially macro, landscape and nature. He has had the odd ‘top ten’ in Canon Online but winning a round is a first. Bryan explained the thinking behind Cookie Time. “Cookie Time” was taken as part of the Auckland Interclub Shootout competition in the category “Looking In”. My idea was to shoot into a shop window, hopefully to capture something intriguing within. We were at Alert Level 2.5 at the time, so we were restricted to shooting in our local area. That for me was the Mangere Bridge village. To avoid crowds of people I ventured out late one night. The place was devoid of people other than the odd homeless person and security guard on patrol. A deathly silence pervaded and an eerie light emanated from the shop windows. I thought it was a perfect reflection of our COVID-19 experience. To capture all the elements I needed, “Cookie Time” is a three-image, in-camera multiple exposure. It’s a snapshot of a time and place in our new coronavirus world. With just one round left in this year’s competition the top five are
Member Julia De Cleene LPSNZ Deborah Martin LPSNZ Peter Rodgers LPSNZ Bryan Lay Yee Karl Tretheway LPSNZ
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