Call for Submissions – Hasselblad 2010 Masters Awards

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Posted on 19th February 2010 by admin in Competitions

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Hasselblad invites photographers to submit photographs to be considered for the 10th annual Masters Awards. The 2010 competition will feature a new category to cover wildlife photography.

Hasselblad today announced that it is accepting submissions for the 2010 Hasselblad Masters Awards competition. Each year Hasselblad awards the title of Master photographers in a range of specially defined categories. Awards are granted in recognition of the photographer’s contribution to the art of photography and photographic ability in the areas of creativity, composition, conceptual strength, and technical skill.

Photographers are invited to submit up to 5 images in each of the following eleven categories: architecture, editorial, fashion/beauty, fine art, general photography, nature/landscape, portrait, product, up-and-coming, wedding/social and, for the first time, wildlife. One Master will be chosen for each of the eleven categories.

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Fujifilm Getaway Wildlife Awards 2009

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Posted on 18th October 2009 by admin in Uncategorized

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The winners and certificate credits of the Fujifilm Getaway Wildlife Awards 2009 have been announced.

Getaway Photographer of the Year : Hans Rack.

Getaway Wildlife Awards – Winners and Certificates:

Animal – General:
Winner:  Hans Rack
1st Runner Up: Johan Vermeulen
2nd Runner Up: Mike Karantonis
Top 10 Certificates:
Cathy Jonker, Cheryl Samatha Owen, Isak Pretorius, Johannes Welman, Marius Coetzee, Peter Delaney, Rudi van Aarde, Vincent Grafhorst

Animal Behaviour:
Winner: Kurt Jay Bertels
1st Runner Up: Hans Rack
2nd Runner Up: Cheryl Samantha Owen
Top 10 Certificates:
Andre Sciocatti, Heinrich Human, Hetti Naude, Hilton Kotze, Isak Pretorius, Lee Slabber, Shem Compion, Stephen Earle

Insects and Reptiles:
Winner: Prof Rob Hart
1st Runner Up: Shem Compion
2nd Runner Up: Heinrich Human
Top 10 Certificates:
Isak Pretorius, Johan Booyens, Johannes Welman, Johann Mader, Morgan Trimble, Roeloff Jansen Van Vuuren, Rust Brand, Vida van der Walt

Birds:
Winner: Shem Compion
1st Runner Up: Lou Coetzer
2nd Runner Up: Lou Coetzer
Top 10 Certificates:
Basie van Zyl, Isak Pretorius, Johan Beyers, Johannes Welman, Mark Koekemoer, Natasha du Preez, Vincent Grafhorst

Landscapes and Plants:
Winner: Johan Basson
1st Runner Up: Eugenie Skelton
2nd Runner Up: Loretta Steyn
Top 10 Certificates:
Jaco le Roux, Jean du Plessis, Jeremy Jowell, Johan Basson, Loretta Steyn

Underwater:
Winner: Cheryl Samatha Owen
1st Runner Up: Michael Westcot
2nd Runner Up: Jean Marx
Top 10 Certificates:
Andrew Woodburn, Dr Eugene Viljoen, Jean Marx, Michael Westcott, Steve Mavromatis

People in Nature:
Winner: Luc Hosten
1st Runner Up: Cheryl Samantha Owen
2nd Runner Up: Peter Pinnock
Top 10 Certificates:
Cheryl Samantha Owen, Francois Loubser, Hendrik Louw, Jaco Le Roux, James Campbell, Jeam Marx, Mitchell Krog, Roeloff Jansen Van Vuuren, Susan van Zuilekom

Abstract:
Winner: Kirsten Frost
1st Runner up: Marius Coetzee
2nd Runner Up: Lou Coetzer
Top 10 Certificates:
Arno Marais, Carol Phillips, Rich Kohrs, Hetti Naude, Hilton Kotze, James Campbell, Johann Mader, Kirsten Frost, Liam Cornell, Marius Coetzee

Winning entries can be seen at: http://www.fujifilm.co.za/teltron/view/teltron/en/page11623

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