The winners of the annual Digital Camera Photographer of the Year competition have been announced, with an Australian photographer scooping the prestigious ‘Digital Camera Photographer of the Year’ crown for “Exit Wave” – a stunning underwater shot focusing on a body boarder.
See all of the winning and highly commended photographs now on www.PhotoRadar.com or using the Digital Camera Photographer of the Year iPad app.
The world’s largest online photography contest, the competition attracted more than 114,000 submissions from 123 countries with the winner taking a £10,000 prize. It took a panel of judges, including representatives from the Royal Photographic Society, Visit Britain, the Press Association, PhotoRadar and Digital Camera magazine to work through the thousands of images to draw up shortlists for each of the categories.
‘Exit Wave’, the overall winning image of an underwater shot focusing on a body boarding pushing through a wave, was taken in the Gold Coast by Australian photographer Jon Wright on a Canon 40D camera. Judges said “Jon has taken an often photographed subject and has expressed it with refreshing originality. The picture has great surreal qualities. He eloquently captured the drama and textural qualities of water, and caught the body-boarder in a magnificent moment of intensity.”
Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2010 – winners
Overall Winner (Adrenaline category): Exit Wave, Jon Wright, Australia
Landscapes: Roker Pier, Jeff Vyse, United Kingdom
Documentary: Landfill Worker in Jakarta, Joakim Behrman, United Kingdom
Creative Licence: Jump, Wayne Lawes, United Kingdom
Britain Inspired: Man United Twins, Andrew Lever, United Kingdom
Portraits: Aldona’s history, Anna Bodnar, Poland
Wildlife: Ci luk Baaaa, Andiyan Lutfi, Indonesia
Travel: Journey of Ocean Life, Kamarulzaman Russali, Malaysia
Joy: Joy of Nature, Nimai Chandra Ghosh, India
Fashion: Painting, Joanna Kustra, United Kingdom
Geoff Harris, Editor of Digital Camera magazine, and one of the judges said:
“This year’s competition was the biggest and best ever; selecting the winners was a truly epic task, and we were amazed by the quality of entrants – just about every photographic genre was covered, from fine art to sports, and from documentary to wildlife. Many entrants are clearly working at the highest levels of excellence, as can be seen from the final winning images”
A specially commissioned iPad app celebrating the Digital Camera Photographer of the Year showcase is on sale 7th December through the App Store, priced at 59 pence (99 cents US) – visit www.photoradar.com for more information.
The full line-up of winning and shortlisted images can be seen in a digital gallery on PhotoRadar.com, and there will be a full review of the winning images in the January issue of Digital Camera, on sale across the UK from 14th December with a cover price of £4.99.
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About Digital Camera Photographer of the Year:
The annual Digital Camera Photographer of the Year competition is organised by Future’s popular Digital Camera magazine and sister-website PhotoRadar.com; the leading contest for anyone with a passion for digital photography, it is open to both amateur and professional photographers of any nationality. Its aim is to reveal the most inspirational and imaginative images, with the overall winner receiving £10,000 and being declared Digital Camera Photographer of the Year
For further information:
Please contact Jen Campbell – 01225 732269 or jen.campbell@futurenet.com for more information on specific images, or any queries about usage.
