Local photographer wins big in national competition
Solitude, awarded Best Monochrome image, was inspired by the beauty of light and scenery at Muriwai Beach.
Deborah Martin
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Matakana photographer Deborah Martin collected a number of national awards in the Sony National Exhibition of Photography held in Christchurch last month.
Deborah was awarded the Arthur Bates Trophy for Best Monochrome image and had another nine images accepted into the competition. As a result, she also won the Ron Willems Medallion for Best
Projected Image Photographer in the exhibition. The Ron Willems Medallion is awarded to the photographer with the most accumulated points for their awards and acceptances.
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Nelson photographer Dianna Hambleton has been awarded the George Chance Trophy for best colour print for her image ‘Rule of Threes’ – capturing the response to a subway busker in New York City.
The Latin phrase
omne trium perfectum translates to ‘everything that comes in threes is perfect’. For Nelson photographer Dianna Hambleton, the combination of three individual expressions and an underlying trio of location, opportunity and skill has intersected to give her top recognition from her peers. Hambleton has been awarded the George Chance Trophy for best colour print for her image
Rule of Threes in the 2021 Sony National Exhibition, hosted by the Photographic Society of New Zealand.