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Photographer of the Year 2008 Competition: Results Round 4: Earth

Our theme for this competition seemed to have “unearthed” all sorts of ways of looking at the topic. 
 

1st Place: Harjono Djoyobisono, Yogyakarta, INDONESIA. Harjonos image titled “Merapi volcano” attracted the most attention in this competition. One judge quoted “An Ansel Adams style very effective and dramatic, would be lost in colour.” Very well done Harjono, who wins a $75.00 Amazon Gift Certificate. This has advanced Harjono to first place in the overall competition table.

2nd Place: Ben Burger, Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. Bens image “All Cracked Up” brings the theme down to the bare essentials in his close up image. A very strong and graphic image. A $40.00 Amazon Gift Certificate went to Samuel for his efforts.

3rd Place: Samuel De Leon, Quezon City, Philippines. One judge commented “I love the graphical structure to this picture and the recession of the caterpillar tracks to the bulldozer perfectly placed in the top right hand corner” which pretty well sums up this well taken image. Samuel wins a $25.00 Amazon Gift Certificate.

You can see the winning images at
http://www.schoolofphotography.com/comp.html

Here are the points going forward to the Photographer of the Year Table.

Competition 4: Earth Results
 
1 Harjono Djoyobisono, Yogyakarta, INDONESIA……………………….100 points
2 Ben Burger, Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa……………………92 points
3 Samuel De Leon, Quezon City, Philippines……………………………….84 points
4 Ivano Adversi, Bologna Italy…………………………………………………..76 points
5 Brian Heller, Philadelphia, Pa. USA…………………………………………..68 points
6 Paul Snijders, Woerden – Netherlands……………………………………..60 points
7 Dustin Friesen……………………………………………………………………..54 points
8 Andreas Budiwidjaja, Jakarta Indonesia……………………………………48 points
9 Gary Dunn, Boardman, OH USA………………………………………………42 points
10 Anand Kapadia, Gujrat, INDIA………………………………………………36 points
11  mugdha upasani……………………………………………………………….30 points
12 Joscelyn Hill, Chicago, IL, USA……………………………………………..24 points
13 Russell L Hawkins Burlington,IN USA…………………………………….18 points
14 Malcolm Harnden, Harlow Essex UK………………………………………12 points
15 David Barry, Killeshandra, Co Cavan, Ireland……………………………..6 points
In reality with only one competition to go there are only four contestants remaining who have a chance of winning the Photographer of the Year title. Harjono Djoyobisono has jumped into a clear lead and no wonder after winning 2 of the four competitions this year. But there is still a chance of three others nipping Harjono at the post.
 
Photographer of the Year 2008 Table after 4 competitions
 
1. Harjono Djoyobisono, Yogyakarta, INDONESIA………………….310 points
2. Samuel De Leon, Quezon City, Philippines………………………..266 points
3. Andreas Budiwidjaja, Jakarta Indonesia…………………………….216 points
4. R.C. “Dick” Jenkins, Niceville, Florida USA………………………..214 points
5. Ivano Adversi, Bologna Italy…………………………………………..184 points
6. Brian Heller, Philadelphia, Pa. USA…………………………………..168 points
7. Anand Kapadia, Gujrat, INDIA…………………………………………126 points
8. Raymond WIDAWSKI, Bruxelles, Belgique………………………….110 points
10 Karel Verstreken, Kessel-Lo…………………………………………..100 points
   John O’Neill, Ursuline Court, Waterford City. Ireland……………100 points
   Ben Burger, Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa……………..100 points
11 Mario Abdilla, Zurrieq, Malta,…………………………………………..84 points
12 Tilly Meijer, Spijkenisse the Netherlands……………………………82 points
13 Gary Dunn, Boardman, OH USA………………………………………..78 points
14 Jaime Karremann, Amsterdam………………………………………….76 points
15 Joscelyn Hill, Chicago, IL, USA…………………………………………72 points

 

Don’t forget there are still prizes to be won for each competition so get those entries in. Watch this blog for further news on the final competition.

 

For more information about the competition see http://www.schoolofphotography.com/comp.html
 
For full rules and entry form please goto http://www.schoolofphotography.com/competitionrules.html
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