Photographer of the Year 2008 Final Results
At long last we have the results for our Photographer of the Year 2008. The final competition did cause problems for most as it was a tough theme to depict.
1st Place: Harjono Djoyobisono, Yogyakarta, INDONESIA. Harjonos image titled “Windy and Smokey Night” came out on top. One judge commented: “I like the way that the wispy smoke adds atmosphere to this industrial landscape which is most appealing.” and another quoted: “Sends a strong visual message out at what we are doing to the air we breathe.” Harjono wins yet another $75.00 Amazon Gift Voucher with more to come.
2nd Place: Michiel Maessen, Brabantstraat, The Netherlands. Michiels image is titled “The Sky Turns”. One judges comment sums this image up: “Strong colour contrast creates an ereie imbalance which works well.” A $40.00 Amazon Gift Certificate is on its way to Michiel.
3rd Place: Tilly Meijer, Spijkenisse the Netherlands. Tillys entry is called “The Everglades” One judge commented “The monochrome simplicity and quality of this image is most appealing.” Tilly wins a $25.00 Amazon Gift Certificate.
You can see the winning images at
http://www.schoolofphotography.com/comp.html
Here are the results for the Air Competition.
1 Harjono Djoyobisono, Yogyakarta, INDONESIA…………………….100 points
2 Michiel Maessen, Brabantstraat, The Netherlands……………………92 points
3 Tilly Meijer, Spijkenisse the Netherlands………………………………..84 points
4 ANNA HERRINGTON, Grimentz, Switzerland…………………………76 points
5 Joshua Wise……………………………………………………………………..68 points
6 Raymond WIDAWSKI, Bruxelles, Belgique…………………………….60 points
7 Ivano Adversi, Bologna Italy………………………………………………54 points
8 Andreas Budiwidjaja, Jakarta Indonesia………………………………..48 points
9 Deidre Cripwell, Adelaide, South Australia……………………………..42 points
10 PRADYUT BANERJEE, WEST BENGAL,INDIA……………………….36 points
11 Ellen Geerlings…………………………………………………………………30 points
12 Jennifer Gosselin, Rocky Hill, CT. USA…………………………………24 points
13 Tony D Tam, San Francisco, Ca USA…………………………………….18 points
14 Alysia Rodgers, Austin, Texas, USA…………………………………….12 points
15 Jonathan Myers, Chicago, Illinois. USA…………………………………6 points
With all the results in it is now time to announce the Photographer of the Year for 2008. With a runaway lead our new Photographer of the Year is Harjono Djoyobisono from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Harjono won 3 of the 5 competitions throughout the year and placed in the points table on the other two. This has to be a record!
Along with the prestige of winning the competition overall Harjono also wins the Grand Prizes of the Western Digital My Book 2 Home Edition 1TerraBytes USB 2.0 Firewire & eSata External Hard Drive and an Epson Stylus Photo RX685 printer to print all those winning images for display!
Congratulations to Harjono from all of us at School of Photography.com
Here is the final table.
1. Harjono Djoyobisono, Yogyakarta, INDONESIA………………….410 points
2. Samuel De Leon, Quezon City, Philippines…………………………..266 points
3. Andreas Budiwidjaja, Jakarta Indonesia……………………………..264 points
4. Ivano Adversi, Bologna Italy……………………………………………238 points
5. R.C. “Dick” Jenkins, Niceville, Florida USA…………………………..214 points
6. Raymond WIDAWSKI, Bruxelles, Belgique………………………….170 points
7. Brian Heller, Philadelphia, Pa. USA……………………………………168 points
8. Tilly Meijer, Spijkenisse the Netherlands…………………………….166 points
9. ANNA HERRINGTON, Grimentz, Switzerland………………………130 points
10. Anand Kapadia, Gujrat, INDIA……………………………………….126 points
11 Karel Verstreken, Kessel-Lo……………………………………………100 points
John O’Neill, Ursuline Court, Waterford City. Ireland……………100 points
Ben Burger, Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa………………100 points
12.Michiel Maessen, Brabantstraat, The Netherlands………………..92 points
13 Mario Abdilla, Zurrieq, Malta,…………………………………………..84 points
14 Gary Dunn, Boardman, OH USA………………………………………..78 points
15 Jaime Karremann, Amsterdam…………………………………………76 points
For more information about the competition see http://www.schoolofphotography.com/comp.html
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