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2018 PHOTO CONTEST Jennifer Hope | Marketing Coordinator, ARTA The 2018 annual ARTA Photography Contest was once again a huge success. Entries increased by twenty per cent this year over last year. The submissions we received had our professional photographer judges, ARTA staff, and committee member in awe of the talent that our members possess. Last year three images were disqualifi ed, but this year the judges only disqualifi ed one, which demonstrated that the entrants understood the rules and regulations. Travel, Small Things, Well-Aged, and Black and White were the categories this year, with Travel being the most popular. A huge shout-out and sincere thanks to our judges and their keen eyes for beautiful photography. Our panel of judges included Jon Havelock, a professional photographer; Brock Kryton, owner of Brock Kryton Photography; and, in the case of a tie, Laurie Semler, our Communications Committee member. Both judges brought valuable opinions and expertise. Jon had a creative eye and Brock brought his knowledge of technical photography. Some of the comments the judges shared this year include these: • Ensure your photo doesn’t look staged; the best photo is captured in the moment and is one in which you can feel the emotion in the image. • Try taking the photo from diff erent angles: you never know what you may get in the shot if you shoot from a variety of angles. • Editing can be used to improve your photos; however, artistic fi lters should not be used because the photo could look over processed. On behalf of ARTA and the Communications Committee, I would like to extend a grateful thank you t o all of the members who submitted entries this year. We hope to encourage more ARTA members to get out their lenses and shoot the beauty that surrounds them daily. We look forward to announcing the new categories for the 2019 Photo Contest in a future news&views magazine. Congratulations to the winners and to those of you who sent in entries. Without you, this contest would not happen. Travel Small Things Well-Aged Black and White First Place Mount Sinai Uber Tim Johnston First Place Dew Drops on a Spider Web Marc Frey First Place Feeding Cats with Grandma Irene Kovats Second Place Cycle of Life John Duxbury Second Place Refreshing Mist Kim Yamashita Second Place Galapagos Tortoise Cathie Aalders Taylor First Place Big Storm Rolling Across the Prairie Valentina Tkachuk Honourable Mentions A Glimpse of Spain Jo Ann Edey Honourable Mentions Refl ective Drops Valentina Tkachuk Eyes of Rio Stephanie Sieban A Natural Christmas Tree Cathie Aalders Taylor Honourable Mention 500-Year-Old Fig Tree, Costa Rica Alex Nagy Second Place Iele Kawa Pu’u Keka’A Carol Berndt Honourable Mention Spider Web, Kurandu, Australia Birnie Baron news&views AUTUMN 2018 | 29