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
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