THE 2019 ARTA PHOTO CONTEST
Jennifer Hope | Business Development and Marketing Coordinator
Another ARTA Photo Contest has overwhelmed us with the number of
entries and the astonishing quality of the photographs. We received
211 entries — over a hundred submissions more than last year. Thanks
to all of the members who submitted this year! You captured the most
amazing photographs.
The photo contest categories
this year were Nature, Travel,
Hometown Pride, and
Monochromatic.
• We received the most
submissions in the Nature
category with an outstanding
seventy-five entries.
• The Travel category brought in
outstanding photos ranging from
Africa to Antarctica.
• Hometown Pride was one of
the newly introduced categories;
the heartwarming quality of the
entries gave us a sense of how
proud our members are of the
places they are from.
• Another newly introduced
category, Monochromatic
was a twist on the previous
year’s category Black and White;
submissions explored the range
of what monochromatic means.
As this is the third year that
Jon Havelock and Brock Kryton
have judged our photo contest,
we thought it fitting to
introduce them.
Jon Havelock
(JH) is a self-taught
photographer who
first started exhibiting
in 2009. The unique look of his
work is the result of countless hours
of creative effort in the field and at
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his gallery and home studio. His
goal is to create a two-step process
in the enjoyment of each image —
to have the viewer first explore the
medium of the piece (for example,
oil versus photography or flat
versus texture) — and then to enjoy
the piece based on its merits as a
reflection of our natural world.
Jon has exhibited at the Calgary
Stampede, Capital Ex in Edmonton,
the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie,
Keyano College (Fort McMurray),
the Muttart Conservatory, the
Edmonton Convention Centre,
Enbridge Centre, among other
Alberta locations.
Brock Kryton
(BK) was born and
raised in Edmonton
and began shooting
film when he was fifteen years
old. At nineteen, Brock started a
photography business and began
photographing and selling prints
of competitors at Western and
English equestrian events across
Western Canada. Brock studied
in the Design Studies program at
MacEwan University, majoring
in photography.
Working as a commercial
photographer with clients in many
different sectors, he is now also a
sessional instructor at MacEwan
University. He has taught a
variety of photography classes
in Edmonton including portrait,
contemporary lifestyle, iPhone,
and special event photography.
In 2013, Brock received an
honourable mention as one of
Canada’s top twenty-five emerging
artists in an annual contest of
the Canadian Association of
Professional Image Creators.
He currently sells his photos at
the Art Gallery of Alberta.
Brock and Jon had some
suggestions for our talented
amateur photographers for future
submissions.
• Focus on one point of the photo,
such as an animal’s eyes or eye
and facial expression
• Crop the photo to capture the
most alluring part of the image
• Avoid centring photos, which
can make them look doctored
and less natural
• Pay attention to the
lighting and/or the details of
the shadows
• Make sure your photos are in
focus and the primary subject
matter is in focus
• Always look for contrast with
colours or lighting
Some of their specific comments on
the winning entries are included in
the following pages. ●