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Cheeky Photo Wins Rugby Prize
Cheeky Photo Wins Rugby Prize
Mark Dwyer, the Chief
Photographer of Taranaki Newspapers, has won
Canterbury
of New Zealand's NPC photography competition with his
stunning
picture of Wellington centre Ma'a Nonu tackling
a streaker during their
clash with Taranaki in New
Plymouth.
The photo was taken on 20 September and appeared
in The Daily News with the
headline 'When rude boy meets
rugby'. The photo also appeared in several
other
newspapers, including The Dominion Post which carried the
headline
'Cheek to cheek'.
Mark Dwyer said he just
happened to be in the right place at the right time
and
was pleased he captured the image rather than downing tools
to have a
guffaw at the surprise on-field activity.
"I
was following the streaker with my camera lens, when out of
nowhere Ma'a
Nonu tackled him," he said. "The Wellington
reserves on the bench were
cheering him on...it was a
real laugh!'
The competition was open to all New Zealand
photographers and related
specifically to published NPC
photographs. Mark wins $500 worth of
Canterbury apparel
for his winning effort.
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