Mighty River Photographic Competition Winners

Mighty River Power Photographic Competition Winners Announced

Imaginative interpretations of Creating Energy, including images of pylons, light streaks and even a pregnant woman, were a strong theme among the winners in the 2004 Mighty River Power Photographic Competition.

The winning entries were announced tonight at a special awards function at the Great Lake Centre in Taupo.

Mighty River Power General Manager External Affairs Neil Williams says the competition began two years ago to encourage budding photographers and has grown since then.

“We are delighted by the depth of talent in this country and look forward to providing more opportunities to foster that talent.”

More than 200 entries from throughout the country were received for the competition, which was open to secondary and tertiary students and non-professional photographers across four themes: landscape, documentary, portraiture and contemporary art.

Howick College’s Deone Kok was the overall winner of the Secondary section with an image of beds. The prize capped a successful night for Howick College, which won two of the four categories and had a runner-up in another in the Secondary section.

Cindy Hall’s portrait of her pregnant friend won the overall prize in the Tertiary section. A student of Waikato Institute of Technology, Cindy won two of the four themes in this section.

Wellington’s Des Brough won the Non-Professional section with his mesh of pylon images.

Professional photographer and one of the judges of the competition, Patrick Reynolds says the quality of entries and the standard of presentation were very encouraging.

“We were particularly impressed with the entries in the Secondary section and how students interpreted the brief to present their own ideas.”

Photographer and lecturer Natalie Robertson, Hamilton Fine Arts Curator John Hurrell and Lake Taupo Museum and Art Gallery Director Karen Williams were the other judges for the competition.

List of winners below.

Mighty River Power Photographic Competition 2004 Winners

PORTRAITURE DOCUMENTARY CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE
SECONDARY

Overall Winner:

Deone Kok

Howick College

Auckland

Winner

Abbey Watt

Hamilton

Runner-up

Amy-Rose Omeara

Whitford

Winner

Sarah Davidson

Remuera, Auckland

Runner-up

Georgia Lawrence

Whakatane

Winners

Kaya Tasman

Ohope

Deone Kok

Howick, Auckland

Chris Rudsdale

Whangarei

Runners-up

Sarah Hudson

Whakatane

Chantelle Naraine

Whakatane

Jenelle Wood

Howick, Auckland

Winner

Joanne Turner

Howick, Auckland

Runner-up

Rebecca Monks

Cambridge

TERTIARY

Overall Winner:

Cindy Hall

WINTEC

Hamilton

Winner

Cindy Hall

Hamilton

Runner-up

Juita Tambunan

Grey Lynn, Auckland

Winner

Cindy Hall

Hamilton

Runner-up

Leith Booker

Hamilton

Winner

Yahn Simons

Hamilton

Runner-up

Juita Tambunan

Grey Lynn, Auckland

Winner

Juita Tambunan

Grey Lynn, Auckland

Runner-up

Gab Stewart

Devonport

Auckland

NON-PROFESSIONAL

Overall Winner:

Des Brough

Wellington

Winner

Des Brough

Wellington

Runner-up

Fergus Campbell

Hamilton

Winner

Elizabeth Mertens

Kelston, Auckland

Runner-up

Des Brough

Wellington

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