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Alas another year has pretty well passed and another competition has reached its conclusion. This competition has been running for quite a few years now and it seems to go from strength to strength in both the increasing number of entries and the quality of entries.

The final Open themed competition had quite a high number of entries. However one image did stand out as soon as the judges had a quick review of the work. Andreas Budiwidjaja’s entry simply titled “Having Fun” said it all and immediately caught our judges eyes. Rich colours in a monochromatic backdrop really catch the eye.

Second place went to Miron Mikita with an image titled “White Strand”. This was yet another image where a mix of colour and a more deliberate monochrome background created an outstanding image. Third Place was secured by R.C. “Dick” Jenkins with an aptly titled natural study called “Who invited you?” This was an amazing feat to capture these two creatures.

And now for the results of the main event:

The Photographer of the Year title for 2007 goes to Miron Mikita.

A victory was well and truly secured with a second place win in this last competition. Well done and congratulations Miron! Miron placed within the top ten of every competiton and placed first in the Expression competition.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have entered the competitions this year. However if you haven’t won anything this year, there will be another chance next year with the next Photographer of the Year series, so watch this space.

To see the winning images for this and pervious competitions this year, see: http://www.schoolofphotography.com/cimages/results2007.html

Open Competition Results

1 Andreas Budiwidjaja, Jakarta Indonesia……………………….100 points
2 Miron Mikita, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland…………………..92 points
3 R.C. “Dick” Jenkins, Niceville, Florida USA……………………84 points
4 Ben Simmonds, Wellington, Somerset, UK……………………..76 points
5 Tilly Meijer, Spijkenisse the Netherlands……………………….68 points
6 Sarah Brown, Orange VA USA……………………………………….60 points
7 Felix C. Gomes, Warrington, PA USA…………………………….54 points
8 Tomas Sinnige, Leiden; The Netherlands………………………48 points
9 Marta Azevedo…………………………………………………………….42 points
10 Jaime Pettry, Mount Hope, WV. USA………………………….36 points
11 Amy Wood, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK………………..30 points
12 Partha Pal, West Bengal,India……………………………………..24 points
13 Jonathan Lagesse, Curepipe…………………………………………18 points
14 Liz Calamusa, Bay Shore, NY USA……………………………….12 points
15 Cornoedus Mie Merchtem, Belguim……………………………….6 points

Photographer of the Year Final Results
1 Miron Mikita, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland………………….406 points
2 Andreas Budiwidjaja, Jakarta Indonesia………………………288 points
3 Raymond Widawski, Brussels, Belgium………………………..252 points
4 Ben Simmonds, Wellington, Somerset, UK…………………..204 points
5 Tilly Meijer, Spijkenisse the Netherlands…………………….186 points
6 Andrea Dudasova, Svidnik, SLOVAKIA……………………….162 points
7 R.C. “Dick” Jenkins, Niceville, Florida USA…………………..152 points
8 Celeste McKenzie, Villieria, Pretoria, South Africa………..150 points
9 Anna Herrington, London, UK………………………………………148 points
10 Liesbeth van Dalen, Amsterdam, Netherlands……………146 points
11 Harjono Djoyobisono, Northcote, Victoria, Australia…….106 points
12 Gerry Priest, St Andrews Fife Scotland……………………….102 points
13 Ryan A. Shinabery, Troy, Ohio USA  ………………………….100 points
14 Ivano Adversi, Bologna Italy…………………………………………92 points
15 Merel Schoneveld Den Haag, The Netherlands……………..84 points
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