Friday 4th January 2008

Winners announced for Digital Photographer of the Year 2007

Exclusive event marks the end of Imagine Publishing’s 2007 photographic competition

Launched in July 2007, the inaugural Digital Photographer of the Year Awards has come to a close with the magazine’s first ever bagged supplement and an exclusive winners event, held on the London Eye. Encompassing eight genres of photography, the awards aimed to showcase the high standards achieved by many enthusiasts and semi-professional photographers. Over the six months, the judges received thousands of entries.

“Our first awards competition was hugely exciting and the overall standard was incredibly high. We seemed to tap into a rich vein of talent which was just stunning” said Imagine Publishing’s Creative Director, Mark Kendrick. “From landscapes to portraits and creative free-form, through to black and white, we have all been blown away by the excellent submissions of our readers. Their dedication to their art has meant many headaches for us as a judging panel. But as I hope all can see, well worth it.”

The awards event took place on Friday 4 January, with each of the winners receiving a Samsung camera and certificate. Holly Knowles, Student Photographer of the Year, said of the event: “I had a wonderful time. It was lovely to meet the team. I’m so pleased you chose me for Student of the Year and I love my new Samsung camera.”

Winners of the ’07 Digital Photographer Awards in full are:

Overall Digital Photographer of the Year
Chris Sargent

Landscape Digital Photographer of the Year
Allan Coutts

Portrait Digital Photographer of the Year
Chanelle Segerius

Urban Digital Photographer of the Year
Andrew Tobin

Abstract Digital Photographer of the Year
Kate Molloy

Black & White Digital Photographer of the Year
Paul Anthony Wilson

Wildlife Digital Photographer of the Year
Paul Bratescu

Movement Digital Photographer of the Year
Jennifer Tigley

Student Digital Photographer of the Year
Holly Knowles

Digital Photographer issue 65, with the award winners supplement is on sale now and available form all good newsagents, or direct from www.imagineshop.co.uk.

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