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OA PHOTO COMPETITION
SPECIAL MENTIONS
Post-wedding sprint Filip Twarowski (11-13) Judges' Remarks
SECOND PLACE Deep in thought in Amman Paul Formanko (08-15) Judges' Remarks It isn’t easy to give prominence to a subject that is potentially overwhelmed by its environment – this image achieves the feat by exploiting the curved benches of an empty amphitheatre. It could be a lunchbreak or a gladiatorial battle taking place – more importantly, the group has space to disperse but chooses to sit together.
A more subtle sense of community in Filip’s moving image – we have to work more out a little more for ourselves here: is the child being consoled, entertained, kidnapped?! It is, of course, a warm and fleeting interaction that has been sensitively captured. About the image My naughty brother making a getaway after my wedding (baby in hand) Location: near Warsaw, Poland My brother was playing with his 2 year old son the day after my wedding. The kiddo really loves getting tossed up, and down, and being upside down, so I was taking photos until my fingers hurt from winding.
Progressive Kids Charles Harris (61-70) Judges' Remarks The silhouetted character in the
THIRD PLACE
foreground makes this unique image all the more intriguing. Why has this child been excluded from the conga and is (s) he happy about it? About the image Children head for lunch in a very typical
Preparing for the Village show Clive Quick (52-59) Preparing for the village show - for more than 7 years, a group of people from our village gave annual sell-out variety shows in our village hall. Rehearsals and preparing for the show - with costumes, make-up and props - was just as much fun as doing the shows. Judges' Remarks In Clive’s image, we have a more intimate sense of characters and facial expressions. They are clearly having fun preparing for a theatrical performance, but they also take the craft seriously – adjusting costumes, checking scripts. The togetherness is subtle – the four supporting subjects angled in towards our main character.
Boxing Day Icy Dip Trevor Llewelyn (72-79) Judges' Remarks
Among a group of images submitted under the theme of ‘a cold dip’ this one very much captures the excitement and anticipation of the icy water. They are certainly in it together, and we’re invited to join in. About the image The shot is part of a small portfolio of images taken on Boxing Day 2025. The annual sea swim (for many less a swim more the fleetest of dips) takes place in Swanage Bay with participants, many of whom are wearing festive costumes, set off from the beach by a klaxon sounded by the Mayor of Swanage.
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