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43 photographers have today been nominated as
finalists for the 2015 Canon Kenya Photography Awards.
Out of 1144 photo entries submitted between 19th December 2014 and 28th
February 2015, the 43 were nominated in nine different categories: News, Creative,
Sports, Nature, Portraiture, Daily Life, Young photographer of the year,
Special category ( Climate Change), and People’s Choice.
The 43 were nominated following a rigorous judging
process by four judges in the photography industry. The judging was led by Gary Knight, a British photographer,
past chairman of World Press Photo Awards and co-founder of the VII photo
agency. He flew to Kenya to oversee the judging process.
“This is a key milestone in the photography
industry. This year, we have seen rise in number of entries from young
photographers, some taken from the simple smartphones to the ones taken with high-end
professional cameras. This shows that we have so much potential growth in the Kenya
photography industry. This year the winners will take home Ksh. 1.1 million.” noted Njeri Mwangi, Organizing Secretary,
Photographer’s Association of Kenya (PAK)
She added: “The quality of entries from
professional photographers was not as good and after the awards ceremony we
shall start master class trainings for photographers to sharpen their skills.”
“The Swiss Embassy is excited to be sponsoring the
Kenya Photography awards which is in its second year. We are happy that the
Kenyan story is been told beautifully by its talented photographers,” noted Jacques
Pitteloud, Switzerland Ambassador.
On his part, Enan Mwakoti, Canon Channel Account
Manager noted: “It is a great honor to partner with Kenya Photography Awards.
We congratulate all the nominees and we are looking forward to promoting Kenyan
photography in the global stage. Through this awards, we are going to reward
the best in Kenya photography.”
The following are nominees in the nine different
categories:
·
News
o
Suleiman
Mbatiah Maina
o
Gerald
Anderson
o
Thomas
Mukoya Abuoga
o
Humphrey
Emmanuel Odero
o
Chacha
Baru Musya
·
Daily
life
o
Alice
Oldenburg
o
Humphrey
Emmanuel Odero
o
Nick
Mutinda Mutuku
o
Larry
Asego
o
Thomas
Mukoya Abuoga
o
Charles
Kevin Kallombo
·
Sports
o
Stafford
Ondego Ondego
o
Peter
Ndung'u Kamau
o
Larry
Asego
o
Thomas
Mukoya Abuoga
o
Stephen
Mudiari Kasabuli
o
Brian
Ayieko Otieno
o
David
Kihara Njuguna
·
Special
category (Climate Change)
o
Peter Irungu
o
Sushil Prafil Chauhan
o
Allan Kimani Muturi
o
John Wambugu
·
Nature
o
Alice
Oldenburg
o
Larry
Asego
o
Victor
Peace Karanja
o
Sushil
Praful Chauhan
o
Alloys
Maigo Iteba
·
Portraiture
o
Joseph
Mbugua Chege
o
Joseph Kyule
Kiio
o
Larry
Asego
o
Peter
Ndung'u Kamau
o
Matthew
Moturi Moranga
·
Creative
o
Jared
Gichohi Maina
o
Pranav
Chadha
o
Patrick
Wambu Wainana
o
Mutua
Matheka
o
Peter
Irungu
o
Siegmund
Kamau Muhuri
o
James
Otieno Onyango
·
Young
photographer of the year
o
Jared Gichohi
o
Ranav Chadha
o
Joseph Mbugua
o
Sigmund Kamau
For the People’s Choice category, fans are
requested to vote online for their favorite photo entries on (www.photoawards.co.ke).
Organized by PAWA 254 and the Photographers
Association of Kenya (PAK) and sponsored by Canon, the Canon Kenya Photography
Awards seek to not only reward excellence in the discipline but also promote
and improve photography standards in the country.
Winners will be announced at an awards gala night
on May 10th, 2015.
The first awards were held in December 2013 and
saw some of the top photo enthusiasts including Thomas Mukoya, Thandiwe Muriu
and others rewarded with cash prizes, cameras and other prizes.
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