We are very pleased to announce the theme for the IWPOY 2008 competition:

‘Photos as Art - Pictures people would like to hang on their walls’

The 2008 IWPOY is now open for registration and entries. We have introduced a new registration process for 2008 so please re-register and remember to read the competition rules carefully. We look forward to seeing your images and good luck to everyone! 

 

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Please note all photographers wishing their entries to be considered for the Isle of Wight County Press 2009 calendar must submit their entries in LANDSCAPE format for this category, thank you.

IWPOY organizers, in association with the Isle of Wight County Press, are very pleased to announce a new category for the 2008 competition. The IW County Press will be selecting 12 images of BEAUTIFUL ISLAND SCENES to be published in their 2009 calendar.

The judging of this competition category will be taking place in September 2008, before the close of the IWPOY, to allow printing the calendar in time for the new year.  The IW County Press will make the selection of the images for the calendar and each of the chosen photographers will receive a cash award of £50.

This is a great opportunity to have your work published and to show just what a beautiful place the Island is. A special thanks is due to the IW County Press for sponsoring this new addition to the IWPOY and we are very much looking forward to viewing your submissions for the 2009 calendar category.

Please read the Rules & Registration details carefully for both the IWPOY and IWCP Calendar categories, thank you.

The first IWPOY exhibition of 2008 was launched at the Quay Arts Centre, Thursday 27th March and runs through to Monday 28th April on the ‘cafe wall’. The fifty shortlisted entries from the 2007 competition are being exhibited from a total of 35 Island photographers who were lucky enough to be selected by the panel of judges.  The IWPOY judges commented that it was a difficult task in deciding on the final 50 as there was once again such a high standard of entries.

The Isle of Wight Photographer of the Year competition, was the initial concept of Amanda Johnson ( Editor of Island Pulse and leading figure in the Isle of Wight Digital Imaging Group IWDIG)  who said, 

It’s great to see how much interest the Isle of Wight Photographer of The Year competition has generated since its inception in 2006.  There are clearly a lot of talented people out there with a real passion for both photography and the Isle of Wight. I am grateful for the time and effort that all the entrants have put into their submissions. Whilst there are the obvious top three winners of the IWPOY, I feel all of the 50 chosen images including the 47 runners up, are representative of winners too! 

 

One of the sponsors of the competition, the Isle of Wight County Press, are also keen to acknowledge photographers on the Island.  Apart from supporting the IWPOY they are also calling for entries in an additional category for 2008 to raise awareness of the extraordinary beauty and variety of our Island entitled ‘Beautiful Island Scenes’ this new category will be going live at the beginning of April.

This is a great opportunity to get out into the countryside and capture something special about the rich diversity of the Island landscape. The IW County Press having seen some of the winners from previous years commented that the images are fantastic. They are looking for new pictures to use in their 2009 calendar and they thought that the IWPOY is a good opportunity to get images that don’t just look great, but are also specific to the Isle of Wight and taken by Island photographers.  

Twelve images will be selected in September 2008 before the close of the main IWPOY competition (allowing time for printing the calendar) and will be judged by the IW County Press themselves. The normal IWPOY rules apply and entrants will be able to submit an extra 3 images in this new category as well as the 3 for the main IWPOY gallery. It’s a great opportunity for you to show off your best images with the chance of having them published, photographer’s will be awarded £50 for each image selected so good luck to everyone.

Over 40 photographers and guests attended the exhibition launch and commented on the quality of the images and new approach to the exhibition itself. A special thanks to both the Island Photo Centre and Essential for providing such high quality prints and a special thanks to Jo Hummel-Newell, Quay Arts Exhibition co-ordinator, for her hard work in setting the exhibition up. 

We hope that many of you will visit the Quay Arts to view this exhibition and recognise the talented photographers we have here on the Island.  Hopefully, it will inspire you to enter the Isle of Wight Photographer of the Year competition yourself, we look forward to seeing your images…

We are very grateful to Island Photo Centre in association with Nikon for sponsoring extra prizes for the top three winners of the IWPOY 2008. Included with ‘a day with a Isle of Wight County Press Photographer’ and a large high quality canvas print, provided by Essential, the first place winner will also receive a Nikon P50 digital camera. The second place photographer will receive a Crumpler Photo Rucksack including Nikon accessories along with their canvas print and Photoshop Elements 6 with their canvas print will be awarded for third place.

The Nikon P50 is a high-performance 8.1 megapixel camera boasting a classic look and feel that is designed to satisfy camera purists. With a 3.6x Zoom-NIKKOR lens with 28mm wide-angle capability, an optical viewfinder, a solid grip, and a handy Mode dial for quick and easy access to Manual shooting mode. The COOLPIX P50 - a veritable powerhouse of pure photographic capability. 

A multi-purpose Nikon-Crumpler photo backpack  provides enough space for all your equipment and more. It features Crumpler’s all new ‘spread-em’ opening system so that you can reach your equipment without prying eyes seeing, an easy access outer side pocket, an inside mesh window pocket with zip, and super strong shoulder straps. The detachable photo compartment has internal divides and extra padding on the bottom, (specification may vary).  

Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6 software, is a major upgrade to the No. 1 selling consumer photo-editing software. Available now for Windows® and soon to be released for the Mac, Photoshop Elements combines power and simplicity for consumers to find, view and easily infuse creativity and personality into their photos. This landmark release helps consumers at all experience levels achieve outstanding results and provides interactive options for sharing unique creations via print and Web. 

The IWPOY would like to take this opportunity to thank all of this year’s competition sponsors as without their support the Isle of Wight Photgrapher of the Year online competition would not be possible and with their help the IWPOY is growing in strength and popularity year by year.