NEWS RELEASE
21 June 2007

Photographer branches out to win Olympus Auckland Photo Day

A multiple exposure park scene has been selected as this year's winner of the Olympus Auckland Photo Day.
Photography enthusiast Holly Corbett of Parnell made clever use of her camera's remote control to capture the creative self portraits and take first prize in the twenty four hour competition.
Holly was one of more than three hundred photographers who participated the event. With over 800 photography entries being judged. The top thirty images featured Friday night in an outdoor display in Auckland's CBD (see below).  
The judging panel of Ron Brownson (senior curator at Auckland Art Gallery), Kellie Blizard (chief photographer, The Aucklander), and freelance photographer Jocelyn Carlin all agreed Holly's entry was "a delightful contrivance"
"It is a fresh, engaging, well composed photograph which remained mysterious whilst being beautifully constructed," they said.
Holly is a 22 year old engineering student who was in the middle of exams on competition day.
"The idea of multiple exposures was a planned one," she says. "I came across this fantastic old tree in the grounds of Auckland University and I just had to have a play in it.
"The whole collection took about one hour to complete.  It was quite straight forward, but I did get one or two strange looks from people nearby!!"
A black and white landscape image of Motuihe Island by Agnieszka Kozlowska came second in the competition. The judges called it a unique entry.  "The lines of the landscape are beautifully seen using the traditional art of photography," they said.
Third prize went to a moving image from a junior soccer match by Albany photographer Karen Lewis.  The judges said "A mother's hug" was a well captured moment which related on an emotional level with the view.
Festival organiser Julia Durkin says this year's entries comprised a diverse range of Aucklanders' views of their region.  "It is always exciting to see the results of our annual 24 hour challenge," she says.
"We received some classic black and whites entires including many of a very high standard. Landscapes are also increasingly popular while colourful human interest and portraiture never lose their appeal."
BRITOMART DISPLAY
The top 30 images from this year's competition featured in a high rise outdoor display Friday 22nd in Auckland's Britomart precinct. 
From 6.45 pm, the photos were projected onto one of the landmark towers (vents) behind Britomart train station.
Many of the photographers who captured the images were also on hand for the display.
ENDS