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You are here: Home / News / Competition Results / IPF Photographer of the Year 2017 – Results!

IPF Photographer of the Year 2017 – Results!

February 21, 2017 by Niamh Whitty 1 Comment

poty-logoThe national finals of the IPF Photographer of the Year Competition 2016/2017 took place on Saturday February 18th 2017 at the D Hotel, Drogheda.  This year the event was sponsored very generously by Bermingham Cameras who were with us for the entire weekend.  

We are delighted to announce the overall winner of the 2016/2017 competition as Paul Reidy from Blarney Photography Club for his gorgeous image ‘Autumn Queen’. Many congratulations Paul!

 

Speaking about the event, Michael O’Sullivan FIPF FRPS, IPF President said:

“This year saw one of our most successful events ever. I was delighted to see a record attendance at the public judging, which speaks volumes about the appetite in Ireland for this type of photography. The technical skill and knowledge of subject matter apparent in the imagery on display was amazing, and the winners must be congratulated for achieving such stellar standards. The overall winning Photographer of the Year Image, “Autumn Queen”, is a fantastic example of photography, combining great technical skill, control of lighting and vision which results in giving this image impact and beauty”

Paul Reidy, our winner, tells us about his winning image and what it feels like to be the overall winner!

“The original idea was to create a Baroque style corset and headpiece for Cork based model Aleksandra Nell Radosz, but due to time constraints we decided to go with an Autumn theme. Aleksandra made the headpiece from dried leaves and the shoot was done in the grounds of Fota House and Gardens. The inspiration came from a visit to Amsterdam and seeing some of the Renaissance style paintings. I loved the colors and finish on these works of art. With the Autumn Queen series of images, I wanted the portraits to have a shallow depth of field, with the main focus on the models face. I love the way it printed, thanks to Don at Art and Frame Printers in Bishopstown in Cork. The image was printed on Permajet Fibre Gold which had a slightly warm finish which completed the image.

Its a huge honor to win the Photographer of the Year award, especially with the standard of photographers that enter the competition each year. To bring the award back to Blarney Photography Club for the first time and the SACC for the second year is something to be proud of. I was delighted to also win vouchers that were kindly sponsored by Birmingham Cameras in Dublin. Brian Whealan was a great help with his advice in choosing a lens to buy afterwards. Being a member of Blarney Photography Club we celebrated afterwards well into the early hours! What topped off the weekend was to see club members Charlie Lee, Eddie Kelly, Mark Gorman and Seamus Mulcahy take home awards making it a never forget weekend.”

As usual, it takes a massive amount of time and effort from many to make this competition what it is. Our thanks to:

  • The judges – Rikki O’Neill, Gwen Charnock and Phil Charnock
  • IPF POTY Competition Co-Ordinator Frank Condra
  • Ground staff – We had helpers on the day from so many clubs around the country this year and with so many we are bound to leave someone out – so instead a heartfelt thanks to all for creating a lovely atmosphere!
  • Technical support – Niamh Whitty/Jason Town
  • Staff at the D Hotel
  • Everyone who entered and attended

Our gratitude once again to our sponsors Bermingham Cameras who provided a significant prize fund, from regional winners all the way up to the overall prize won by Paul.  Speaking about the competition, Brian Whelan from Bermingham Cameras has this to say:

“We were delighted to sponsor this year’s IPF “Photographer of the Year” competition. It is one of the biggest events in the IPF calendar and we are very proud to be the title sponsor of it. The quality of the entries this year was of the highest level and we offer our congratulations to all medal winners and especially to overall winner Paul Reidy for his fantastic image. It is a great benefit to us to be able to exhibit at the finals and we hope the attendees were happy to see us. We are eager to continue to work closely with the IPF and look forward to the support of the IPF and its members throughout the year.”

We are delighted to now share with you the winning images below and pictures from the awards ceremony.

Individual report cards will be received by each competitor. Lists of all award winners can be downloaded below.

The list of images from this competition which are credited as Irish qualifiers for those pursuing AFIAP distinctions (note, these are not Irish acceptances) are will be added to this article shortly (top 35% in each section).

Regional Winners

 

SACC - PAUL REIDY - AUTUMN QUEEN - Blarney Photography Club
DSLR - Deirdre Murphy - The Hat - Malahide Camera Club
Midwest - Anthony Demion - Everywhere's a Stage - Athlone Photography Club
Northeast - Brendan Tumilty - Family Time in Vietnam - Dundalk Photographic Society

Colour Print Open

Colour Print Open - Advanced Gold and Overall Winner - PAUL REIDY - AUTUMN QUEEN - Blarney Photography Club
Colour Print Open - Advanced Silver - PAUL REIDY - THE OLD MASTERPIECE - Blarney Photography Club
Colour Print Open - Advanced Bronze - Tony Mc Donnell - Andalucia Rider - Dundalk Photographic Society
Colour Print Open - Advanced Judge's Medal (Rikki O'Neill) - Morgan O'Neill - Girl in her garden - Cork Camera Group
Colour Print Open - Advanced Honourable Mention - Conor McEneaney - Soft Light in Salterstown - Dundalk Photographic Society
Colour Print Open - Advanced Honourable Mention - Ross McKelvey - The Curator - Catchlight Camera Club
Colour Print Open - Non-Advanced Gold - Andrew Magan - Hold On - Kilkenny Photo Society
Colour Print Open - Non-Advanced Silver - maria forster - The Beach - Palmerstown Camera Club
Colour Print Open - Non-Advanced Bronze - Teresa Parle - Bored - Malahide Camera Club
Colour Print Open - Non-Advanced Honourable Mention - James Cosgrove - In Silence - Clones Photography Group
Colour Print Open - Non-Advanced Honourable Mention - Nicola Reddy - Boys and their toys - Wexford Camera Club

 

Colour Print Theme – Creative/Experimental

Colour Print Theme - Advanced First - Yeong Ching Yee - You Are In Good Hands - Athlone Photography Club
Colour Print Theme - Advanced Honourable Mention - Mark Gorman - Dandelion Mist - Blarney Photography Club
Colour Print Theme - Non-Advanced First - Sharon Rankin - Stories In The Wild - Portlaoise Camera Club
Colour Print Theme - Non-Advanced Honourable Mention - Sharon Rankin - What Lies Beneath - Portlaoise Camera Club

 

Monochrome Print Open

Mono Print Open - Advanced Gold - John Butler - The Funeral of Dani Popan - Drogheda Photographic Club
Mono Print Open - Advanced Silver - judy boyle - gyspybaby in cart - Drogheda Photographic Club
Mono Print Open - Advanced Bronze - PAUL REIDY - BARRY LOONEY - Blarney Photography Club
Mono Print Open - Advanced Judge's Medal (Gwen Chanock) - Gabriel O Shaughnessy - Dean - Dundalk Photographic Society
Mono Print Open - Advanced Honourable Mention - Gerry Kerr - Dinner time - Celbridge Camera Club
Mono Print Open - Advanced Honourable Mention - Graham Kelly - Farmer John - Mid-Louth Camera Club
Mono Print Open - Non-Advanced Gold - James Cosgrove - The Dance - Clones Photography Group
Mono Print Open - Non-Advanced - Silver - Sharon Rankin - Model Dreams - Portlaoise Camera Club
Mono Print Open - Non-Advanced Bronze - Andrew Magan - Hard at Work - Kilkenny Photo Society
Mono Print Open - Non-Advanced Honourable Mention - Austin Crowe - Girl Sitting on a fence Not another photo - Celbridge Camera Club
Mono Print Open - Non-Advanced Honourable Mention - Evalds Gaspazins - Dancers - Dundalk Photographic Society

 

Monochrome Print Theme – Environmental Portraiture

Mono Print Theme - Advanced First - judy boyle - the smokers - Drogheda Photographic Club
Mono Print Theme - Advanced Honourable Mention - Gerry Kerr - Village student - Celbridge Camera Club
Mono Print Theme - Non-Advanced First - Andrew Magan - Pipe on a Honda - Kilkenny Photo Society
Mono Print Theme - Non-Advanced Honourable Mention - Miriam Power - The Master Cutter - Palmerstown Camera Club

 

Projected Image Open

Projected Open - Advanced Gold - Morgan O'Neill - The Wait - Cork Camera Group
Projected Open - Advanced Silver - Morgan O'Neill - Falling apple - Cork Camera Group
Projected Open - Advanced Judge's Medal (Phil Chanock) - marek biegalski - Wicklow Wolves - Malahide Camera Club
Projected Open - Advanced Bronze - Graham Kelly - Owl Dispersion -mv 130amera Club
Projected Open - Advanced Honourable Mention - judy boyle - the line up - Drogheda Photographic Club
Projected Open - Advanced Honourable Mention - Ross McKelvey - Amber - Catchlight Camera Club
Projected Open - Non-Advanced Gold - Sharon Rankin - Staring At MyOwn Reflection - Portlaoise Camera Club
Projected Open - Non-Advanced Silver - maria forster - Steven - Palmerstown Camera Club
Projected Open - Non-Advanced Bronze - James Cosgrove - Anna - Clones Photography Group
Projected Open - Non-Advanced Honourable Mention - Nina Butler - Gerald 2 - Palmerstown Camera Club
Projected Open - Non-Advanced Honourable Mention - Sharon Rankin - Suck It Up - Portlaoise Camera Club

 

Projected Image Theme – Human Face and Body

Projected Theme - Advanced First - Clodagh Tumilty - Windows To The Soul - Dundalk Photographic Society
Projected Theme - Advanced Honourable Mention - Kieran O Mahony - Thoughts - Blackwater Photographic Society
Projected Theme - Non-Advanced First - Micheline Murphy - She Weaves a Web - Portlaoise Camera Club
Projected Theme - Non-Advanced Honourable Mention - Micheline Murphy - My Fair Lady - Portlaoise Camera Club

 

Presentation Photos

Paul Reidy IPF Photographer of the Year with Bermingham's Stand
Frank Condra Phil Charnock Gwen Charnock Rikki O' Neill Michael O' Sullivan
Sharon Rankin Portlaoise with Berminghams
Paul Reidy IPF Photographer of the Year voucher

Paul Reidy Berminghams Voucher
James Cosgrove Clones Photographic Group
Clodagh Daly Tumilty Dundalk Photographic Society and Berminghams
Andrew Magan Berminghams voucher

Tony Mc Donnell Dundalk Photographic Society
Sharon Rankin Portlaoise
Sharon Rankin medal
Sharon Rankin HM

Sharon Rahnkin medal 2
Paul Reidy
Paul Reidy IPF Photographer of the Year with winning image
Paul Reidy IPF Photographer of the Year trophy

Paul Reidy Blarney Photography Club
IPF President Michael O'Sullivan pictured with award winner Miriam Power
Micheline Murphy
Micheline Murphy 2

James Cosgrove HM
James Cosgrove Clones Photographic Group 2
James Cosgrove Clones
Graham Kelly Mid Louth Camera Group

Graham Kelly Mid Louth Camera Group 2
Deirdre Murphy Malahide Camera Club Berminghams Voucher
Clodagh Daly Tumilty Dundalk Photographic Society
Brendan Tumilty North East Regional winner

Austin Crowe
Andrew Magan

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  1. Roger Andout says

    April 20, 2017 at 10:23 am

    Excellent work, very high standard of photography.

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