The winning entry in the 18-30 category from Madhabi Das Bhattacharyya, India, age 22. It shows tribal leaders from the indigenous Naga community taking photographs on their mobile phones.
India and Trinidad & Tobago triumph in Young Commonwealth Photographic Awards
2 August 2010
In the 18-30 age category, Madhabi Das Bhattacharyya scooped gold with a striking image of tribal leaders from the indigenous Naga community
The winners of the 2010 Young Commonwealth Photographic Awards have been announced.
The theme of this year’s competition was ‘Science, Technology and Society’ and, with more than 200 entries from 36 countries around the world, competition was fierce.
In the 18-30 age category, India’s Madhabi Das Bhattacharyya scooped gold with a striking image of tribal leaders from the indigenous Naga community taking photographs on their mobile phones.
In the under 18 age category, 16 year old Kimberly Sue of Trinidad and Tobago was rewarded with the top prize for her image of a young girl dancing to her iPod music in a remote island setting.
A distinguished judging panel including professional photographer, Michael Hallet, and journalist, Helen Perry, praised the standard of the entries.
Madhabi Das Bhattacharyya’s winning entry “challenges stereotypes”, they said and Kimberly Sue’s image is “full of energy, joy and life”.
Silver and bronze entries were awarded to young photographers from Canada, Australia and Pakistan.
The Photographic Awards are part of the Royal Commonwealth Society’s annual Young Commonwealth Competitions which also include writing and
film categories.
Click here to see the winning images: http://www.thercs.org/youth/369
Support from the Secretariat
This years Photographic Awards were organised with the support of the Commonwealth Secretariat
Notes to Editors:
Winning entries - Class A: (ages 18 – 30)
Gold: Madhabi Das Bhattacharyya, India, age 22
Silver: Zoey Heath, Canada, age 24
Bronze: Lewis Jarrett, Australia, age 20
Bronze: Denise Militzer, Canada, age 26
Winning entries - Class B (under 18)
Gold: Kimberly Sue, Trinidad & Tobago, age 16
Silver: Tom Niu, Canada, age 16
Bronze: Atulesh Jha, India, age 15
Bronze: Ghalib Khalil, Pakistan, age 17
For further information on the awards contact:
Catherine Clark on +44 (0) 20 7766 9204 / catherine.clark@thercs.org
Photographs speak 1000 words. The Award is a testimony to this saying.
These photographs are great. I agree thest are a great standard. Must have been difficult to make the decisions
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