Digital Imaging
THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY UNVEILS WINNERS OF DIGITAL AUDIO VISUAL YOUTH COMPETITION
The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) has announced the winners of its innovative new audio visual youth photography competition – IRIS-25 (The International Review of Images with Soundtrack for Under 25 year olds).
New this year, the competition is aimed at young people under the age of 25. Entries have been received from all over the world, including France, Cyprus, Germany and New Zealand.
IRIS-25 looks at the art of audio-visual, providing a means for young people to creatively link music, narrative and visual images. Focusing on setting still images as a sequence to music, entries featured classic, ambient music right through to modern day chart songs.
Maureen Albright ARPS, organiser, IRIS-25 comments; “IRIS-25 promotes and encourages the interest and growth of Digital Audio Visual Photography among young people, highlighting some of the more positive effects that the digital age has had on young people.
Digital technology means that a much wider audience is now able to enjoy the art form in an ever increasing capacity, which is especially true of the younger generations.
In so many ways, children have become tainted by overexposure to electronic entertainment, television, video games and the ubiquitous presence of the internet. IRIS-25 uses this experience in a positive way.” “
We are delighted with the response to this competition,” she adds. “IRIS-25 gives young people the freedom to show what they do with PCs and Macs, expressing themselves practically and creatively.”
A panel of global judges has selected winners for the Under-16s and 16-24 years categories, as well as an overall winner.
Under 16s
First
Camille Simon, France (aged 13)‘
An Extraordinary Bedroom’ – a beautifully photographed sequence about the conflict between her red and blue toys and the unexpected outcome. Camille is awarded £100 plus a year’s student membership to the RPS.
Second
Christopher Ware, Kignsteignton (aged 13)
‘Here Come the Girls’ – a fast and trendy show about girls. Christopher was awarded £25.
Sam Hilton, York (aged 11) - Wharfdale Fliers 2
Jake Pursey Witham, Essex (aged 13) -
Graffitti,
Hannah Greenstreet, London (aged 14) Duvet- a life Backwards
Jake Pursey (aged 13) Kelvedon Rock Festival
Each received a £10 book token.
16-24 years
First
Laura Bateman, East Hanney, Oxon (aged 21)‘
Waiting for Tomorrow’ – a sequence about an old man who sits in his study and reflects on the events in his life that drove him to write. As he dwells on the past, his memories are represented by stop-motion animations.
Laura is awarded £150 plus a year’s student membership to the RPS.
A prize has also been awarded to Wycombe Abbey School, Buckinghamshire for submitting the highest number of entries from one establishment.
More details and photographs at:
http://www.iris-25.rps.org/
