Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-01-25)

6 25 January 2020I http://www.amateurphotographer.co.ukI subscribe 0330 333 1113

You’veonlygotuntilmidnighton

9 FebruarytoenterPinkLadyFood

Photographerof theYear.Asregular

readerswillknow,thecontesthasmanyand

variedcategoriescelebratingfood,food

cultureandthepeoplewhowhogrow,

cookandenjoyit, soit’saboutmuchmore

thanclose-upsof gourmetdishesin

expensiverestaurants.

CategoriessuchasFoodforCelebration,

Fujifilm’sAwardforInnovation,theWorld

FoodProgrammeFoodForLifeAwardand

FoodStylistAwardinspiredmorethan

9,000entriesfrom 77 countrieslastyear.

ThejudgingpanelincludesAPEditorNigel

Athertonandis chairedbyfood

photographerDavidLoftus,whohasworked

closelywithJamieOliver.

Thisyear’scompetitionfeaturesa prize

poolof £20,000,shortlistedentrieswillalso

goondisplayat anexhibitionat theMall

Galleries,London,beforegoingontour.

Fullentrydetailscanbefoundat

http://www.pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear.com.

LastcallforFood

Photographer of the Year

Now’s the time to get

ready for your close-up

THESEARCHis ontofindthenextwinner

of Close-upPhotographerof theYear

(CUPOTY)in associationwithAffinityPhoto.

Thisannualcompetitionis opentoall

photographers,usinganytypeof camera,

includinga phoneormicroscope.Thereare

sevencategories:Animals,Insects,Plants&

Fungi,IntimateLandscape,ManmadeWorld

andMicro(forimagestakenwitha

microscope),aswellasYoungCUPOTYfor

entrantsaged 17 orunder.

Eachcategorywinnerwillreceive£300,

except for Young CUPOTY who takes away

twoSigmalenses(a 70mmF2.8DGMacro

Artlensandan18-300mmF3.5-6.3DC

MacroOSHSMlenswitha close-upfilter).

Everyentrantwillreceivea discountvoucher

fromAffinityPhoto,MPB,ZereneStackerand

GreenwingsWildlifeHolidays(subjectto

availability).Thejudgingpanelincludestop

pros,suchasDavidMaitland,SueBishop,Ross

Hoddinott,aswellasregularAPcontributors

KeithWilsonandTracyCalder.

Youhaveuntil 17 Maytoenterandthe

overallwinnergetsa cashprizeof £2,500.

Full details at http://www.cupoty.com

For the latest newsvisit http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk

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PRINTINGspecialistFotospeedis again

running‘Academy’masterclassesat itsHQ

in Corsham,withinstrikingdistanceof Swindon

andBath.Theone-dayworkshopswilltake

placein thenewpurpose-builtstudio,andwill

coverprinting,LightroomandPhotoshopskills,

mixingtheoryandpractice.Theywillbeledby

TimJones,whois anAdobeCertifiedAssociate.

‘Therewillalsobeexcitingworkshopsledby

Fotospeedphotographers,sharingtheirwealth

of knowledgeacrossa rangeof photographic

disciplines,’saida companyspokesperson.

Eachdaycoursewillincluderefreshments,

lunchanda finishedimagetotakeawayon

Fotospeedpaper.Coursescost£95andrun

throughout the year, with the printing

Fotospeed off ers printingmasterclasses

The day-long courses will run throughout the year

workshopfinishingon 11 November,the

Photoshopcourseon 18 Novemberand

theLightroomoneon2 December.

Formoreinformationvisitwww.fotospeed.com

or call 01249 714 555.

Emanuele Biggi won the inaugural Close-up Photographer of the Year with this image of an adder

Lastyear’swinningimageofChinesevillagers

eating noodles was taken by Jianhui Liao