The Fourteenth Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Salon 2010
This year the Salon received 361 images, 350 digital and only 11 slides.
The Selection Panel for the Salon were Elizabeth Carruthers FPSNZ AFIAP from Tauranga (Chair), Cliff Threadgold FPSNZ ARPS of Hamilton, and Gillian Hodgson APSNZ, of Tauranga.
The Panel made awards to 100 images.
The Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Trophy for 2010 has been awarded to a slide entry entitled ‘Saw Cut Gorge’ by Don Pittham FPSNZ ANPSNZ of Nelson.
Silver Medals were awarded to Bob McCree FPSNZ of Manukau City for ‘Moody Mists’ and Barry Whitnall LPSNZ from Murchison for his ‘First Light at Wharariki’.
Anita Kirkpatrick of Christchurch won Bronze for ‘Mt Tasman’ and John Stewart LPSNZ of Christchurch also won Bronze for his image ‘The Heads’.
The following photographers were awarded Honours;
Desma Edney LRPS of North Shore for ‘Evening Mist St Bathans’, John Thornton of Christchurch for ‘Dust on the Rangitata’, Bevan Tulett FPSNZ of Christchurch for ‘Mackenzie Morning’ andBarry Whitnall LPSNZ of Murchison for ‘Cold Current’
In addition the Selection Panel awarded 91 Acceptances.
The Christchurch Photographic Society and the Laurie Thomas committee congratulate all winners and extend special thanks to the Selection Panel.
Regards
Ian Andrews, Laurie Thomas NZ Landscape Salon Co-ordinator 2010
Champion Image, Saw Cut Gorge by Don Pittham FPSNZ ANPSNZ, Nelson
Silver Medal, Moody Mists by Bob McCree FPSNZ, Manukau City
Silver Medal, First Light at Wharariki by Barry Whitnall LPSNZ, Murchison
Bronze Medal, Mt Tasman by Anita Kirkpatrick, Christchurch
Bronze Medal, The Heads by John Stewart LPSNZ, Christchurch
Honours, Evening Mist St Bathans by Desma Edney LRPS, North Shore
Honours, Dust on the Rangitata by John Thornton, Christchurch
Honours, Mackenzie Morning by Bevan Tulett FPSNZ, Christchurch
Honours, Cold Current by Barry Whitnall LPSNZ, Murchison
- Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Salon
Champion Trophy 2010
- Don Pittham FPSNZ, ANPSNZ, Nelson
- Saw Cut Gorge
- Silver Medals
- Bob McCree FPSNZ, Manukau City
- Moody Mists
- Barry Whitnall LPSNZ, Murchison
- First Light at Wharariki
- Bronze Medals
- Anita Kirkpatrick, Christchurch
- Mt Tasman
- John Stewart LPSNZ, Christchurch
- The Heads
- Honours
- Desma Edney LRPS, North Shore
- Evening Mist St Bathans
- John Thornton, Christchurch
- Dust On The Rangitata
- Bevan Tulett FPSNZ, Christchurch
- Mackenzie Morning
- Barry Whitnall LPSNZ, Murchison
- Cold Current
This Landscape Salon was established in 1997 and is run by the Christchurch Photographic Society in memory of former member the late Laurie Thomas, using part of a generous legacy he left to the Society. He was a keen photographer of the New Zealand landscape using the medium of slides.