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12th Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Salon 2008
Results and Images

The 12th Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Salon concluded successfully on 23rd July with an exhibition at the CPS clubrooms of all award-winning images before a large audience comprising both CPS members and visitors.

The Champion Slide was Easterly Blow by Georgie McKie FPSNZ Christchurch. (shown below)

The Silver medal in this section also went to Georgie McKie FPSNZ with her entry entitled Frosty Grazing.

Steven Wright ANPSNZ, Christchurch won Bronze with his entry Tidal Creation.

Four Honours certificates were awarded for slide images:

Newell Grenfell HonPSNZ,FPSNZ,FNPSNZ, Christchurch, When Winter Comes

Rohan Worland LPSNZ from NSW Australia for Te Anau Sunburst and Red Shed;

Ron McKie FPSNZ ARPS Christchurch for Sunkissed Slopes.

The Champion Digital image was Farewell Sandscape by Ron Willems FPSNZ, AFIAP, ARPS, AAPS of Christchurch.

Roger Brownsey FPSNZ from Tokoroa was awarded the Silver medal for Morning's First Touch and Allan McGregor LPSNZ Christchurch won Bronze for Storm at Punakaiki.

Six images were awarded Honours in the Digital class:

Kim Annan Christchurch for Winter Wonderland,

Brian Cudby FPSNZ Auckland for Pohutu Geyser, Rotorua.

Jim Harding, Christchurch for Winter Symmetry (shown above),

Shona Kebble APSNZ Auckland for Resting Place,

Glenn Symon, Dunedin for Sutton Salt Lake Sunset and Ron Willems FPSNZ AFIAP ARPS AAPS Christchurch for Autumn's End.

A very high standard is always set for this Salon and this year was no exception. The authors of the 30 slides and 122 digital images achieving Acceptance or above are to be congratulated.

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.

The 13th Salon will be held in 2009.

View the award winning LTNZLS images for 2008.

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