We are very excited to announce the winner and runners-up of the Newport Minster “Church at the Heart of the Island” photographic competition. Out of the 261 photos submitted, in the 6 week competition, the judges had a very difficult task to select the winning entry.

Photographers both young and old were invited to get their cameras out to capture the essence of the Minster formerly St Thomas’ Newport.  First place was awarded to Nick Kidd with his stunning sunset behind the minster “Evensong“, with runners-up Roger East, member of the Isle of Wight Digital Imaging Group, providing “Another Fine Day In Newport” and Vanessa Harris with her image “In the distance“.  All of the 50 shortlisted entries will be displayed at a summer long photographic exhibition within the Minster and are available now for viewing in the IWPOY Galleries.

The overall winning photographer will be featured in the Minster Campaign promotional materials and receive a framed print of their winning image. The winner and runners-up will be presented with their prizes at the annual Isle of Wight Photographer of the Year Awards ceremony that will take place at the Quay Arts on 21st November 2009.

We would like to thank all who have helped celebrate “The Church at the Heart of the Island” – receiving from photographers across the Island images that reflected the many roles and visions of Newport Minster.

Congratulations to the winners and many thanks to all who submitted entries. The Friends of Newport Minster would also like to thank all who participated and for the excellent quality and wide range of subjects submitted and would like to assure everyone that due to the excellent standard of work submitted they are sure that there is going to be a superb exhibition throughout the summer months.

With well over 200 entries in this year’s Newport Minster “The Church at the Heart of the Island” competition it has not been an easy task for the judges. The 50 images selected for the shortlist can now be viewed in the main IWPOY Gallery HERE and the Winning entry and runners-up will be announce very soon.

The Friends of the Minster would like to thank everyone who entered this competition and very much look forward to seeing the exhibition throughout the summer months.

The IWPOY organisers and Friends of Newport Minster are exceptionally pleased with the response to the ‘Church at the Heart of the Island’ competition.

Photographers can take this notice as their final call. If you’ve decided to leave it till the last minute, then this is the last minute, as the competition will close for entries at midnight tomorrow Wednesday 27th May 2009 or for the pedantic 11.59 pm.  With well over 200 entries already there is just time to get a few more in.

Remember to check out the rules and competition theme carefully, give the judges a hard time and Good Luck to everyone!  You can view all of the entries HERE:

Today Angel Radio the Island’s first community radio station goes photo crazy, the programme schedule today is all about photography with a little pre 1959 music thrown in.

Angel Radio Presenter Ian Mitchell talks about photography and interviews Isle of Wight Photographer of the Year organiser Gary Early  on all aspects of the Islands Annual Photographic Competition. 

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