At ECCG’s annual awards night at the Midleton Park Hotel recently, Kevin Day emerged as the outright winner in the Photographer of the Year competition for 2017. A deserving winner, this was Kevin’s latest accolade for 2017, having already achieved his Licentiate of the Irish Photographic Federation as well as scooping several Gold, Silver and Bronze medals and several Honourable Mentions at local and national competitions.

This night was the culmination of the year’s activities including multiple shoots and six internal competitions and the anticipation for the final results was palpable.

Photographer of the Year was not the only award on offer on the night, however, as best website gallery, best Panel, best in Category, best in Grades A, B and C, best New Photographer and Club Person of the Year also had to be revealed.

Judging was carried out by Ms Niamh Whitty FIPF ARPS (Chair), Mr Seamus Costelloe FIPF ASIFGP and Ms Brid Coakley AIPF.

Following a fine meal expertly provided by the staff of Midleton Park Hotel, the formal proceedings were opened by Chairman, Anthony O’Connor and the award winners were announced as follows:

Best Website Gallery
Grade C: Andrew Foley
Grade B: Noelle Lowney
Grade A: Finbarr O’Shea LIPF

Best Panel
Third Place: Denis O’Flynn
Second Place: Zane Llewellyn LIPF
First Place: Gráinne Davies AIPF

Best in Category
Landscape (J): Noelle Lowney,  Joe Moroney LIPF
Seascape (J): Kevin Day LIPF, Noelle Lowney, Joe Moroney LIPF
Portrait: Joe Moroney LIPF
Nature (J): Kevin Day LIPF, Mark Dullea
Sport: Kevin Day LIPF
Macro: Kevin Day LIPF
Architecture: Anthony O’Connor LIPF
Travel: Joe Moroney LIPF
Black and White: Zane Llewellyn LIPF
HDR: Anthony O’Connor LIPF
Reportage/Documentary: Kevin Day LIPF
Open: John Tait LIPF

Best in Grade
Grade C
Third Place: Paul Stack
Second Place: Miriam Keogh
First Place: Andrew Foley

Grade B
Third Place: Jim O’Neill
Second Place: Noelle Lowney
First Place: Eileen Upton

Grade A
Third Place: Finbarr O’Shea LIPF
Second Place: Zane Llewellyn LIPF
First Place: Kevin Day LIPF

Best New Member (J): Paul Stack, Miriam Keogh

Club Person of the Year: Eileen Upton

Photographer of the Year
Third Place: Finbarr O’Shea LIPF
Runner-Up: Zane Llewellyn LIPF
POTY: Kevin Day LIPF

Congratulations to all award winners and especially, Photographer of the Year, 2017, Kevin Day. Well done too to everyone else who entered as scores were close in many competitions and a point or two given in another direction would have seen some of these in the prizes.

A big thank you goes to the three judges who did a stellar job. While the important task of awarding points was their main function, their feedback is equally important as it is vital that everyone gets an objective assessment of their work which can be factored into the fine-tuning for the future.

Thanks also to The Midleton Park Hotel for providing a beautiful meal and surroundings for a memorable night.

Click here to check out all the images. Enjoy!
Click here for all the results in detail.

All images from the Awards night by Finbarr O’Shea LIPF.

If you are interested in photography or would like to know more about East Cork Camera Group, contact us by using the link above.