By Lachlan Ellis<\/p>\n
Twenty-four winners have received awards for their fantastic photography at an annual photo competition, with five entrants being awarded Grand Prizes worth more than $5,000 in total.<\/p>\n
The winners of the Lal Lal Moorabool Photography Group (LLMPG) 2022 Photography Competition were announced at Lal Lal Primary School on Wednesday 19 October.<\/p>\n
Secretary of the LLMPG, Kristina Kitchingman, said it was exciting to have people at an in-person event again.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe judges were all blown away with this year\u2019s entries, the level just went up again, as it does every year. We had a lot of new people entering, people that hadn\u2019t entered before, because it was online\u2026it welcomed a whole new demographic, I think,\u201d Ms Kitchingman told the Moorabool News.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t have meetings for two years, so it was really nice to be able to award the winners in-person, and meet those new faces we hadn\u2019t met before. We had 510 entries come in, so there was a lot to go through, that\u2019s for sure. On average, we probably get 300 to 320 in-person.\u201d<\/p>\n
Winning Grand Prizes were Lyn Steele (Grand Open), Brooke Howells (Grand Novice), Waka from Lal Lal Primary School (Grand Youth), Kate Fetherston (Mayor\u2019s Choice), and Karlee Litchfield (People\u2019s Choice).<\/p>\n
Ms Steele and Ms Fetherston won a $1,000 Camera House Voucher each, with Waka winning a $1,500 Camera House Voucher, and Ms Howells won a $1,350 training voucher from David Bailey Photography & Training.<\/p>\n
For getting the most votes and winning the People\u2019s Choice Award, Ms Litchfield was awarded a $500 Camera House Voucher.<\/p>\n
To view some of the magnificent entries into the LLMPG 2022 Photographic Competition, head to www.lallalphotogroup.org and click \u2018Gallery\u2019.<\/p>\n
Ms Kitchingman thanked sponsors David Bailey Photography & Training, Buninyong & District Community Bank, Moorabool Shire Council, and the Geelong Camera House for making the competition possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Lachlan Ellis Twenty-four winners have received awards for their fantastic photography at an annual photo competition, with five entrants being awarded Grand Prizes worth more than $5,000 in total. The winners of the Lal Lal Moorabool Photography Group (LLMPG) 2022 Photography Competition were announced at Lal Lal Primary School on Wednesday 19 October. Secretary […]<\/p>\n