At last – the results are in! Photographers from across Asia submitted more than a thousand images for this year’s FCCT Photojournalism Contest. Categories included Spot News, Feature Photography, Environmental Photography (for photos about the environment, climate change and natural resources) and Photo Essay. The winning images come from just about everywhere, including Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, China and the rest of Asia.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see some of the most compelling photo images of the year from some of the region’s best photographers. The exhibit serves to continue promoting Bangkok as the leading regional hub for photojournalistic work in Asia. The winning photos will remain on display in the FCCT Clubhouse for the months of December 2008 and January 2009. Thanks to all the photographers who participated in this year’s contest, as well the judges who helped make it happen:
- Philip Blenkinsop, one of Asia’s best-known photographers who has devoted much of his work to covering forgotten conflicts across the region.
- Masaru Goto, a 20-year photography veteran who has examined social and human rights issues in South America and Asia and has won a number of awards.
- Adrees Latif, a Bangkok-based regional photographer for Reuters who won the Pulitzer Prize for his pictures of a monk uprising in Myanmar in 2007.
- Patrick de Noirmont, a veteran photographer based in Bangkok and Paris with more than 30 years experience with various wire services including AFP, Associated Press and Reuters.
FCCT also extends its warm thanks to the generous sponsors for this year’s contest: Canon, Toyota, Star Alliance, Anantara and The Oriental.
The winning photos will also be displayed on the FCCT’s web site later this month and a link will be given here when that is available. This year’s winners are:
Photo of the Year: Surapan Boonthanom, Thailand (Southern Thailand violence)
Spot News
First Place: Will Baxter, Thailand (Cyclone Nargis, Burma)
Second Place: Nick Nostitz, Thailand (Thai political unrest)
Feature Photography
First Place: Tawatchai Pattanaporn, Thailand (Southern Thailand life)
Second Place: Vinai Dithajohn, Thailand (Thai drug trade)
Third Place: Timothy Syrota, Australia (Burmese migrants)
Environmental Photography
First Place: Lino Escandor, Philippines (Boat disaster, Philippines)
Second Place: Nguyen Viet Thanh, Vietnam (Ben Do fish market, Vietnam)
Third Place: David Chan Leprozo, Jr., Philippines (Wooden scooter race, Philippines)
Photo Essay
First Place: Surapan Boonthanom, Thailand (Southern Thailand violence)
Second Place: Nic Dunlop, Thailand (Burmese refugee)
Third Place: Peter Harris, Cambodia (Education in Cambodia)
