Foreign Correspondents’ Club in photo salute
BANGKOK – Thailand has long been a hub for the best photographers in Southeast Asia. This year, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) decided to recognise that work through the first-ever FCCT Photojournalism Contest.
Amateur and professional photographers submitted hundreds of images from across the region, depicting everything from the ethnic tribes of northern Vietnam to earthquake victims in Pakistan to the street beggars of central Bangkok.
Their work is a testament to the dedication and creativity of photojournalists working in and around Thailand, including many who have endured harsh conditions in conflict zones or disaster areas.
Winners will be announced at a special Friday evening cocktail reception tomorrow (Friday) at the FCCT Clubhouse on the Penthouse Floor of Maneeya Centre in central Bangkok.
Many of the city’s top photographers and journalists will be on hand to celebrate the event, and guests will be given a special-edition copy of FCCT’s Dateline Magazine – with reproductions of all the winning photos – on a first-come, first-served basis.
The reception will be followed by a month-long exhibition of the photos – open to the public – at the FCCT Clubhouse in November.
Judges selected winners in five categories: Spot News, Feature Photography, Sports, Photo Essay and Daily Life (for photos that best captured the world it is lived in Southeast Asia).
In addition, the judges selected one Photo of the Year which will receive special recognition. Although the names of the winners remain under wraps, the judges can reveal this: The top images came from just about everywhere, including Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, China and beyond.
The prizes – which include the latest in new camera equipment, vouchers for some of the region’s most luxurious hotels, and air travel across Southeast Asia – come courtesy of FCCT’s generous sponsors.
They include the contest’s lead sponsor, Canon Marketing (Thailand) Ltd., as well as Dusit International and Global Hotel Alliance; Star Alliance, whose members include Thai Airways; Anantara Resorts; and the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok.
Leading regional photographers who judged this week’s competition were:
Philip Blenkinsop – one of Asia’s best-known photographers who has devoted much of his work to covering forgotten conflicts across the region.
Suthep Kritsanavarin — a leading Thai photojournalist who has exhibited across Asia and Europe and whose recent work includes helping lead the InSIGHT Out! project to teach children in Banda Aceh and southern Thailand to document their post-tsunami lives through photos.
Olivier Nilsson — a senior editor at OnAsia Images, a photo agency specialising in work from Asia, and a former photo editor at the Associated Press.
Ian Jarrett
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