Holgapalooza Competition Winners Announced

Over 2500 photos were entered in Holgapalooza…well done everyone on the high quality of entries, and well done to Mike Barnes for organising such an amazing competition!!

The main competition category winners have been announced below, and the special categories (including our very own ‘WTF’ winner) will be announced shortly!

Our judges have made their decisions!

Here are your winners in the 5 main categories for Holgapalooza 2009:

Category: HOLGASCAPES
Judge: Sandra Carrion
1st: Gayle Stevens
2nd: Phil Bebbington
3rd: Ray Carns
Honourable Mention: Maggie Willis

Category: PORTRAIT/SELF-PORTRAIT
Judge: Gordon Stettinius
1st: Christiane Ingenthron
2nd:Warren Harold
3rd: James Arnold
Honorable Mention: Stéphane Heinz

Category: INSPIRATION
Judge: Annu Palakunnathu Matthew
1st: Sarah Hodzic
2nd: Zeb Andrews
3rd: Alain Gauvin
Honourable Mention: Lori Andrews

Category: ALTERED REALITY
Judge: Michelle Bates
1st: Laura Burlton
2nd: Chris Durnin
3rd: Jeff Evans
Honourable Mention: Chris Hanke

Category: Holgaroids
Judge: Steph Parke
1st: Ray Yen
2nd: Penny Nannini
3rd: Nicole Gesmondi
Honourable Mention: Isabelle Field

All winning photos will be revealed in the winter issue of Light Leaks magazine!

Next week we will announce the winners of the special categories. So what are the winning photos? We’ll be publishing them all in a special gallery in issue 16!

Well done everyone!

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