2022. Winners & Exhibitions.
Awards night at The Bindery in Hatton Garden.
More age categories, more prizes, more entries. (And more exhibitions.)
This year’s winners were announced in a fabulous evening event on Thursday 22nd September, held at The Bindery in Hatton Garden. The gallery space of a building beautifully re-developed by one of our sponsors, Dorrington, proved a perfect setting for shortlisted entrants to celebrate their achievements, mingle with fellow entrants and meet the judges.
There were prizes for each of the 5 age categories for the best single shot as well as best series. And there were two special awards, one from The Peel Institute for ‘My Clerkenwell Community’ and one from lead sponsor Central District Alliance for ‘My Clerkenwell at Work’.
Competition organiser, Chris Walker, commented “We would really have loved to invite everyone who entered, but having over 500 people would have been impossible. Sadly we had to limit it to the winners, runner-up and highly commended. But the exhibition is on until October 14th, during office hours, so there’s still time to see it”.
The exhibition shows 38 framed 70x50cm prints of the winners, runners-up and highly commended shots, along with 100 more smaller prints featuring most of the shots that scored points from the six judges. “There are still plenty of other great shots and stories that we simply didn’t have the space to show” says Chris Walker “at some stage we may try and find a way to make all the entries available to view.”
Along with the amateur photographers and their guests, were all the sponsors as well as all of the judges. One of the judges, Award winning professional photographer Philip Haynes, was blown away by the entries and the awards evening.
“I was really impressed by the breadth of quality and creativity through all of the age groups, but what caught my attention the most was the love for the area that I felt at the awards night. The people who entered the competition are proud of where they live and its rich history. It was more than just a photo competition, it was for people from all walks of life to come together and share their creative visions of the area.”
Huge thanks go to sponsors Dorrington for providing the venue and co-funding the frames, and to sponsors Leap for doing the same with the prints. The framed prints can be bought at very reduced prices in order to recoup some of the costs. The cost is just £30 if you’re the photographer who took the shot, and £60 for members of the general public. Still a bargain! (The photographers get first refusal.)
The Bindery. 51-53 Hatton Garden, EC1N 8HN. Until 14th October 2022. Weekdays 8am -6pm.
A smaller additional exhibition is planned at SoapBox Youth Centre, 69-85 Old Street EC1V 9HX. From Monday 17th October.
If you want to see the 2022 winners, click here.
For more details about our exhibitions click here
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