Athlone was home to the country’s most talented photographers at the weekend as the Irish Photographic Federation (IPF ) National Print and Projected Image Finals, in association with EPSON, was hosted at the Athlone Institute of Technology.
Over 250 spectators attended the Douglas Hyde Theatre at the Athlone Institute of Technology over the weekend to view the 500 images on display. The event saw both professional and amateur photographers from all over Ireland compete in the finals, following regional competitions in the West, South, Dublin and North East regions.
Morgan O’Neill from Mallow Camera Club was awarded Best Overall Image and Best Colour Print for his image ‘Sorry’ at the competition while other winners include Ciaran Debhal from Dundalk Photographic Society who won both the Black and White Print and Projected Image categories for his images entitled Big Doors Small People and Bootpolish respectively.
There were three different categories in this year’s competition including Colour Print, Black and White Print, and Projected Image, as well as the award for Best Overall Image and the judges’ medals.
