Major Prize winner Ronnie Grammatica with his winning entry and his subject Samuele
We have had a fantastic response to this years (2017) Pix from the Stix photography competition and a crowd filled the Gallery for the exhibition opening and prize announcements on Friday evening 23rd June.
There were eight categories, including a Junior section each sponsored by local businesses. The difficult
task of judging and making selections for each category, from the 92 entries, was made by Ben Howland. Ben, originally from Gloucester, works as a professional photographer in Newcastle and was invited to
judge by the GACCI Pix from the Stix Committee.
Congratulations not only to the winners but to all the entrants for putting their work out there.
Major Prize Winner - Ronnie Grammatica - 'Samuele'
1. Lie of the Land - sponsored by The Gloucester Advocate with the photo being used on the cover of the 2018 Gloucester Directory.
1st Prize - Shayne Gardner - 'The Road Less Travelled"
2nd Prize - Manfred Koch - 'Trees in Flood Water'
2.Faces I have Met - sponsored by the Roundabout Inn
1st Prize - Ronnie Grammatica -'Samuele'
2nd Prize - Shayne Gardner - 'Klara and Oakley'
3.Natural Environment - sponsored by The Fox Den
1st Prize - Manfred Koch -'Ferns and Mosss'
2nd Prize - Manfred Koch - 'Horse Reflection'
4. Manmade - sponsored by Gloucester Medico
1st Prize - Shayne Gardiner - 'Swings and Roundabouts'
2nd Prize - Marika Edstein - 'Ordinary doesn't need to be boring'
5.Not your normal photo - sponsored by KE & LA Forbes Building Contractors.
1st Prize - Shayne Gardiner - 'What to do with Mary Lou'
2nd Prize - Dale Rabbett - 'Gloucester Storybook'
6. Absence of Colour - sponsored by The Avon Valley Inn
1st Prize - Rachel Saunders - 'Sunflower Pattern'
2nd Prize - Natalie Duncan - 'Polka Dot Rain'
7.Junior section - sponsored by Gloucester Battery & Tyre Service
1st Prize - Jessica Tyler - 'Grandad Bob'
2nd Prize - Travis Burns - 'The web we weave'
8.Gloucester Postcards - sponsored by the Mid Coast Councils Gloucester Visitor Information Centre.
Three Selections:
R,Obrien - 'Abandoned House',
W K Hunter - 'Bucketts in Autumn',
R Saunders - 'Bringing them home'.
Thanks go too, to the Fox Den for providing food for the evening and to Faulls Wine for providing the
wine, and of course thanks to the volunteers who have given up so much of their time to make this happen
for another year.
The exhibition is on until Sunday 16th July.